About

I joined the University of Derby in January of 2018. After completing my PhD at Nottingham Trent University, I completed post-doctoral research at the Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging (University of Oxford) where I used MRI to [1] investigate relationships between psychology and pain, and [2] tested the efficacy of a novel painkiller. My area of expertise is in the judgements of crime; specifically sexual crimes and those involving the non-consensual dissemination of private sexual images (eg 'revenge porn', 'upskirting').

Teaching responsibilities

I am Programme Leader for the MSc Forensic Psychology and oversee the Independent Studies, Victimology, and Advanced Quantitvative Statistics modules on that programme. 

Professional interests

Outside of academia, I am a board member of MindSet Tech, a company which seeks to develop novel AI-driven means of assessing, understanding and intervening in student mental-wellbeing and I also work closely with the Aftermath: Surviving Psychopathy charity wherein I translate research into easily accessible material for the general public. 

Research interests

• Investigating psychopathic personality traits and aggression within community cohorts
• Understanding public perceptions of and motivations to commit image-based sexual offences 

Membership of professional bodies

• British Psychological Society – Chartered Member
• Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy

Qualifications

• PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience (Nottingham Trent University)
• MSc in Forensic Psychology 
• BSc in Psychology w/ Criminalology

Recent publications

• Williams, S., Fido, D., & Sheffield, D. (2021). Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury: A community-based study. (submitted, Psychoneurendocrynology)
• Harper, C. A., Smith, L., & Fido, D. Development and validation of the Revenge porn Myth Scale (under revision, Sexual Abuse)
• Fido, D., Rao, J., & Harper, C. Understanding judgements and attitudes towards Deepfake media production. (submitted, Computers and Human Behavior)
• Simonovic, B., Vione, K., Fido, D., Stupple, E., Martin, J., & Clarke, R. (2020, July 22). The impact of attitudes beliefs and cognitive reflection on the development of critical thinking skills in online students. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/vt9ks (submitted, Thinking Skills and Creativity)
• Fido, D., & Williams, S. (2018, December 17). A comparison of the manifestation of psychopathic traits between women with and without Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/ghwrm (submitted, Journal of Health Psychology).
• Turvill, A., Fido, D., Parker, E. Authorative, but not authoritarian or permissive parenting styles predict “technoference”. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/9t4dp. (submitted, Child Development)
• Wallace, L., Heym, N., Sumich, A., & Fido, D. (2020, April 3). A systematic review on the current conceptualisations of successful psychopathy. (submitted, Personality and Individual Differences) https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/wkjrm
• Kotera, Y., Williams, D., Taylor, E., McCaie, F., & Fido, D. (2021). Motivation of UK Graduate Students in Education: Self-Compassion Moderates Pathway from Extrinsic Motivation to Intrinsic Motivation. Current Psychology. (Revise and Resubmit)
• Knight, S. M., Fido, D., & Harper, C. A. (2020, April 24). Loss and assimilation: Lived experiences of Brexit for British nationals living in Luxembourg. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/5jh7u (accepted, International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction)
• Ho, M. H., Fido, D., & Simonovic, B. (2021). An Investigation of the Learning Motivation of Students Studying Accounting Courses in China. International Journal of Learning and Teaching, 7(3), 219-225.
• Fido, D., Bloxsom, C. A. J., Gregson, M., Hunter, K. A., & Sumich, A. L. (2021). Don't slap the fish: The relationship between dietary omega-3 intake and physical aggression is mediated by motor inhibition in response to distressed faces. Personality and Individual Differences, 169(1), 110062