Rachel Tinker is a behavioural science researcher and practitioner with extensive experience in applying psychological principles to real-world settings, specialising in digital wellbeing and ethical human-AI and digital interactions. 

She holds an MSc in Psychology and is a Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society (GMBPsS). 

Her research includes a novel experimental pilot study on problematic smartphone use (manuscript under review with BMC Psychology) and voluntary collaboration on a multi-disciplinary project exploring AI, cognitive autonomy, and decision-making. 

She is currently exploring questions on the long-term, subtle impacts of AI and digital environments on cognition, decision-making and autonomy, and is curious about how these influences may shape how people attribute agency, intention, or consciousness to AI and digital systems.