Georgia is a behavioural science MSc student at the University of Kent. She completed a placement year as a research assistant with Dr Kristof Dhont during her psychology BSc which focused on human-animal relations. More specifically, she explored how plant-based messaging and politics influences meat, dairy, and egg commitment, as well as individuals’ evaluations of plant-based foods. Georgia’s main research interests are in moral psychology and how behavioural science can be utilised to help activists and advocacy organisations. She is currently researching activism burnout for her SEDarc-funded MSc and PhD. This project will explore the prevalence, predictors, long-term trajectories, and outcomes of activism burnout.
Publications:
Ioannidou, M., Harlow, G., Patel, M., Leach, S., Hodson, G., & Dhont, K. (2026). Why the right resists veg(etari)anism: Ideological commitment to consuming animal products. Food Quality and Preference, 136, 105769.