DrNejra Van Zalk
Associate Professor in Design Psychology
Dyson School of Design Engineering - Faculty of Engineering
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- Associate Professor in Design PsychologyDyson School of Design Engineering - Faculty of Engineering
- Imperial College London, Dyson School of Design Engineering, Exhibition Road, London, South Kensington Campus, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
BIO
Dr Nejra van Zalk is an Associate Professor in Design Psychology at the Dyson School of Design Engineering. She is Director of the Design Psychology Lab, focusing on understanding psychological mechanisms that govern human behaviour and emotions related to designing products, services, and interventions that benefit mental health. She is lead for the Imperial College Human Behaviour and Experience (HuBEx) network.
If you are interested in joining the Design Psychology Lab, please visit https://www.imperial.ac.uk/design-psychology/join-us/ for more information.
If you are interested in joining the Design Psychology Lab, please visit https://www.imperial.ac.uk/design-psychology/join-us/ for more information.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Associate Professor (Reader) in Design PsychologyImperial College London, Dyson School of Design Engineering, United Kingdom21 Sep 2025 - present
- Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Psychology and Human FactorsImperial College London, Dyson School of Design Engineering, London, United Kingdom1 Sep 2021 - present
- Lecturer in Psychology and Human FactorsImperial College London, Dyson School of Design Engineering, London, United Kingdom4 Jun 2018 - present
- Lecturer in PsychologyImperial College London, Horizons, United Kingdom1 Jan 2016 - 1 Jan 2020
- Senior Lecturer in PsychologyUniversity of Greenwich, United Kingdom1 Jan 2016 - 1 Jan 2018
- Visiting ScholarCambridge University, Psychology, United Kingdom1 Jan 2016 - 1 Jan 2016
- Lecturer in PsychologyÖrebro University, Sweden1 Jan 2009 - 1 Jan 2013
DEGREES
- PhDÖrebro University, Sweden2005 - 2009
- MScÖrebro University, Sweden2000 - 2005
- BA(Hons)Örebro University, Sweden2000 - 2004
LANGUAGES
- EnglishCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
- SwedishCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
- BosnianCan read, write, speak and understand
FACULTY
- Faculty of Engineering
POSITION NAME
- Associate Professor in Design Psychology
MEDIA GUIDE
- Members of the media are welcome to contact me about my research and areas of expertise