Dr Ana Carretero

Ana is a community psychologist and qualitative researcher. Her research interests include depathologising LGBTQ+ identities, wellbeing issues of minoritised groups, senso-ethnographical methods to investigate memory, indigenous understandings of gender/sexuality in postcolonial settings, the psychology of fashion and colonial aesthetics. She is also interested in using qualitative methodologies to address trauma, the psychological effects of inequality and marginalisation.

• PG Certificate Academic Practice, University of Brighton, 2022
• PhD Applied Social Science, University of Brighton, 2022
• MA Community Psychology, University of Brighton, 2014
• Licentiate Translation & Interpreting, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 2009

• University of Oxford - Guest lecturer and tutor (2023-present)
• University of Brighton - Visiting Lecturer (2015-2023)
• University of Eastern Finland - Qualitative researcher (2018-2019)
• International HIV/AIDS Alliance - Latin American & Caribbean Team officer (2014-2015)
• Sussex Central YMCA - Referrals Coordinator (2012-2014)
• International Service Bolivia - Project Coordinator (2011-2012)
• Brighton & Hove City Council - International Projects Officer (2010-2011)

• Ruffo, E., Carretero-Resino, A., Soylemez, K., Lusher, J., (2025). Beauty unboxed: Unveiling the 'why' behind plastic and cosmetic surgery in young adults, World Journal of Advanced Research and reviews, 26(3):2519-2530.
• Kidron-Style, B., Soylemez, K., Lusher, K., Carretero-Resino, A., (2024). Through their eyes: Exploring the experiences of individuals living with a person with depression, World Journal of Advanced Research and reviews.
• Lawrence, O., Söylemez, K., Lusher, J., Carretero-Resino, A., (2024). An interpretive phenomenological analysis of daily meditation and its impact on one's sense of self, World Journal of Advanced Research and review, 22(3): 1810-1821.
• Carretero-Resino, A., (2018) Monograph: What does gender mean to me?, British Mensa's: ANDROGYNY, 2(2), 2-3.

Ana is interested in depathologising LGBTQ+ identities, wellbeing issues of minoritised groups, senso-ethnographical methods to investigate memory, indigenous understandings of gender/sexuality in postcolonial settings, the psychology of fashion and colonial aesthetics. She is also interested in using qualitative methodologies to address trauma, the psychological effects of inequality and marginalisation and is currently doing research within the field of sports psychology.

Ana supervises undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations, co-supervises PhD students and is open to applicants with doctoral proposals.

• Fellow, Higher Education Academy
• UKCP (student member)

Ana teaches modules at undergraduate and master's level in qualitative research methods, gender and sexuality, the psychology of fashion, and social and community psychology. She has contributed to the redevelopment and revalidation of the MSc Psychology (conversion) course.