Dr David Hamilton
Teaching Associate
Psychology
Personal statement
I joined the University of Strathclyde as a Teaching Associate in Psychology in 2022.
I currently teach across the BA Psychology undergraduate programme, as well as modules on the BSc Psychology & Councelling course. I also supervise student projects at both undergraduate and postgraduate research level.
My research focuses on the Psychology of Education, with a particular interest in how Virtual Reality (VR) can be leveraged as a pedagogical tool to enhance learning outcomes, perspective-taking, and empathy. I have extensively worked on integrating VR into teaching methodologies to improve the student learning experience.
Additionally, I am involved in researching the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education. My work examines how people evaluate and integrate AI generated content into existing schemas, and what ramification this has for applied practice in educational settings.
Publications
- A network analysis of statistics anxiety symptoms and their antecedents in UK Higher Education students
- March Joshua J, Hamilton David, McCormack Dawn, Brisco Ross, Grech Amy
- Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1111/nyas.15350
- Exploring psychology lecturers' attitudes towards mobile Virtual Reality : opportunities, barriers, and educational potential
- Hamilton David, McKechnie Jim, Edgerton Edward, Wilson Claire
- Innovative Practice in Higher Education (2025)
- Implementing immersive virtual reality in higher education : a qualitative study of instructor attitudes and perspectives
- Hamilton David, McKechnie Jim, Edgerton Edward, Wilson Claire
- Innovative Practice in Higher Education Vol 4 (2021)
- Immersive virtual reality as a pedagogical tool in education : a systematic literature review of quantitative learning outcomes and experimental design.
- Hamilton David, McKechnie J, Edgerton E, Wilson C
- Journal of Computers in Education Vol 8, pp. 1-32 (2020)
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s40692-020-00169-2
Teaching
I am currently the Class Leader for the following modules:
- B9200 - Introduction to Mental Health Difficulties (BSc Psychology & Councelling)
- C8201 - Cognition and Neuropsychology (BA Psychology)
In addition to the above classes, I also teach on the following modules:
- C8203 - Introduction to Research Design and Analysis
- C8304 - Cognition
- C8321 - Research Methods and Data Analysis
- C8426 - Honors Dissertation (Supervision)
Professional Activities
- Understanding statistics anxiety among Higher Education psychology students: A mixed-methods approach.
- Speaker
- 11/9/2024
Projects
- Virtual StatsLab: Enhancing Statistical Comprehension and Alleviating Anxiety through VR in Higher Education
- Hamilton, David (Principal Investigator) March, Joshua (Principal Investigator) Brisco, Ross (Co-investigator) Grech, Amy (Co-investigator)
- Awarded as part of StrathWide.
- 01-Jan-2023 - 01-Jan-2024
Contact
Dr
David
Hamilton
Teaching Associate
Psychology
Email: d.hamilton@strath.ac.uk
Tel: Unlisted