School of Psychology & Sport Science
- Doctor of Philosophy
The experience of anxiety in adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Author: Kornecki, P., 1 Sept 2014Supervisor: Brennan, A. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The experiential and neurological underpinnings of spatial working memory representations
Author: Katshu, M., Jan 2016Supervisor: d'Avossa, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The identification and development of training behaviours in Professional Rugby players
Author: Hill, C., Jan 2012Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The impact of Covid-19 pandemic on mental health, well-being, and lifestyle of primary-age children with Type 1 diabetes and their parents in Kuwait
Author: Alazmi, A., 21 Feb 2023Supervisor: Erjavec, M. (Supervisor) & Viktor, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The impact of emotional images on motivation, attention and decision making
Author: Peatfield, N. A., Apr 2011Supervisor: Intriligator, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The impact of environmental cues in a corporate environment
Author: Harvey, G., Jan 2012Supervisor: Intriligator, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The importance of correct focus cues in 3d stereoscopic imagery.
Author: Anantha Krishnan, A., 18 Oct 2023Supervisor: Watt, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The influence of Alexithymia and Optimism on Post-Exercise Recovery
Author: Barwood, C., 31 May 2022Supervisor: Roberts, R. (Supervisor), Oliver, S. (Supervisor) & Blanchfield, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The influence of Vitamin D on in vivo immunity
Author: Kashi, D., 28 May 2019Supervisor: Oliver, S. (Supervisor) & Walsh, N. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The influence of anxiety, psychological stress and exercise on an In vivo measure of immune competence
Author: Edwards, J., 6 Jul 2020Supervisor: Blanchfield, A. (Supervisor) & Walsh, N. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The interdependency between motor programming and movement integration in multiple target aiming
Author: Mottram, T., Jan 2012Supervisor: Khan, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The kinematics of human tool use
Author: Dickson, R., 2018Supervisor: Watt, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The link between infant speech perception and phonological short-term memory
Author: Bywater, T., Jun 2004Supervisor: Vihman, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The modulation of inhibition of return by object internal structure : implications for theories of object-based attention and object shape representation.
Author: Reppa, I., Jan 2002Supervisor: Leek, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The motivational antecedents and consequences of social physique anxiety
Author: Petherick, C., Jan 2008Supervisor: Markland, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The motives for participation in high-risk sport
Author: Barlow, M., Jan 2012Supervisor: Hardy, L. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The neurobiology of object constancy
Author: Atherton, C., Jan 2005Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The neurocognitive relationship between sound and meaning
Author: Egan, C., 30 Mar 2020Supervisor: Jones, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The perception of emotion and identity in non-speech vocalisations
Author: Pye, A., Jan 2015Supervisor: Bestelmeyer, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The perceptual integrality of sex and age: understanding the functional organisation of face processing
Author: Aitken, P., 15 Feb 2024Supervisor: Downing, P. (Supervisor) & Maister, L. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The planning and execution of target directed movement
Author: Lawrence, G., Dec 2004Supervisor: Khan, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The relationship between autobiographical memory, coping and symptoms of depression following transition to secondary school
Author: Patel, P., Jan 2007Supervisor: Burnside, E. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The relationship between mild cognitive impairment and mood in older people
Author: Yates, J., Jan 2015Supervisor: Clare, L. (Supervisor) & Woods, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The relationship between physical well-being, mood states, physical self perceptions and participation and withdrawal from physical activity
Author: Daley, A. J., 1996Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The relationship of bone density and physical activity, assessed by pedometry and accelerometry, in children
Author: Powell, S., Jan 2004Supervisor: Rowlands, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The role of oestrogen in exercise-induced muscle damage
Author: Kendall, R., Jan 2003Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The role of pre-supplementary motor area in spatial vector transformation: evidence from Parkinson's disease
Author: Kerai, J., 12 Apr 2013Supervisor: Leek, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The role of verbal cues in task-goal maintenance
Author: Kirkham, A. J., 29 May 2013Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The role of vision in the preparation and execution of multiple target movements
Author: Sarteep, S., 11 Sept 2013Supervisor: Lawrence, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The sensory and motor consequences of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Author: Paroli, M., 20 Aug 2021Supervisor: Watt, S. (Supervisor) & Valyear, K. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The spatiotemporal distribution of inhibition in visual attention
Author: Korolczuk, I., 24 Mar 2020Supervisor: Houghton, G. (Supervisor) & Leek, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The use of motor imagery in the treatment of the hemiplegic hand in adults
Author: O'Brien, J., Jan 2011Supervisor: Bracewell, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Thermoregulation and mucosal immunity : the effects of environmental extremes
Author: Brierley, J., 30 May 2013Supervisor: Oliver, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Top-down and exogenous effects on covert and overt orienting
Author: Butler, J., 7 Apr 2016Supervisor: d'Avossa, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Towards a model of human body perception
Author: Gandolfo, M., 17 Feb 2020Supervisor: Downing, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Transformational Leadership in Higher Education Research Supervision
Author: Tomsett, P. J. F., Jan 2017Supervisor: Callow, N. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Transformational leadership in higher education lecturing
Author: Mawn, L., 26 May 2013Supervisor: Callow, N. (Supervisor) & Hardy, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Translanguaging as a strategy to boost human learning : an event-related potential (ERP) investigation
Author: Beres, A., Jan 2015Supervisor: Parkinson, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Translating evidence-based practice into an autism specific special school: Model, evaluation and outcomes
Author: Lee, K., 4 Nov 2019Supervisor: Hastings, R. (Supervisor) & Hughes, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Underlying motives for activity: An agentic emotion regulation and attachment perspective.
Author: Willegers, M., 4 Oct 2022Supervisor: Woodman, T. (Supervisor) & Roberts, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Understanding Writing Difficulties Amongst Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders: The Cases of Dyslexia and/or Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)
Author: Downing, C., 29 Oct 2018Supervisor: Caravolas, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Understanding personal experiences of being smacked: An IPA study with young adults
Author: Ball, M., Jan 2009Supervisor: Hargreaves, I. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Understanding the Holistic Development of Elite Performance in Olympic Weightlifting: A Machine Learning Approach
Author: Anderson, D., 14 Dec 2020Supervisor: Lawrence, G. (Supervisor) & Gottwald, V. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Using evidence-based methods to support children ‘at risk’ of poor academic outcomes to develop their mathematics skills
Author: Owen, K., 17 Dec 2020Supervisor: Hughes, C. (Supervisor), Watkins, R. C. (External person) (Supervisor) & Beverley, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Using precision teaching strategies and tactics to increase essential skill fluency
Author: Beverley, M., Jan 2012Supervisor: Hughes, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Variations in subjective well-being : the role of psychological resilience in older age
Author: Windle, G., Sept 2006Supervisor: Markland, D. (Supervisor) & Woods, B. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Verbal regulation of behaviour in children: Establishing effective dental care
Author: Griffiths, J. H., 1993Supervisor: Lowe, F. (Supervisor) & Horne, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Vergence-accommodation conflicts and visual performance in stereoscopic 3-D imagery
Author: Ryan, L., Jan 2015Supervisor: Watt, S. (Supervisor) & Intriligator, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Virtual dissection of subcortical non-image forming visual pathways in the human brain with DTI tractography
Author: Koller, K., Jan 2016Supervisor: Rafal, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Visual-haptic integration during tool use
Author: Takahashi, C., Jan 2012Supervisor: Watt, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Vitamin D and exercise performance: Influence of simulated sunlight and oral supplementation
Author: Carswell, A., 11 Feb 2019Supervisor: Walsh, N. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
What is special about faces? Examining face-categorisation with event-related potential measures
Author: Dering, B., Jan 2012Supervisor: Thierry, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Why do they care? Using mixed methods to explore adult informal caregivers’ motivations and willingness to provide care
Author: Zarzycki, M., 16 Jan 2023Supervisor: Morrison, V. (Supervisor), Seddon, D. (Supervisor), Dekel, R. (External person) (Supervisor) & Vilchinsky, N. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Words and bilingualism : neural and behavioural correlates of crosslinguistic influence in category structure
Author: Vinas-Guasch, N., 12 Sept 2013Supervisor: Gathercole, V. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
he effect of observing averted gaze on attention: object-based effects and individual differences.
Author: Bayliss, A. P., 2004Supervisor: Tipper, S. (Supervisor) & Di Pellegrino, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
‘Game Changers’: Discriminating Features within the Microstructure of Practice and Developmental Histories of Super-Elite Cricketers - a Pattern Recognition Approach
Author: Jones, B., 28 May 2019Supervisor: Hardy, L. (Supervisor), Lawrence, G. (Supervisor) & Brandon, R. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy