About Katie Masters
Katie Masters is an independent scholar specialising in the sociology of mental health and gender studies. She completed her PhD at the University of Birmingham on women's experiences of Social Anxiety Disorder, and her doctoral research forms the basis of Feminist and Anti-Psychiatry Perspectives on 'Social Anxiety Disorder': The Socially Anxious Woman (Palgrave, 2024). Having previously taught at the University of Birmingham and the London School of Economics (LSE), she also holds first-class honours degree in Physics. In addition, Katie has been a competitive powerlifter for almost a decade – having also been a coach and referee – and her research interests now incorporate the intersection of gender, mental health, and strength sports.