Julie Prescott

Julie Prescott (CPsychol, PhD, MA, BSc, FHEA) is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at The University of Bolton, UK. Julie has a research career spanning over ten years in academic and public sector environments (Merseyside Police). Julie's background is in psychology and women's studies; she has a particular interest in women's careers, especially in terms of the experiences of women working in male dominated occupations/industries, in particular the computer games industry. Julie is also...See more

Julie Prescott (CPsychol, PhD, MA, BSc, FHEA) is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at The University of Bolton, UK. Julie has a research career spanning over ten years in academic and public sector environments (Merseyside Police). Julie's background is in psychology and women's studies; she has a particular interest in women's careers, especially in terms of the experiences of women working in male dominated occupations/industries, in particular the computer games industry. Julie is also interested in Cyberpsychology and has conducted research in the area of Facebook use for learning, computer games and health and blogging as a research methodology. Julie has co-authored two books published by IGI Global `Gendered Occupational Differences in Science, Engineering, and Technology Careers' and is co-editor of `Gender Divide and the Computer Gaming Industry' and is co-editor of another Gender Considerations and Influence in the Digital Media and Gaming Industry. See less