Mary Aiken (psychologist)


Mary Aiken is an Irish cyber psychologist. Her book The Cyber Effect investigates the relationship between technology and human behaviour.

Education

She received a Masters in Science in cyberpsychology and a Philosophy in Science in forensic psychology.

Career

She is academic advisor to Europol's European Cybercrime Centre and an Associate Professor in the Department of Law and Criminology at the University of East London.
She is a fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, a fellow of the Society for Chartered IT Professionals, and a Global fellow at Wilson Center

Author

On 18 August 2016, Aiken published her book The Cyber Effect. This book investigates the relationship between technology and human behaviour. The book received the award of "Book of the year" in the "Thought Category" by the Times, along with "Science pick" by Nature.

Popular culture

Aiken was the inspiration for the lead character, played by Patricia Arquette, in .

Achievements

She was inducted into the Infosecurity Europe Hall of Fame.