Dr Letitia Slabu
| Name | Dr Letitia Slabu |
|---|---|
| Job title | Senior Lecturer in Psychology |
| Research institute | |
| Primary appointment | Psychology |
| Email address | l.slabu@mdx.ac.uk |
| ORCID | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7050-2474 |
| Contact category | Academic staff |
Biography
Biography
My research interests revolve around wellbeing, mental
health, and social psychology. My work spans several areas, particularly state authenticity, music therapy, social power, and motivational psychology. I am especially interested in the precursors and outcomes of state authenticity and the cognitive mechanisms through which social power influences individuals’ feelings, perceptions, and actions.
I have expanded into music therapy and applied
interventions, developing evidence-based projects that support wellbeing and resilience in displaced families. One of these projects, “Music 4 Displaced Dyads: East & West,” was nominated by Middlesex University for the Global Impact Award at the 2025 University Alliance (UK) Annual Awards.
Teaching
Director of Employabilityin the Psychology Department
MSc module leader: Research: Practice and reporting
(research dissertation module)
MSc Module Leader: Clinical Health Psychology: Perspectives,
Practice and Placement
Clinical health psychology: perspectives, practice and
placement
Social Psychology
Advanced Dissertation in Psychology (PG Supervision)
Advanced Research Methods (UG Dissertation Supervision)
Supervision
| Doctoral Researcher | Award | Status | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa Cliffe | PhD | Enrolled Student | Supervisor | Sep 2023 - Present |
Education and qualifications
Grants
Franco, F., & Slabu, L.(Co-PI).
01 Feb 2024
SEMPRE: Arnold Bentley New Initiatives Fund (£2,490)
Franco F. (PI until Jan.2024), Slabu L. (PI from Jan 2024), Polytimou N., Coombes, E., Pickard, B.
01 Jan 2024
Music Therapy Charity (£16,713.90)
Projects
- Memory & Emotion Study
Prizes and Awards
Music 4 Displaced Dyads: East & West
Nominated by Middlesex University for the Global Impact Award at the 2025 University Alliance (UK) Annual Awards
External activities
Research outputs
Music for displaced dyads: a mixed methods feasibility study on the impact of music therapy on the mental health and wellbeing of Ukrainian refugee families
Slabu, L., Coombes, E., Mangiacotti, A., Hadar, T and Franco, F. 2025. Music for displaced dyads: a mixed methods feasibility study on the impact of music therapy on the mental health and wellbeing of Ukrainian refugee families. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 16. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1707023Music with displaced dyads: Ukrainian parents’ perspectives on a music therapy group
Hadar, T., Slabu, L., Franco, F., Fedotiuk, T. and Coombes, E. 2025. Music with displaced dyads: Ukrainian parents’ perspectives on a music therapy group. Journal of Loss and Trauma: International Perspectives on Stress and Coping. https://doi.org/10.1080/15325024.2025.2556425Music for displaced dyads (M4DD): a music therapy feasibility study for displaced Ukrainian parents and their pre-school children
Coombes, E., Slabu, L., Mangiacotti, A., Hadar, T. and Franco, F. 2025. Music for displaced dyads (M4DD): a music therapy feasibility study for displaced Ukrainian parents and their pre-school children. in: Coombes, E., Gracida, S. and Maclean, E. (ed.) Music Therapy with Displaced Persons: Trauma, Transformations and Cultural Connections London, UK Jessica Kingsley Publishers. pp. 212-232Sketching the contours of state authenticity
Sedikides, C., Lenton, A., Slabu, L. and Thomaes, S. 2019. Sketching the contours of state authenticity. Review of General Psychology. 23 (1), pp. 73-88. https://doi.org/10.1037/gpr0000156State authenticity
Sedikides, C., Slabu, L., Lenton, A. and Thomaes, S. 2017. State authenticity. Current Directions in Psychological Science. 26 (6), pp. 521-525. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963721417713296State authenticity in everyday life
Lenton, A., Slabu, L. and Sedikides, C. 2016. State authenticity in everyday life. European Journal of Personality. 30 (1), pp. 64-82. https://doi.org/10.1002/per.2033Trait and state authenticity across cultures
Slabu, L., Lenton, A., Sedikides, C. and Bruder, M. 2014. Trait and state authenticity across cultures. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 45 (9), pp. 1347-1373. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022022114543520Identifying differences in the experience of (in)authenticity: a latent class analysis approach
Lenton, A., Slabu, L., Bruder, M. and Sedikides, C. 2014. Identifying differences in the experience of (in)authenticity: a latent class analysis approach. Frontiers in Psychology. 5, pp. 1-9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00770Employability in the first degree: the role of work placements on students’ perceptions of graduate employability
Mahmood, L., Slabu, L., Randsley de Moura, G. and Hopthrow, T. 2014. Employability in the first degree: the role of work placements on students’ perceptions of graduate employability. Psychology Teaching Review. 20 (2), pp. 126-136. https://doi.org/10.53841/bpsptr.2014.20.2.126Value stability and change during self-chosen life transitions: self-selection versus socialization effects
Bardi, A., Buchanan, K., Goodwin, R., Slabu, L. and Robinson, M. 2014. Value stability and change during self-chosen life transitions: self-selection versus socialization effects. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 106 (1), pp. 131-147. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0034818How does “being real” feel? The experience of state authenticity
Lenton, A., Bruder, M., Slabu, L. and Sedikides, C. 2013. How does “being real” feel? The experience of state authenticity. Journal of Personality. 81 (3), pp. 276-289. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6494.2012.00805.xI feel good, therefore I am real: testing the causal influence of mood on state authenticity
Lenton, A., Slabu, L., Sedikides, C. and Power, K. 2013. I feel good, therefore I am real: testing the causal influence of mood on state authenticity. Cognition and Emotion. 27 (7), pp. 1202-1224. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2013.778818Power increases situated creativity
Gervais, S., Guinote, A., Allen, J. and Slabu, L. 2013. Power increases situated creativity. Social Influence. 8 (4), pp. 294-311. https://doi.org/10.1080/15534510.2012.742457How quickly can you detect it? Power facilitates attentional orienting
Slabu, L., Guinote, A. and Wilkinson, D. 2013. How quickly can you detect it? Power facilitates attentional orienting. Social Psychology. 44 (1), pp. 37-41. https://doi.org/10.1027/1864-9335/a000096Getting what you want: power increases the accessibility of active goals
Slabu, L. and Guinote, A. 2010. Getting what you want: power increases the accessibility of active goals. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 46 (2), pp. 344-349. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2009.10.0133046
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