Robert is a Lecturer in Psychology at University of Salford where he is Co-Lead of the Applied Cognition Research Group and Co-Chair of Salford Open Science and Reproducibility Group. Robert is also the Programme Leader for MSc by Research in Psychology and BSc (Hons) Psychology with English Language.
Robert is a Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol, AFBPsS) who conducts research in affective science – an interdisciplinary field seeking to understand affective and emotional processes. Adopting a range of methodological approaches including behavioural experiments, neuroscientific techniques, and psychometric questionnaires, Robert’s research is currently focussed on the following main themes:
- the influence of emotion and affective stimuli on visual attention (e.g., visual search and change detection)
- the impact of individual differences including emotion regulation and personality traits on mental health and cognition (e.g., visual attention)
- the relationships between affect, emotion regulation and sleep
- cognitive restoration, nature-based interventions and ecotherapy
Robert welcomes applications from postgraduate research students (MSc by Research and PhD) in affective science, emotion regulation, mental health, visual attention, cognitive psychology, sleep, cognitive neuroscience, cognitive restoration, nature-based interventions and ecotherapy.
For further information about Robert’s research, visit his page on Seek or ResearchGate.