Dr Katie Thompson

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Dr Katie Thompson

Lecturer in Marketing

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Biography

Profile:

Prior to starting my current lecturing role at Manchester Metropolitan University, I obtained a PhD in Marketing from the University of Liverpool, where I was recipient of a competitive ESRC scholarship. I also hold an MSc in Marketing and a BA in English Literature. My PhD research explores experiences of embodiment and surveillance within the context of selfie-editing. Following the programme of research established during my PhD, I am interested in consumer culture, technology consumption, embodiment and identity, ethical marketing and qualitative methods. I have presented my work at prestigious conferences, such as Academy of Marketing, European Sociological Association, Netnocon and GENMAC. I am the Marketing International Business and Tourism (MIBT) Early Career Researcher representative.

In terms of teaching, I have taught on a range on undergraduate and postgraduate modules in areas such as consumer behaviour, consumer psychology, digital marketing and research methods, as well as supervising UG and PG dissertations. I am module leader for L7 Marketing Psychology.

Awards:

  • I was awarded a scholarship to attend the inaugural 2023 Netnocon conference.

  • I won a Methods in 3 Minutes award at the 2021 Methods X Conference.

  • I was awarded a place on the competitive 2020 UKRI Policy Internship scheme, based within the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

  • I won the Best Early Paper award at the 2019 Academy of Marketing Doctoral Colloquium. 

  • I won the Student of the Year award for the 2017 Marketing MSc programme at University of Liverpool.

Impact: 

  • Successful funding bid to host ESRC Festival of Social Science 2024 event ‘Social Media and Digital Technology in Childhood and Beyond: Friend or Foe?’ in collaboration with University of Liverpool and St. Martins Academy. The event brings together a range of social science experts to raise awareness and discuss the impacts of social media and digital technology in childhood and beyond. During the event, aimed at teachers and parents, I will share research insights on the impacts of selfie-editing among young people.

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Research outputs

  • Chapters in books

    Thompson, K., Patterson, A. (2022) 'A Thumbs Up and Thumbs Down for Thumb Culture: The Paradoxical Nature of Smartphones.' The Routledge Handbook of Digital Consumption.

  • Conference papers

    Thompson, K., Ashman, R., Patterson, A. (2024) 'Unravelling the human/non-human power dynamics in influencer marketing.' In GENMAC. University of Edinburgh, 26/6/2024 - 28/6/2024.

    Thompson, K., Ashman, R., Patterson, A. (2023) 'The Ugly Side of Self(ie) Enhancement: Surveillance and the Dys-Appearing Body.' In Academy of Marketing. University of Birmingham, 3/7/2023 - 6/7/2023.

    Thompson, K., Ashman, R., Patterson, A. (2023) 'Self(ie)-Editing: Techno-Mediated Aesthetics on Instagram.' In Netnocon. University of Salford, 29/5/2023 - 31/5/2023.

    Thompson, K., Ashman, R., Patterson, A., Yates, S. (2022) 'The Edited Self: A Surveillant Approach to Embodiment.' In 11th EIASM Interpretive Consumer Research Workshop. University of Liverpool, 9/7/2022 - 10/7/2022.

    Thompson, K., Ashman, R., Patterson, A., Yates, S. (2022) 'Beautifying Self-Editing Technologies and Hyper-Surveillance.' In Academy of Marketing. University of Huddersfield, 5/7/2022 - 7/7/2022.

    Thompson, K., Ashman, R., Patterson, A., Yates, S. (2021) 'Hyper-Surveillance: A Foucauldian Understanding of Digital Body Modification Technologies.' In European Sociological Association. University of Barcelona, 31/8/2021 - 3/9/2021.

    Thompson, K., Patterson, A., Yates, S. (2019) 'The Edited Self: An Exploration of Body Modification and Identity.' In Academy of Marketing Doctoral Colloquium. Regents University London, 2/7/2019 - 4/7/2019.

  • Theses and dissertations

    Thompson, K. (2023) The Edited Self(ie): A Surveillant Approach to Embodiment.