Hampton spent the majority of his academic career at
City St George's, University of London. He joined the institution in 1977 as a lecturer in psychology. In 1997, he was appointed professor of psychology, a position he held until 2021, when he became Professor Emeritus. Prior to this appointment, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at
University College London, collaborating with the anthropologist
Mary Douglas. He has also held visiting positions at
Stanford University,
University of Chicago,
Cornell University,
Yale University, and
New York University.
Editorial Hampton has served on the editorial boards of several academic journals, including
Journal of Experimental Psychology: General,
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition,
Memory & Cognition, and
Philosophical Psychology. He is currently an action editor for
Cognitive Science. == Honours and awards ==