What Do You Do With a Free Summer?
A few reflections on finishing eight years of summer exams, what comes next, and why I’m already eyeing up Python tutorials instead of resting.

Hello! I’m Stephanie Towch, a PhD Researcher in Psychology at Birkbeck, University of London. The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) is funding my research in work addiction, health and wellbeing. I’m a Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society (GMBPsS) and the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP). Before academia, I worked in investment banking across finance technology, project management and commodities operations. I’m a big fan of quantitative research, psychometrics and machine learning. Here are some of the projects I’ve worked on over the years.
A few reflections on finishing eight years of summer exams, what comes next, and why I’m already eyeing up Python tutorials instead of resting.
When hard work becomes harmful. New research validates the International Work Addiction Scale (IWAS) in the UK using nationally representative data.
Introducing the Burnout Syndrome Test (BST), a free psychometric tool aligned with WHO’s ICD-11 definition. Validated in a UK nationally representative sample