Staff in the Department of Psychology

Caspar Addyman

Caspar is developmental psychologist interested in the learning, laughter and behaviour change of babies.

Professor Michael Banissy

Michael is an expert in social neuroscience, studying how we perceive and interact with each other.

Professor Joydeep Bhattacharya

Understanding the psychology of creativity is key to Joydeep’s research, from problem solving to the Aha! Moment.

Dr Herb Blumberg

Herb’s research is rooted in social psychology, studying the cognitive aspects of social issues and conflict resolution.

Natalie Bowling

Dr Marinella Cappelletti

Marinella examines brain plasticity, individual differences and learning, specifically in numerical cognition.

Dr Rebecca Chamberlain

Rebecca’s research sets out to understand how and why individuals create and respond so powerfully to works of art.

Dr Rebecca Charlton

Combining cognitive and neuroimaging methods, Rebecca attempts to answer questions about brain-behaviour associations.

Dr Gianna Cocchini

Gianna focusses on cognitive disorders that are the result of brain lesion or degeneration, such as Alzheimer Disease.

Dr Andrew Cooper

Andrew’s research understands how variations in personality traits is underpinned by emotional and motivational states.

Dr Deborah Custance

Deborah’s research is in comparative-developmental psychology; studying human and non-human primate behaviour.

Professor Jules Davidoff

Jules researches the mental representation of objects, the relationship between our memory and recognition of them.

Professor Jan de Fockert

Primarily, Jan’s research is in visual cognition, and his main research interest is human visual selective attention.

Professor Jonathan Freeman

Jonathan is an expert in media psychology and the human factors of digital media services and products.

Professor Christopher French

Chris is a renowned exponent of anomalistic psychology where he develops non-paranormal explanations for the paranormal.

Professor Fiona Gabbert

Fiona’s memory research has real-world application, focusing on eyewitness memory and investigative interviewing.

Dr Lorna Goddard

Lorna’s main research interests are in how autobiographical memory functions in personal problem-solving.

Agnieszka Golec de Zavala

Agnieszka’s research is driven by these questions: What makes people prejudiced and what makes them fight in conflicts.

Professor Alice Gregory

Alice is interested in the development and co-occurrence of sleep problems, anxiety and depression throughout the life course.

Professor Pam Heaton

Pam’s primary research interest is in developmental disorders, especially autism and its relation to musical cognition.

Dr Maria Herrojo Ruiz

Maria’s research programme focusses on the neural mechanisms mediating music performance and sensorimotor learning.

Professor Elisabeth Hill

Elisabeth’s research concerns cognitive dysfunction across and within neurodevelopmental disorders.

Dr Ashok Jansari

Ashok explores different aspects of cognitive neuropsychology, particularly memory/amnesia and face recognition.

Dr Alice Jones

Alice studies behavioural genetics, neuroimaging investigations of conduct problems and callous-unemotional traits.

Professor Yulia Kovas

The goal of Yulia’s research is to investigate the development of individual differences in cognitive abilities.

Dr Gustav Kuhn

Gustav is interested in human perception, understanding the ways magicians allow you to experience the impossible.

Dr Madoka Kumashiro

Madoka is a personality and social psychologist whose research interest is in personal growth and well-being.

Dr Karina J Linnell

Karina researches visual attention and its relation to visual perception, action, consciousness and affect.

Caoimhe McAnena

Caoimhe research interests are in the area of personality disordered offenders, especially sexual offenders.

Dr James Moore

James’ research aims to understand the neurocognitive processes supporting the experience of human action.

Dr Daniel Müllensiefen

Daniel is interested in musicality and differences in musical abilities, the psychometrics of music and ‘earworms’.

Dr Lucy Oldfield

Lucy’s clinical work is focussed around anxiety and mood disorders with a specialist interest in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Dr Bonamy Oliver

Bonamy is focussed on family processes important to children’s socio-emotional development, mental health and wellbeing.

Dr Diana Omigie

Diana has research interests that revolve around the behaviour, physiology and neurology of music-induced emotions.

Dr Guido Orgs

Guido studies how we perceive and understand other people’s movements, specifically in dance and the performing arts.

Professor Alan Pickering

Alan’s research aims to understand the cognitive functions and behaviours that are affected by rewards.

Dr Caroline Rix

Caroline is focussed on group processes within online groups, particularly attitude change and influence processes.

Professor Adam Rutland

Adam studies social-cognitive development, prejudice, intergroup relationships, social reasoning and morality.

Dr Adrian Scott

Adrian has interests in forensic psychology, focussing on stalking, investigative interviewing and eyewitness testimony.

Professor Peter Smith

Peter primarily researches school bullying, cyberbullying, the causes of bullying and ways of preventing it in school.

Professor Lauren Stewart

Lauren is concerned with the cognitive neuroscience of music and its therapeutic uses; musical imagery and synaesthesia.

Dr Devin Terhune

Devin’s research concerns the neural basis of individual differences in conscious awareness and its top-down regulation.

Dr José van Velzen

José research interests include the cognitive and neural aspects of perception, attention and action.

Dr Keon West

Keon attempts to improve upon intergroup relations, particularly through extensions and applications of Contact Theory.

Dr Gordon Wright

Gordon studies the personality and behaviour of liars, manipulators, cheats, scammers and fraudsters.