About
PhD Topic: The Temporal Consequences of Unemployment: Implications for Wellbeing and Labour Market Outcomes
PhD Supervisors: Professor Liam Delaney and Dr Christian Krekel
Sharon’s PhD research is focused on exploring the relationships between employment status, time structure, time perception and wellbeing. Specifically, she is interested in the extent to which periods of unemployment alter an individual’s time structure and/or various aspects of their perception of time and, if so, what effects these changes have on subjective wellbeing, mental health and intertemporal decision making. She has also conducted research on the temporal experience more generally, and how it differs by demographic and socioeconomic groups within the UK.
Sharon is also interested in the employee experience within corporate settings, and she has conducted research for LSE’s Inclusion Initiative. Sharon has over 20 years of work experience in economics, governance and operational roles within the financial services industry and is a Chartered Financial Analyst. Sharon has Master’s degrees from the LSE in both Economics and Behavioural Science. She was the recipient of the LSE PBS Hilde Himmelweit Award for Best Overall Performance – MSc Behavioural Science (Class of 2020-2021).
Teaching
Sharon is a Fellow of Advance HE and was awarded her Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCertHE) in July 2025. She has received numerous awards for her teaching: Winner (2023-24) and Highly Commended (2022-23; 2024-25; 2025-26) in the LSE Departmental Class Teaching Awards and Winner of the 2024 Summer School Class Teacher Award.
Sharon currently co-teaches PB441 (Wellbeing for Policy) within PBS. She previously served as a Programme GTA for the MSc Behavioural Science (2022-2024). She has also taught several Summer School and Department of Management courses: Human Resource Management (MG214); Behavioral Science and Group Processes (MG311) and Power, Status and Conflict in Organizations (MG133).