Freya Mills
@freyamills.bsky.social
PhD student studying social identity, online support groups and Long Covid
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Freya Mills
@freyamills.bsky.social
· Jun 12
So happy to announce that I passed my PhD viva this week with minor corrections.
My examiners made me feel so comfortable and made it a really enjoyable experience.
Thank you to my Sussex and BSIU family - and my actual family - for the amazing celebrations in Brighton!
My examiners made me feel so comfortable and made it a really enjoyable experience.
Thank you to my Sussex and BSIU family - and my actual family - for the amazing celebrations in Brighton!
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Fantastic PhD studentship opportunity for someone -- please share.
Sleep and Circadian Rhythms in Elite Sport (Co-funded by Brighton & Hove Albion FC)
www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-f...
Sleep and Circadian Rhythms in Elite Sport (Co-funded by Brighton & Hove Albion FC)
www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-f...
Psychology Doctoral Research Studentship – Sleep and Circadian Rhythms in Elite Sport (Co-funded by Brighton & Hove Albion FC) : University of Sussex
www.sussex.ac.uk
June 26, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Fantastic PhD studentship opportunity for someone -- please share.
Sleep and Circadian Rhythms in Elite Sport (Co-funded by Brighton & Hove Albion FC)
www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-f...
Sleep and Circadian Rhythms in Elite Sport (Co-funded by Brighton & Hove Albion FC)
www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-f...
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🎓 Huge congrats to Dr Freya Mills on passing her PhD viva!
Her research with @sussex.ac.uk & @ukhsa.bsky.social explores how Long Covid support groups shape health and wellbeing, using the social identity approach.
@freyamills.bsky.social
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Her research with @sussex.ac.uk & @ukhsa.bsky.social explores how Long Covid support groups shape health and wellbeing, using the social identity approach.
@freyamills.bsky.social
📚 linktr.ee/freyamills
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PhD student at the University of Sussex and UK Health Security Agency
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June 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
🎓 Huge congrats to Dr Freya Mills on passing her PhD viva!
Her research with @sussex.ac.uk & @ukhsa.bsky.social explores how Long Covid support groups shape health and wellbeing, using the social identity approach.
@freyamills.bsky.social
📚 linktr.ee/freyamills
Her research with @sussex.ac.uk & @ukhsa.bsky.social explores how Long Covid support groups shape health and wellbeing, using the social identity approach.
@freyamills.bsky.social
📚 linktr.ee/freyamills
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Congratulations to our brilliant PhD student @freyamills.bsky.social for passing her viva today for her thesis on the role of social identity processes in support groups for people with Long Covid. @sussexresearcher.bsky.social
June 10, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Congratulations to our brilliant PhD student @freyamills.bsky.social for passing her viva today for her thesis on the role of social identity processes in support groups for people with Long Covid. @sussexresearcher.bsky.social
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Crowds & Identities, friends & family celebrate @freyamills.bsky.social passing her viva at Donatello, Brighton, with @harrymlewis.bsky.social @sanjeedah.bsky.social @samreenchhabra.bsky.social
June 10, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Crowds & Identities, friends & family celebrate @freyamills.bsky.social passing her viva at Donatello, Brighton, with @harrymlewis.bsky.social @sanjeedah.bsky.social @samreenchhabra.bsky.social
So happy to announce that I passed my PhD viva this week with minor corrections.
My examiners made me feel so comfortable and made it a really enjoyable experience.
Thank you to my Sussex and BSIU family - and my actual family - for the amazing celebrations in Brighton!
My examiners made me feel so comfortable and made it a really enjoyable experience.
Thank you to my Sussex and BSIU family - and my actual family - for the amazing celebrations in Brighton!
June 12, 2025 at 1:39 PM
So happy to announce that I passed my PhD viva this week with minor corrections.
My examiners made me feel so comfortable and made it a really enjoyable experience.
Thank you to my Sussex and BSIU family - and my actual family - for the amazing celebrations in Brighton!
My examiners made me feel so comfortable and made it a really enjoyable experience.
Thank you to my Sussex and BSIU family - and my actual family - for the amazing celebrations in Brighton!
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The Crowds & Identities seminar, expertly convened by @freyamills.bsky.social, with presentation on her important work on the crowd psych drivers of safety at football events, by @kayleighsmith.bsky.social
June 9, 2025 at 11:11 AM
The Crowds & Identities seminar, expertly convened by @freyamills.bsky.social, with presentation on her important work on the crowd psych drivers of safety at football events, by @kayleighsmith.bsky.social
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The Manchester Arena bombing took place 8 years ago today. In a series of studies, we examined how survivors drew upon informal social support from peer groups in their recovery and coping.
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Trajectories of distress and recovery, secondary stressors and social cure processes in people who used the resilience hub after the Manchester Arena bombing | BJPsych Open | Cambridge Core
Trajectories of distress and recovery, secondary stressors and social cure processes in people who used the resilience hub after the Manchester Arena bombing - Volume 9 Issue 5
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May 22, 2025 at 7:52 AM
The Manchester Arena bombing took place 8 years ago today. In a series of studies, we examined how survivors drew upon informal social support from peer groups in their recovery and coping.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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How the Social Identity Approach Can Improve Interoperability in Multi-Agency Emergency Response Teams
New from @loudavidson.bsky.social & team @ukhsa.bsky.social @sussex.ac.uk
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
New from @loudavidson.bsky.social & team @ukhsa.bsky.social @sussex.ac.uk
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
How the Social Identity Approach Can Improve Interoperability in Multi‐Agency Emergency Response Teams
Major incident inquiries and research highlight persistent problems in interoperability. Evidence points to failures in the ability of responders from different organisations to work effectively toge...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
May 21, 2025 at 7:51 AM
How the Social Identity Approach Can Improve Interoperability in Multi-Agency Emergency Response Teams
New from @loudavidson.bsky.social & team @ukhsa.bsky.social @sussex.ac.uk
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
New from @loudavidson.bsky.social & team @ukhsa.bsky.social @sussex.ac.uk
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The final paper from my PhD is out as a pre-print! We applied the social identity approach to leadership to understand the role of online support group moderators in shaping group members' experiences and health outcomes
osf.io/preprints/ps...
@profjohndrury.bsky.social
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@profjohndrury.bsky.social
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May 13, 2025 at 9:18 AM
The final paper from my PhD is out as a pre-print! We applied the social identity approach to leadership to understand the role of online support group moderators in shaping group members' experiences and health outcomes
osf.io/preprints/ps...
@profjohndrury.bsky.social
osf.io/preprints/ps...
@profjohndrury.bsky.social
3 years and 500 pages later, I handed in my PhD at the end of April.
Thank you to everyone at the BSIU and Sussex who made the hand in day so special 🎉
Thank you to everyone at the BSIU and Sussex who made the hand in day so special 🎉
May 13, 2025 at 9:08 AM
3 years and 500 pages later, I handed in my PhD at the end of April.
Thank you to everyone at the BSIU and Sussex who made the hand in day so special 🎉
Thank you to everyone at the BSIU and Sussex who made the hand in day so special 🎉
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The Crowds & identities webinar, expertly chaired by @freyamills.bsky.social . This week, @daclarkecruz.bsky.social presents his important work on the psychology of emergent prefigurative politics in social movements
May 12, 2025 at 11:17 AM
The Crowds & identities webinar, expertly chaired by @freyamills.bsky.social . This week, @daclarkecruz.bsky.social presents his important work on the psychology of emergent prefigurative politics in social movements
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Crowds & Identities celebrate @freyamills.bsky.social submitting her PhD thesis @sussex.ac.uk with @lindajbell.bsky.social @sanjeedah.bsky.social @daclarkecruz.bsky.social
May 2, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Crowds & Identities celebrate @freyamills.bsky.social submitting her PhD thesis @sussex.ac.uk with @lindajbell.bsky.social @sanjeedah.bsky.social @daclarkecruz.bsky.social
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In case you missed them, we - myself, @profjohndrury.bsky.social and team - have two new preprints and a blog post exploring the psychology of crowds at gigs/festivals:
Disruption: osf.io/preprints/ps...
Wellbeing: osf.io/preprints/ps...
Safety: tinyurl.com/4kcs7x2p
All feedback very welcome!
Disruption: osf.io/preprints/ps...
Wellbeing: osf.io/preprints/ps...
Safety: tinyurl.com/4kcs7x2p
All feedback very welcome!
April 25, 2025 at 11:28 AM
In case you missed them, we - myself, @profjohndrury.bsky.social and team - have two new preprints and a blog post exploring the psychology of crowds at gigs/festivals:
Disruption: osf.io/preprints/ps...
Wellbeing: osf.io/preprints/ps...
Safety: tinyurl.com/4kcs7x2p
All feedback very welcome!
Disruption: osf.io/preprints/ps...
Wellbeing: osf.io/preprints/ps...
Safety: tinyurl.com/4kcs7x2p
All feedback very welcome!
The third study of my PhD is now up as a pre-print. We conducted a three-wave survey to explore the relationships between social identity processes and health outcomes in online Long Covid support groups
www.qeios.com/read/BYF1FU
#LongCovid #PeerSupport #SocialIdentity
www.qeios.com/read/BYF1FU
#LongCovid #PeerSupport #SocialIdentity
April 15, 2025 at 7:58 AM
The third study of my PhD is now up as a pre-print. We conducted a three-wave survey to explore the relationships between social identity processes and health outcomes in online Long Covid support groups
www.qeios.com/read/BYF1FU
#LongCovid #PeerSupport #SocialIdentity
www.qeios.com/read/BYF1FU
#LongCovid #PeerSupport #SocialIdentity
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The Crowds & Identities seminar, expertly convened by @freyamills.bsky.social and with presentation on her important work on social identity processes in online peer support groups for people with Long Covid from @freyamills.bsky.social
April 14, 2025 at 11:14 AM
The Crowds & Identities seminar, expertly convened by @freyamills.bsky.social and with presentation on her important work on social identity processes in online peer support groups for people with Long Covid from @freyamills.bsky.social
It was great being in Manchester this week for #UKHSA25. I attended interesting talks on applying behavioural science in incident response; improving health outcomes in prisons; effects of climate change on vector-borne diseases; and antimicrobial stewardship in social care
March 27, 2025 at 11:13 AM
It was great being in Manchester this week for #UKHSA25. I attended interesting talks on applying behavioural science in incident response; improving health outcomes in prisons; effects of climate change on vector-borne diseases; and antimicrobial stewardship in social care
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A mixed studies systematic review on the health and wellbeing effects, and underlying mechanisms, of online support groups for chronic conditions
New from @freyamills.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
New from @freyamills.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
March 17, 2025 at 9:15 AM
A mixed studies systematic review on the health and wellbeing effects, and underlying mechanisms, of online support groups for chronic conditions
New from @freyamills.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
New from @freyamills.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
So excited to share the second paper from my PhD: a systematic review of 100 papers looking at the effects of online support groups on the health and wellbeing of people with chronic conditions
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
@profjohndrury.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
@profjohndrury.bsky.social
A mixed studies systematic review on the health and wellbeing effects, and underlying mechanisms, of online support groups for chronic conditions - Communications Psychology
Online support groups for people with a chronic condition may positively impact social welleing, behaviour, and adjustment, but they may negatively influence anxiety and distress. The effects on physi...
www.nature.com
March 17, 2025 at 11:33 AM
So excited to share the second paper from my PhD: a systematic review of 100 papers looking at the effects of online support groups on the health and wellbeing of people with chronic conditions
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
@profjohndrury.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
@profjohndrury.bsky.social
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On #LongCovid Awareness Day:
Online support groups, social identity, and the health and wellbeing of adults with Long Covid: An interview study by @freyamills.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Online support groups, social identity, and the health and wellbeing of adults with Long Covid: An interview study by @freyamills.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
March 16, 2025 at 1:53 PM
On #LongCovid Awareness Day:
Online support groups, social identity, and the health and wellbeing of adults with Long Covid: An interview study by @freyamills.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Online support groups, social identity, and the health and wellbeing of adults with Long Covid: An interview study by @freyamills.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Our pre-print is now available on our research into experiences of disruptive behaviour at live music events. Available here: osf.io/preprints/ps... @profjohndrury.bsky.social @lewisdoyle.bsky.social @sanjeedah.bsky.social @freyamills.bsky.social Hanna Eldarwish, Danielle Evans, Fi Green & Jane Wen
February 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Our pre-print is now available on our research into experiences of disruptive behaviour at live music events. Available here: osf.io/preprints/ps... @profjohndrury.bsky.social @lewisdoyle.bsky.social @sanjeedah.bsky.social @freyamills.bsky.social Hanna Eldarwish, Danielle Evans, Fi Green & Jane Wen
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Online support groups, social identity, and the health and wellbeing of adults with Long Covid: an interview study
doi.org/10.1002/casp...
doi.org/10.1002/casp...
January 31, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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At this month's Crowds & Identities @crowdsidentities.bsky.social seminar, expertly convened by @freyamills.bsky.social, Rhea Haddad presents her new work with @drannetempleton.bsky.social on how collective sound-making at live sports events expressed shared identity.
January 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
At this month's Crowds & Identities @crowdsidentities.bsky.social seminar, expertly convened by @freyamills.bsky.social, Rhea Haddad presents her new work with @drannetempleton.bsky.social on how collective sound-making at live sports events expressed shared identity.
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It's the Crowds & Identities monthly seminar/ meeting, expertly convened by Freya Mills, including Evangelia Vergouli's presentation on hard-to-reach residents' access to healthcare.
November 25, 2024 at 12:16 PM
It's the Crowds & Identities monthly seminar/ meeting, expertly convened by Freya Mills, including Evangelia Vergouli's presentation on hard-to-reach residents' access to healthcare.