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Overview
Ava’s research expertise is on female narcissism, which she explores in relation to offending behaviours, aetiological factors, and diagnostic assessment.
Ava is the Programme Lead for the BSc Psychology with Criminology degree, and the module leader for Forensic Psychology which her teaching mainly focuses on. Enquiries related to potential research collaborations and supervision of PhD students are welcome.
Qualifications
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom, July 2020
- PhD Forensic Psychology, Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom, February 2017 - January 2020
- MSc Applied Criminology and Forensic Psychology, Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom, September 2015 - October 2016
- BSc (Hons) Psychology, Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom, September 2011 - July 2015
Employment
- Lecturer in Forensic Psychology, City, University London, United Kingdom, July 2020 - present
- Visiting Lecturer in Psychology, Queen Margaret University, United Kingdom, March 2018 - March 2019
- Associate Lecturer in Psychology, Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom, September 2017 - June 2020
Memberships of professional organisations
- Chartered Psychologist, The British Psychological Society
Publications
Publications by category
Chapters (4)
- Green, A. (2026). Female corporate narcissism and its association with female corporate psychopathy. Research Handbook on Corporate Psychopaths (pp. 251-261). Edward Elgar Publishing. ISBN 9781035326518.
- Green, A. and Day, N. (2025). The development of narcissism. Research Handbook on the Dark Triad (pp. 217-228). Edward Elgar Publishing. ISBN 9781035322756.
- Green, A. and Day, N. (2025). Grandiose and Vulnerable Narcissism. ICD-11 Personality Disorders (pp. 186-212). Oxford University PressOxford.
- Green, A. (2023). Criminal False Confessions. In Cross, N., Corteen, K., Steele, R. and McManus, M. (Eds.), Forensic Psychology, Crime and Policing Key Concepts and Practical Debates (pp. 312-316). Bristol, UK: Policy Press. ISBN 9781447359395.
Internet publications (7)
- Green, A.(2026).Psychopathy: some experts now say it doesn’t exist – here’s why we may be looking at it all wrong. The Conversation.
- Green, A.(2025).For narcissistic people, the gap between perception and reality may go far deeper than we thought. The Conversation.
- Green, A.(2024).How to deal with narcissistic relatives over the holidays. The Conversation.
- Green, A.(2024).Trump accused of ‘malignant narcissism’ – but how accurately can you diagnose someone you’ve never met? The Conversation.
- Green, A.(2024).Why we get less narcissistic with age. The Conversation.
- Green, A. and Hart, C.(2024).Narcissism: it’s less obvious in women than in men – but can be just as dangerous. The Conversation.
- Green, A.(2019).Narcissism – and the various ways it can lead to domestically abusive relationships. The Conversation.
Journal articles (13)
- J. S. Day, N., Kealy, D., Biberdzic, M., Green, A., Denmeade, G. and Grenyer, B.F.S. (2025). Coercive Control and Intimate Partner Violence: Relationship With Personality Disorder Severity and Pathological Narcissism. Personality and Mental Health, 19(4). doi:10.1002/pmh.70038
- Green, A., Day, N.J.S., Hart, C.M., Grenyer, B.F.S. and Bach, B. (2025). Gender bias in assessing narcissistic personality: Exploring the utility of the ICD ‐11 dimensional model. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 64(2), pp. 248-264. doi:10.1111/bjc.12503
- Day, N.J.S., Biberdzic, M., Green, A., Denmeade, G., Bach, B. and Grenyer, B.F.S. (2025). Clinician Diagnostic Ratings and Countertransference Reactions Towards Grandiose and Vulnerable Narcissism. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 32(2). doi:10.1002/cpp.70070
- Day, N.J.S., Green, A., Denmeade, G., Bach, B. and Grenyer, B.F.S. (2024). Narcissistic personality disorder in the ICD‐11: Severity and trait profiles of grandiosity and vulnerability. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 80(8), pp. 1917-1936. doi:10.1002/jclp.23701
- Green, A. and Hart, C.M. (2024). Mean Girls in Disguise? Associations Between Vulnerable Narcissism and Perpetration of Bullying Among Women. Sex Roles. doi:10.1007/s11199-024-01477-y
- Green, A., Hart, C.M., Day, N., MacLean, R. and Charles, K. (2024). Gendering Narcissism: Different Roots and Different Routes to Intimate Partner Violence. Sex Roles. doi:10.1007/s11199-024-01471-4
- Green, A., MacLean, R. and Charles, K. (2023). Clinician perception of pathological narcissism in females: a vignette-based study. Frontiers in Psychology, 14. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1090746
- Green, A., MacLean, R. and Charles, K. (2022). Female Narcissism: Assessment, Aetiology, and Behavioural Manifestations. Psychological Reports, 125(6), pp. 2833-2864. doi:10.1177/00332941211027322
- Green, A., MacLean, R. and Charles, K. (2020). Recollections of parenting styles in the development of narcissism: The role of gender. Personality and Individual Differences, 167, pp. 1-1. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2020.110246
- Green, A., MacLean, R. and Charles, K. (2020). Unmasking gender differences in narcissism within intimate partner violence. Personality and Individual Differences, 167, pp. 1-1. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2021.110658
- Green, A., Charles, K. and MacLean, R. (2019). Perceptions of female narcissism in intimate partner violence: A thematic analysis. Qualitative Methods in Psychology Bulletin, (28), pp. 13-27
- Green, A. (2019). Echoism. Ology: Reviews in Applied Sciences, 2, pp. 6-7. doi:10.14297/ras.v2i1.7
- Green, A. and Charles, K. (2019). Voicing the Victims of Narcissistic Partners: A Qualitative Analysis of Responses to Narcissistic Injury and Self-Esteem Regulation. SAGE Open, 9(2), pp. 215824401984669-215824401984669. doi:10.1177/2158244019846693
Professional activities
Media appearances (8)
- How not to raise a narcissist, according to science. (2026) BBC Science Focus.
- These are the traits most likely to make you a killer, according to police AI. (2025) BBC Science Focus.
- ‘The way in which narcissistic women abuse is more likely overlooked’. (2025) The Psychologist.
- The truth about narcissists: How to handle them, and can they change? (2025) New Scientist.
- Narcissism shows differently in men and women. Here’s how to spot it. (2025) BBC Science Focus.
- ‘Female narcissism is often misdiagnosed’: how science is finding women can have a dark streak too. (2025) The Guardian.
- Narcissism in female con-artists. (2022) BBC1 (television).
- The link between narcissism and intimate partner violence manifests itself differently in women and men. (2020) PsyPost.