Dr Tanya Byron
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Byron in December 2009
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| Born | 6 April 1967 |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of York and University College London |
| Occupation | Professor of the Public Understanding of Science |
| Known for | Clinical psychology, television and radio presenter |
| Spouse(s) | Bruce Byron (married 1997) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | John Sichel (father) |
Tanya Byron (born 6 April 1967) is a British psychologist, writer, and media personality, best known for her work as a child therapist on television shows Little Angels and The House of Tiny Tearaways. She also co-created the BBC2 sitcom The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle with Jennifer Saunders, and still contributes articles to various newspapers.
In 2008, she became Professor of the Public Understanding of Science at Edge Hill University and is the first and current Chancellor of the same institution.
Byron was born in the UK. Her father was the film and television director John Sichel, later the founder of ARTTS International in Yorkshire. Her mother was a nursing sister and a model.
When Byron was 15 years old, her German-born paternal grandmother was murdered by being battered to death by a woman who abused illicit drugs. Her grandmother knew the woman, who was in pursuit of money. Byron was perplexed by this cruelty, and at about that time she began to try to understand how anyone could do such a terrible thing and began to be interested in psychology.
Byron was educated at North London Collegiate School, University of York (BSc Psychology, 1989), University College London (MSc Clinical Psychology, 1992), and University of Surrey (PhD, 1995). Her PhD thesis was entitled "The evaluation of an outpatient treatment programme for stimulant drug misuse", and was completed at University College Hospital.
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