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I am a Senior Lecturer in Psychology within the Division of Psychology and the School of Applied Science at London South Bank University (LSBU). I am also the Course Director for the MSc Psychology course. I have a BSc (Hons) in Psychology, a Masters in Research Methods for Psychology, and I completed an ESRC-funded PhD in the area of visual attention and perception from Goldsmiths, University of London.
I am consistently rated as an outstanding lecturer by students at LSBU. I won the student nominated ‘Outstanding Lecturer’ award in 2017 (university-wide) and in 2016 (within the School of Applied Sciences). I have also been Highly Commended (shortlisted in the top three nominees) in the university-wide ‘Outstanding Lecturer’ award in multiple years (2016, 2017, 2018, 2022 – the award did not run in 2020 or 2021). I am also regularly nominated for other teaching awards, including ‘Innovation in Teaching’, ‘Outstanding Supervisor’, and ‘Outstanding Student Support’.
I predominantly teach quantitative research methods and statistics to students at undergraduate, masters, and PhD level. I am particularly interested in the pedagogy surrounding teaching statistics and I undertake research to better inform my teaching practice. This research has highlighted the diversity present within the student cohort at LSBU and has helped me develop a variety of learning support strategies specifically targeted at how best to support LSBU students learn about, and value the importance of, research methods and statistics. I have presented my research findings and examples of best teaching practice at national conferences.
Following my PhD in visual perception and attention, I have continued to research visual cognition within applied settings, as well as investigating the cognitive and social factors involved in eating behaviours as a member of the Centre for Addictive Behaviours Research (CABR). I have supervised PhD students in numerous areas, including emotion and food preferences, cognition and dyslexia, binge eating, the impact of the ‘sugar-tax’, and attitudes and preferences to remote working.
Courses taught
Psychology - MSc
Psychology - BSc (Hons)
Psychology (Child Development) - BSc (Hons)
Psychological Counselling - BSc (Hons)
Psychology (Clinical Psychology) - BSc (Hons)
Psychology (Forensic Psychology) - BSc (Hons)
Postgraduate Research Supervision
Current
| Dr Sara Palmieri | Doctoral Research Project | PhD |
| Mr Charles Mensah | Executive functioning, time perception, and prospective memory in adults with dyslexia | PhD |
| Ms Kateryna Chiiachenko | Doctoral Research Project | PhD |
Awarded in the last 5 years
| Miss Stella Mearns | The Emotional Decision Maker: exploring the role of affect in sweet food choice | PhD |
Goldsmiths, University of London
Goldsmiths, University of London
Goldsmiths, University of London
| Proposal | Project | Role | Funder | Status | Status last updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSBU x CSCP x LGBTQ+ Cultural Confidence & Cultural Competencies Project (proposal) | LSBU x CSCP x LGBTQ+ Cultural Confidence & Cultural Competencies Project | Co-Investigator | Croydon Council | OPEN In preparation | Jan 2023 |
| Promoting cultures of confidence for transgender and non-binary young people and the safeguarding staff supporting them | Promoting cultures of confidence for transgender and non-binary young people and the safeguarding staff supporting them | Principal Investigator | British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants | OPEN In preparation | Jan 2023 |
Reducing human error in the quality control checking of fresh produce labels
Smith-Spark, J., Katz, H. B., Wilcockson, T. D. W. and Marchant, A. P. (2022). Reducing human error in the quality control checking of fresh produce labels. in: W. F. Lai (ed.) Food Packaging: Safety Management and Quality Nova Science. pp. 307-321