• Fatos Selita is a multidisciplinary experts who can provide interdisciplinary approaches in Communication /Public Speaking, Education, Development of Self, Leadership, Psychological Support and more.

Fatos Selita is a Professor of Psychology and Communication, a Barrister of England and Wales and an Attorney and Counselor at Law of the State of New York. He,

  • Has taught in leading UK-, US- and other universities, including for 10 years at the University of London, (Goldsmiths); and for several years at:
  • and contributed as visiting professor at:
  • Has trained executives at Goldsmiths and at TechnoTruth, including members of the judiciary, parliament, civil services, military, embassies and corporations.
  • Has taught a rich portfolio of modules, including:
    • Social Psychology
    • Organisational Psychology
    • Consciousness
    • Introduction to Psychology
    • Psychology of Decision Making
    • Leadership
    • Critical Thinking
    • Principles of Communication
    • Public Speaking
    • Speech Writing
    • Fear of Public Speaking
    • Persuasion
    • Advocacy (Courtroom and Arbitration)
    • Genetics and Law
    • Psychology and Law
    • Comparative Criminology
    • International Business Law
    • Research Ethics
    • Legal and Judicial Ethics
    • Legal and Ethical Implications of Genetics and Genomics
  • Has advised at senior level, including government offices (e.g. UK Government Office for Science).
  • Is author of books:
  • Is author of research papers:
    • Several journal publications and book chapters (see Google Scholar or below)

 

Education

Postgraduate

  • PhD in Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London.
  • Behavioural Genetics and Psychology, InLab, Goldsmiths, University of London; The International Centre for Research in Human Development (ICRHD) at Tomsk State University (continuous professional training).
  • Bar Professional Training (US), New York- and multi-State Bar training. USA.
  • Bar Professional Training (UK), Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Legal Studies, City Law School.

Undergraduate

  • Bachelor of Laws (LLB Law), Queen Mary, University of London.
  • Military Studies, Skanderbeg Military Academy/University
  • Mechanical Engineering, Polytechnic University of Tirana.

 

Genomics (Law, Business, Ethics) CV

Dr Selita is a leading expert in Genomics: Law, Business and Ethics

Dr Selita’s, for over a decade:

  • Has taught Genomics and Law
  • Has taught Legal and Ethical Implications of Genetics and Genomics
  • Has delivered training to lawyers on Legal Implications of Genomics
  • Has co-etablished the LESIG Working Group (Working Group on Legal and Ethical Implications of Genetics)
  • Has advised and provided expert consultations to the private and public sector, including to the Government Office for Science on their report: genomics beyond health, and DLA Piper.
  • Has published on genetics and law, genetics and ethics, genetics and inequality; regulation of the use of the powers created by genetic advances; genetic data.
  • Has led Ethics committees.
  • Has co-established a large centre for ethics at a leading international University.

Public Speaking /Communication CV

Dr Selita has taught Communication in UK-, US-, Russian- and other Universities, including:

 

Principles of Communication; Intercultural Communication, & Oral Communication

– in universities and privately, including:

  • Hult International Business School
  • University of New Haven (London branch).
  • Faifield University (London branch)
  • Independently (as part of IBL e.g. to medical professionals).

Public Speaking:

Fatos has taught Public Speaking since 2009, including for 10 years intensively at Goldsmiths, University of London:

  • Goldsmiths, University of London: 10 years to diverse audiences, including Academics, Business Executives, Diplomats.
  • Tomsk State University: 4 years to students, including in MSc Human Development.
  • Other Universities: As modules, e.g. New Haven University, American Institute for Foreign Studies.
  • Independently (as part of IBL): From 2013 has delivered bespoke short (1-day) and continuous (over the year) training to individuals and groups.

Speech Writing

Fatos has taught Speech Writing since 2014, including for 10 years intensively at Goldsmiths, University of London:

  • Goldsmiths, University of London: 10 years to diverse audiences, including Academics, Business Executives, Diplomats.
  • Tomsk State University: 4 years to students, including in MSc Human Development.
  • Independently (as part of IBL): From 2016 has delivered bespoke short (1-day) and continuous (over the year) training to individuals and groups.

Combatting Fear of Public Speaking

Fatos has taught Combatting Fear of Public Speaking since 2013, including for 8 years intensively at Goldsmiths, University of London:

  • Goldsmiths, University of London: 8 years to diverse audiences, including Academics, Business Executives, Lawyers, Civil Servants.
  • Tomsk State University: 4 years to students, including in MSc Human Development.
  • Independently (as part of IBL): From 2016 has delivered bespoke short (1-day) and continuous (over the year) training to individuals and groups.

Advocacy

Fatos has taught Advocacy since he was Called to the Bar in 2009, including for 10 years intensively at Goldsmiths, University of London:

  • Goldsmiths, University of London: 10 years to diverse audiences, including Academics, Business Executives, Lawyers, Civil Servants.
  • Other Universities (as modules and contributory sessions): e.g. Tomsk State University, Oregon State University.
  • Independently (as part of IBL and the UKLSA): From 2008 including bespoke short (1-day) and continuous (over longer periods) training to individuals and groups.

Persuasion: Science and Practice

Dr Selita has taught mass persuasion at Goldsmiths, University of London, as part of Communication courses as well as as part of:

  • Art of Propaganda (intensive course)
  • Psychology in 10 Weeks
Decision Making, Persuasion, The Self CV

Dr Selita has delivered decision making training to senior professionals including:

    • UK Judiciary
    • Senior Ministry of Defence Executives
    • Medical Practitioners

Has taught several modules in several universities:

    • The Psychology of Decision-making
    • Consciousness
    • Social psychology
    • Organisational psychology
    • Leadership

Has delivered expert contributions at conferences and Universities, including sessions on:

    • Free Will in the Genomic Era
    • Development of the Self
    • Artificial decisions? Exploring how much Al is in our decisions
    • The Self: Decision making, Free will, Personality

Including at:

Has published in the area, see Google Scholar

Publications

Here you can find some of Dr Selita’s peer reviewed publications

Books

Selita and Kovas. Mastering Public Speaking and Presentations, (in production) Sage

Kovas and Selita. Oedipus Rex in the Genomic Era: Human Behaviour, Law and Society, Palgrave Macmillan UK. 2021. On Amazon.

Peer-reviewed Papers

Selita, F. and Kovas, Y. 2026. ‘Deep but Narrow, Wide but Shallow: Unidisciplinary vs Multidisciplinary Knowledge and Decision-Making’. Legal Issues Journal (UK) 11 (1). https://legalissuesjournal.com/article/4326

Selita, F., Chapman, R., Kovas, Y., Smereczynska, V., Likhanov, M., Toivainen, T. 2023. Consensus too soon: judges’ and lawyers’ views on genetic information use, New Genetics and Society 42 (1), e2197583.

Selita, F. 2023. Genomics and Justice: Investigating judges’, lawyers’ and non-lawyers’ genetic literacy and views on applications of genomics, Goldsmiths, University of London. 2023. Available on Amazon.

Y Kovas, F Selita. 2021. Prophesied Future and Redefined Past in the Genomic Era, in Oedipus Rex in the Genomic Era: Human Behaviour, Law and Society, 73-110. 2021.

Y Kovas, F Selita, Y Kovas, F Selita. 2021. Free Will in the Genomic Era, in Oedipus Rex in the Genomic Era: Human Behaviour, Law and Society, 73-110. 2021.

Y Kovas, F Selita. 2021. A Journey into the Genomic Era: Sophocles Will Be Our Guide…, Oedipus Rex in the Genomic Era: Human Behaviour, Law and Society, 45-71. 2021.

Y Kovas, F Selita. 2021. DNA: The Greatest Text of All, Oedipus Rex in the Genomic Era: Human Behaviour, Law and Society, 1-15.

Y Kovas, F Selita. 2021. Genes, Environments and Life Trajectories, Oedipus Rex in the Genomic Era: Human Behaviour, Law and Society, 111-172. 2021.

F Selita et al. 2020. Judging in the genomic era: judges’ genetic knowledge, confidence and need for training European Journal of Human Genetics 28 (10), 1322-1330. 2020.

F Selita, M Willers, Y Kovas. 2020. ‘Race’ and other group discrimination in the genomic era.

Legal Issues Journal 8 (1), 11-50.

F Selita. 2020 Justice in the genomic and digital era: a ‘different world’ requiring ‘different law’

Legal Issues Journal 8 (1), 55-70.

F Selita, Y Kovas. 2019 Genes and Gini: what inequality means for heritability, Journal of Biosocial Science 51 (1), 18-47.

F Selita. 2019. Improving access to justice: community-based solutions, Asian Journal of Legal Education 6 (1-2), 83-90. 2019.

F Selita. 2019. Genetic Data Misuse: Risk to Fundamental Human Rights in Developed Economies, Legal Issues Journal 7 (1), 53.

F Selita et al. 2019. To Use or Not to Use: No Consensus on Whether and How to Apply Genetic Information in the Justice System, Behavioral Sciences 9 (12), 149. 2019.

F Selita. 2019. Legal Issues Journal Widens Its Scope to Include an Interdisciplinary Dimension-Building Bridges between Law and Science, Legal Issues Journal 7 (1), 1-2. 2019.

F Selita. 2018. Unrepresented Litigants in Modern Courts-Ordeal by Combat, Legal Issues Journal 6 (1). 2018.

See more publications on Dr Selita’s Google Scholar and ORCID

Memberships (current)

Dr Selita’s current memberships include:

Clients' comments

1:1 Advocacy

“Thank you again for a very enlightening experience learning about myself and myself as a potential advocate. I really enjoyed it.”

Barrister (Head of Chambers)

Advocacy

“This is one of the best courses I have ever had the pleasure of taking. From start to finish was an eye opener for me. This course was definitely value for money!

Fatos is an amazing lecturer.”

Anonymous. Oxford University

Decision Making (the Psychology of)

“I found the course to be insightful, thought provokingly interesting. I found Fatos Selita to be attentively engaging. His delivery of the subject was captivating.”

Anonymous, London Charity

1:1 Multidisciplinary session: Public Speaking, Decision Making, Confidence.

“As you righty intimated, we only scratched the surface, however it really made a difference to my mindset when I stepped on that stage.”

Film Director

Decision Making (the Psychology of).

“It was a fascinating subject and wonderful to hear the thoughts of such a knowledgeable person! Thank you and I look forward to reading more of your book.”

Senior officer. Royal Air Force.

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