Winter/Spring 2020
All university staff and students welcome
Talk 45-50 mins
Q & A 5-10 mins
The seminar administrator is Dr. Aliyah Rehman - aliyah.rehman@strath.ac.uk – who should be contacted for zoom links and passwords
Autumn/Winter 2020
Resting State Age Differences in EEG and their Relation to Eye Tracking and Cognitive Performance
Dr. Stephen Badham - Nottingham Trent University
Wednesday 21st October, 1pm-2pm, Zoom
Abstract: Prior research has focused on EEG differences across age or EEG differences across cognitive tasks/ eye tracking, but there are few examples linking age differences in oscillatory neuroactivity to age differences in behavioural performance. In this talk I will outline recent work in this area which aims to address this issue, and in short I argue that individuals with higher slow-wave resting EEG may be more resilient to age deficits in tasks that utilise cross-cortical processing.
Posttraumatic growth following a first episode of psychosis: results from multiple studies
Dr. Gerald Jordan - Yale School of Medicine
Wednesday 28th October, 1pm-2pm, Zoom
Abstract (TBC): A first episode of psychosis (FEP) is often a severe and highly negative experience. However, FEP may also present an opportunity for positive change. While positive changes have been reported following various physical illnesses (e.g., HIV) or traumatic events (e.g., war), very little research has investigated positive changes following FEP. To address this knowledge gap, this presentation will address two research questions: 1) What are the positive changes persons experience following FEP, and 2) What factors or processes may facilitate such changes
Suicidal Thoughts: What They Are and What They Aren’t
Dr. Raymond Tucker - Louisiana State University
Wednesday 4th November, 1pm-2pm, Zoom
Abstract: This presentation will discuss findings from the field of clinical science regarding the phenomenology of suicidal thinking. Specifically, research regarding the temporal dynamics, multi-faceted nature, and predictive ability of suicidal thoughts will be presented.
Alzheimer’s Research (Title TBC)
Professor Annalena Venneri - University of Sheffield
Wednesday 11th November, 1pm-2pm, Zoom
Abstract (TBC): Current Research Interests - Early and differential diagnosis of dementia; evaluation of both pharmacological and non pharmacological treatment of Alzheimer´s disease with neuroimaging techniques; clarifying the premorbid biological, personality and cognitive mechanisms underlying psychotic symptoms in neurodegenerative diseases, lifestyle factors and risk of cognitive decline, structural and functional connectivity patterns in neurodegeneration and utility for differential diagnosis; improving individual diagnosis of Alzheimer neurodegeneration with the aid of machine learning algorithms; early cognitive markers; genetic risk and miRNA dysregulation in sporadic AD.
Can face recognition be trained?
Dr. Alice Towler - UNSW Sydney
Wednesday 18th November, 10am-11am, Zoom
Abstract: People make a surprisingly high number of errors on face recognition tasks that are designed to protect public safety and national security (e.g. passport control). Here, I ask: is it possible to train this skill? Efforts to train face recognition in prosopagnosia patients (face-blindness), the normal population, and the forensic sciences have been largely unsuccessful, leading many to conclude that face recognition is untrainable. However, a unique group of specialist forensic practitioners demonstrate this conclusion is incorrect and reveal a promising new avenue for face recognition training.
| Date | Time | Venue | Speaker | Title/Topic |
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Wed 5 Feb |
1pm-2pm | Graham Hills 5.14 | Dr Ben Vincent | Does delay discounting really relate to Body Mass Index? |
| Wed 12 Feb | 1pm-2pm | Graham Hills 5.14 | Dr Jens Koed Madsen | Knowing me, knowing you: psychologically motivated, data-driven micro-targeted political campaigns |
| Wed 19 Feb | 1pm-2pm | Graham Hills 5.14 | Dr Manos Georgiadis | Training for resilience against lifestyle stressors: The Heart Rate Variability way |
| Wed 26 Feb | 1pm-2pm | Graham Hills 5.14 | PhD Students Sofia Pimenta and Stefania Pagani | Bystander intervention among Secondary school pupils: Testing the Theory of Planned Behaviour and the Prototype Willingness Model and Differences in coping in young people when exposed to their own symptoms versus a friend’s symptoms of poor mental health |
| Wed 4 Mar | 1pm-2pm | Graham Hills 5.14 | Professor Dexter Voisin | America The Beautiful and Violent: Black Youth and Neighbourhood Trauma in Chicago |
Autumn/Winter 2019
| Date | Time | Venue | Speaker | Title/Topic |
| Wednesday, 23 October | 13:00-14:00 | GH514 | Assistant Professor Gordon Pennycook | Why people fall for fake news |
| Wednesday, 30 October | 13:00-14:00 | GH514 | Dr. Martin Taylor-Rowan | Psychological problems in stroke: Improving understanding of the pre-stroke state |
| Wednesday, 6 November | 13:00-14:00 | GH514 | Professor Zoltan Dienes | How to obtain evidence for the Null Hypothesis |
| Wednesday, 13 November | 13:00-14:00 | GH514 | Dr. Christopher Harvey | Teensleep: Improving Adolescent Sleep Through Education |
| Wednesday, 20 November | 13:00-14:00 | GH514 | Dr. Liza Morton & Dr. Nicola Cogan | Congenital Heart Disease: Psychologically Informed Medicine |
| Wednesday, 27 November | 13:00-14:00 | GH514 | 3rd Year UG ERASMUS Placement Students | ERASMUS International Student Placement Talks |
Spring 2019
| Date | Time | Venue | Speaker | Title/Topic |
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Wed 16 Jan |
1pm-2pm | Graham Hills 5.14 | Guangdong Zhou | Peer rejection & children’s reactive/proactive aggression |
| Wed 30 Jan | 1pm-2pm | Graham Hills 5.14 | Simon Bradstreet | Digital interventions for psychosis: learning from the EMPOWER study |
| Wed 13 Feb | 1pm-2pm | Graham Hills 5.14 | Javier Escudero | Identifying biomarkers of Alzheimer’s Disease |
| Wed 20 Feb | 1pm-2pm | Graham Hills 5.14 | Dr Alan Gow | Psychology of Ageing |
| Wed 27 Feb | 1pm-2pm | TBC | Ross White | Mental Health in Context |
Autumn/Winter 2018
| Date | Time | Venue | Speaker | Title/Topic |
| Wednesday, 10 October | 13:00-14:00 | AB101 | David Wilson/Michael Brooks (Birmingham) | Overlaps, Tensions and Opportunities: Criminology and Forensic Psychology |
| Wednesday, 17 October | 13:00-14:00 | GH514 | Alexa Morcom (Edinburgh) | Evidence against increased associative false recognition in older adults |
| Wednesday, 24 October | 13:00-14:00 | GH701 | David Spalding & Luke Meneilly | Impacts of anxiety on visual attention and working memory | Effects of intrinsic motivation and attentional control on the motor performance of stroke survivors |
| Wednesday, 31 October | 13:00-14:00 | GH514 | Anna Bobak (Stirling) | What is super about super-recognisers? Framework for studying superior face recognition |
| Wednesday, 7 November | 13:00-14:00 | GH701 | Paul Flowers (GCU) | Sexual Health Psychology (title TBC) |
| Wednesday, 14 November | 13:00-14:00 | GH514 | David Giofrè (Liverpool John Moors) | TBC |
| Wednesday, 21 November | 13:00-14:00 | GH701 | Katie Robb (UWS) | Cancer screening: understanding barriers and intervening to increase equitable uptake |
| Wednesday, 28 November | 13:00-14:00 | GH514 | ERASMUS Placement Experience Talks | TBC |
Seminar Series - 2017/2018
| Date | Time | Venue | Speaker | Title/Topic |
| Wednesday, 31 January 2018 | 13:00-14:00 | GH514 | Professor Ronan O'Carroll (University of Stirling) | Understanding and overcoming the psychological barriers to organ donation |
| Wednesday, 7 February 2018 | 13:00-14:00 | GH514 | Gerard Campbell & Gail McMillan (University of Strathclyde) |
Gerard Campbell: The role of mood during the incubation period in design creativity", does that give enough info? Gail McMillan: Self-regulation in chronic pain |
| Wednesday, 14 February 2018 | 13:00-14:00 | GH514 | Dr Simon Kyle (University of Oxford) | Advances in understanding and treating chronic insomnia |
| Wednesday, 21 February 2018 | 13:00-14:00 | GH514 | Dr Simon Hunter (University of Strathclyde) | Is more better? On the benefits of a multi-wave longitudinal cohort design (A practical workshop for psychology staff and PhD students follows from 2.30pm at RC434b) |
| Wednesday, 28 February 2018 | 13:00-14:00 | GH514 | Dr Yashar Moshfeghi (University of Strathclyde) | TBC |
| Wednesday, 7 March 2018 | 13:00-14:00 | GH514 | Dr Jonny Smallwood (University of York) | Searching for the elements of thought: understanding the role of the default mode network in cognition |
| Wednesday, 14 March 2018 | 13:00-14:00 | GH514 | Dr Suzanne McDonald (University of Newcastle) | Re-thinking the Role of N-of-1 (Single-Case) Methods in Behaviour Change Research |
| Wednesday, 21 March 2018 | 13:00-14:00 | GH514 | Dr Sophie Forster (University of Sussex) |
Attention to the external world and our own thoughts
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| Date | Time | Venue | Speaker | Title/Topic |
| Wednesday, 4 October 2017 | 13:30-14:30 | GH514 |
Professor Roma Maguire (Speaker) |
A Pathway to Digital Health: Then, Now, Future |
| Wednesday, 11 October 2017 | 13:30-14:30 | GH514 | Kirsten Russell & Michele Patrick (University of Strathclyde) |
Michele Patrick: Gender differences in the regulation of sadness, anger and fear. Kirsten Russell: Sleep disturbance as a marker of risk for self-harm in young people |
| Wednesday, 18 October 2017 | 13:30-14:30 | GH514 | Dr Ken MacMahon (University of Edinburgh) | Suggestibility in adults with intellectual disabilities: clinical and criminal implications |
| Wednesday, 25 October 2017 | 13:30-14:30 | GH514 | Dr Clara Calia (Heriot-Watt University) | Virtual Reality Assessment and Intervention System for the frail and cognitively impaired older adult (VRAIS) |
| Wednesday, 1 November 2017 | 13:30-14:30 | GH514 | Dr Gillian Bruce (University of the West of Scotland) | Alcohol Information Processing |
| Wednesday, 8 November 2017 | 13:30-14:30 | GH701 | Dr David Ellis (Lancaster University) | Maximising research opportunities for smartphones (and other wearable devices) in psychological science |
| Wednesday, 15 November 2017 | 13:30-14:30 | GH514 | Dr Satu Baylan (University of Glasgow) | Mindful music listening, cognitive recovery and mood post-stroke: findings from the MELLO study |
| Wednesday, 22 November 2017 | 13:30-14:30 | GH514 | ERASMUS Research | Danielle Young Title: Emojis as a sign of deception leakage in online communication Christina Griva Title: The Auditory Processing System of The Bat Anna MacRae Title: Conflict Adaptation: Studies Between and Within Task Edit Gedeon Title: Perceptions of the ‘Brexit’ Referendum Martin Nemec Title: Memory Networks and Memory Reconfiguration Others TBC |