DrNejra Van Zalk

Associate Professor in Design Psychology

Dyson School of Design Engineering - Faculty of Engineering

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.

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ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Associate Professor (Reader) in Design Psychology
    Imperial College London, Dyson School of Design Engineering, United Kingdom21 Sep 2025 - present
  • Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Psychology and Human Factors
    Imperial College London, Dyson School of Design Engineering, London, United Kingdom1 Sep 2021 - present
  • Lecturer in Psychology and Human Factors
    Imperial College London, Dyson School of Design Engineering, London, United Kingdom4 Jun 2018 - present
  • Lecturer in Psychology
    Imperial College London, Horizons, United Kingdom1 Jan 2016 - 1 Jan 2020
  • Senior Lecturer in Psychology
    University of Greenwich, United Kingdom1 Jan 2016 - 1 Jan 2018
  • Visiting Scholar
    Cambridge University, Psychology, United Kingdom1 Jan 2016 - 1 Jan 2016
  • Lecturer in Psychology
    Örebro University, Sweden1 Jan 2009 - 1 Jan 2013

DEGREES

  • PhD
    Örebro University, Sweden2005 - 2009
  • MSc
    Örebro University, Sweden2000 - 2005
  • BA(Hons)
    Örebro University, Sweden2000 - 2004

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Swedish
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Bosnian
    Can 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

FIELDS OF RESEARCH