Miriam King is currently a Lecturer in Psychology in Carlow College, St Patrick’s. Miriam holds a First-Class BA (Hons), majoring in Psychology. Achieving firsts in every subject, on graduation Miriam was awarded the Constance Markievicz award for academic achievements. Miriam holds an MSc in Psychology from DCU and is a member of the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI). Miriam was chosen to present her research entitled Do Dark Personalities Have Bright Creative Sides? An Exploration of the Relationship Between the Dark Tetrad and Creativity. at the 2022 Annual PSI Conference. Miriam’s research interests include dark personality traits, defence mechanisms, individual differences, and psychological disorders.