Staff

Dr Alan Martin

Head of Department, Lecturer in Psychology, Undergraduate Admissions Tutor
alan.martin@buckingham.ac.uk

Alan joined the Department in January 2004 from the University of East London. He teaches Developmental Psychology, Research Methods for Psychologists, Evolutionary Psychology, Educational Psychology and CHIP courses. He is a Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol).

Research interests: Alan's research is focused upon children's understanding of science and in particular scientific concepts; the development of emotion detection; dyslexia in adults, both in terms of adults' experiences in the work place and the assessment of adults; the psychology of religious belief; and psychoinformatics.

Selected publications and conference papers:

Frède, V., G. Nobes, G. Panagiotaki & A.E. Martin. The acquisition of scientific understanding: French children's views of the Earth. Manuscript submitted for publication (2009).

Martin, A.E. & D. McLoughlin. Employment experiences of adults with dyslexia. Paper presented to British Dyslexia Association (BDA) International Conference. Harrogate, 2008.

Nobes, G., A. E. Martin & G. Panagiotaki. The development of scientific knowledge of the earth. British Journal of Developmental Psychology 23.1 (2005), 47-64.

Nobes, G., D. Moore, A.E. Martin, B. Clifford, G. Butterworth, G. Panagiotaki, & M. Siegal. Children's understanding of the earth in a multicultural community: mental models or fragments of knowledge? Developmental Science 6.1 (2003), 72-85.

Martin, A.E., G. Nobes & D.G. Moore. Consistency of children's knowledge of the earth. Paper presented to the 18th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD). Ghent, Belgium, July 2004.

Martin, A. E., G. Nobes, D. Moore, B. Clifford & G. Panagiotaki. Children's representations of the world. Paper presented to the British Psychological Society Developmental Section. Coventry, September 2003.

Martin, A. E., B. R. Clifford, D. G. Moore & G. Nobes. Theories or fragments of knowledge? The coherence of children's explanations of the earth's properties. Paper presented to the British Psychological Society Developmental Section. Brighton, September 2002.

Martin, A. E., B. R. Clifford, D. G. Moore & G. Nobes. Testing the consistency of children's understanding of the earth. European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction conference, Fribourg, Switzerland, 2001.

Dr Philip Fine

Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Postgraduate Admissions Tutor in Psychology
philip.fine@buckingham.ac.uk

Philip joined Buckingham in 1996, when finishing a DPhil on face processing and hemispheric asymmetry at the University of Oxford. He teaches courses in Cognition, Perception, Biological Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience & Neuropsychology. He is a Graduate member of the BPS and a member of SEMPRE (Society for Education, Music and Psychology Research) and ESCOM (European Society for the Cognitive Sciences of Music). Being a singer and pianist, it is not surprising that his interests moved towards the area of music psychology in which he both researches and supervises student projects.

Research interests: Philip's main area of research concerns the psychology of music, in particular the cognitive processes involved in expert sight-singing. Current investigations also include those into the factors affecting the understanding of sung lyrics, mental rehearsal in musicians, and memory for musical speed. He is also interested in expert problem solving, and is currently involved in research into cryptic crossword and sudoku solving. Other areas of interest include various aspects of cognition (time estimation, memory and language) and perception (visual and auditory), and of cognitive neuropsychology, such as face processing and hemispheric asymmetry. Philip is particularly interested in supervising research students for projects on sung text intelligibility, expertise in sight-singing music and expertise and strategies in cryptic crossword completion.

Selected recent publications and conference papers:

Bravo, A. & P. Fine, Studying a score silently: What benefits can it bring to performance? International Symposium on Performance Science (Auckland, New Zealand), 2009.

Fine, P. & S. Bull, Memory for tactus and musical tempo: The effects of expertise and speed on keeping time. International Symposium on Performance Science (Auckland, New Zealand), 2009.

Fine, P., J. Ginsborg & C. Barlow, The influence of listeners' singing experience and the number of singers on the understanding of sung text. International Symposium on Performance Science (Auckland, New Zealand), 2009.

Friedlander, K. & P. Fine, Expertise in cryptic crossword performance: An exploratory survey. International Symposium on Performance Science (Auckland, New Zealand), 2009.

Russell, K. & P. Fine, The effects of music tempo on time perception and word search performance. BPS Cognitive Psychology Section 26th Annual Conference (University of Hertfordshire, UK), 2009.

Hoffmann, F. & P. Fine, The role of working memory in solving Sudoku. BPS Cognitive Psychology Section 26th Annual Conference (University of Hertfordshire, UK), 2009.

Fine, P., A. Berry & B. Rosner, The effect of pattern recognition and tonal predictability on sight-singing ability. Psychology of Music 34.4 (2006), 431-447.

Costa, M., P. Fine & P. Ricci Bitti, Interval distributions, mode, and tonal strength of melodies as predictors of perceived emotion. Music Perception 22.1 (2004), 1-14.

Fine, P. & H. Younger, Sight-singing performance and piano accompaniment. 8th International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition (Northwestern University, Evanston IL, USA), 2004.

More information about Philip can be found in the Directory of Experts

Dr Katherine Finlay

Lecturer in Psychology
katherine.finlay@buckingham.ac.uk

Katherine joined Buckingham in September 2008 following a PhD in pain psychology at the University of Edinburgh. Currently she teaches the core module on Individual Differences and the applied Health Psychology and Forensic Psychology courses. Katherine's work centres around her interests in clinical and health-related research and also in music psychology. 

Research interests: Katherine's principal area of research is investigating the role of psychological methods of pain control in acute and chronic pain conditions. With acute pain, this includes distraction and attention-diversion methodologies. Following a successful grant application, Katherine is also working with the Clore Laboratory on the role of in-utero nutrition on subsequent cognitive development.  Further areas of interest include self-other perceptions in eating disorders, depression research and  'audio-analgesia' - the ability of music to modulate pain.

Selected publications and conference papers:

Finlay, K.A., J.A. Wilson, P. Gaston & I. Power, Audio-analgesia and multi-disciplinary pain management: An investigation into acute, post-operative pain. European Health Psychology Society Annual Conference (Pisa, Italy), 2009 & British Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting (London), 2009. Published in Psychology & Health 24 (Supplement 1, 2009), 174.

Finlay, K.A. Audio-analgesia: An introduction to music medicine. Edinburgh Anaesthesia Festival. Edinburgh: Royal College of Surgeons, 2007.

Finlay, K.A. Music and pain management. Scottish Society of Acute Pain Specialists Conference. Stirling: Stirling NHS Trust, 2007.

Finlay, K.A. Chronic pain in motion.  British Psychological Society Scottish Branch Annual Conference. Perth, 2006.

Ms Linda Luckhurst

Lecturer in Psychology
linda.luckhurst@buckingham.ac.uk

Linda joined the Department from Canterbury in 2001 having bachelor degrees in both English Literature and Psychology and an MPhil on semantic category effects in object processing by temporal lobe epileptics and non-epileptics. She teaches courses in Introduction to Psychology, Social Psychology, Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy and Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology.

Research interests: Linda's main research interests are in the fields of counselling psychology and psychotherapy, specifically ethical issues and the intersubjective nature of the therapeutic relationship. She also has an interest in the psychology of language, specifically discourse, authorship and readership. She is currently doing a Doctorate in Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy by Professional Studies (DCPsych).

Selected publications:

Lloyd-Jones, T.J. & L. Luckhurst. Outline shape is a mediator of object recognition that is particularly important for living things. Memory & Cognition 30.4 (2004), 489-498.

Lloyd-Jones, T.J. & L. Luckhurst. Effects of plane rotation, task, and complexity on recognition of familiar and chimeric objects. Memory & Cognition 30.4 (2004), 499-510.

Luckhurst, L. & T.J. Lloyd-Jones. A selective deficit for living things after temporal lobectomy for relief of epileptic seizures. Brain and Language 79.2 (2001), 266-296.

Mrs Julie Leach

Part-time Departmental Administrator, Psychology                
julie.leach@buckingham.ac.uk

Julie provides administrative support to the Department.

Tel: +44 (0)1280 828 322

Ms Sharon Taylor

Departmental Administrator, Psychology
sharon.taylor@buckingham.ac.uk

Sharon joined the Department in August 2010 and provides full-time administrative support to the Psychology Department.

Tel: +44 (0)1280 828 322

Dr David McLoughlin

Visiting Professor
david.mcloughlin@buckingham.ac.uk

David is an educational and occupational psychologist based in London. He has many years' experience as a practitioner in both these fields. He became Visiting Professor in the Psychology Department in 2002. As a Visiting Professor he gives a number of specialist lectures from the point of view of a practitioner and also contributes to the supervision of student projects.

David has been nominated and accepted as a Member of the International Academy for Research in Learning Disabilities (IARLD). IARLD is an elected group of premier scientists, educators and clinicians in the field of learning disabilities throughout the world.

Recent publication:
McLoughlin, D. & B. Kirwan. Coaching and dyslexia in the workplace. Selection and Development Review 25.2 (2007), 3-7.

More information about David can be found in the Directory of Experts

Tel: +44 (0)1280 828 322. If you wish to contact David on business not related to the University of Buckingham, please telephone his London office: +44 (0)207 383 3724.

Dr Chris Allen

Visiting Lecturer (plus team)

Chris is a clinical psychologist based in Winslow. For the past several years he has organised and contributed to our Clinical Psychology course, which is taught by a team of up to six practising clinical psychologists.

Tel: +44 (0)1280 828 322

Dr Kathryn Friedlander

Visiting Research Fellow
kathryn.friedlander@buckingham.ac.uk

Kathryn joined the Department in January 2010. Kathryn studied at Oxford for her original BA and DPhil in Literae Humaniores, and afterwards pursued a wide-ranging career in the Civil Service. After becoming interested in the education of Gifted and Talented children, she went on to pursue postgraduate studies at the University of Worcester into the psychology of Giftedness and Talent. She currently researches into the psychology of puzzle-solving, in collaboration with Dr Philip Fine. Her research interests focus upon the solving of UK-style cryptic crosswords, with particular interest in the cognitive skills, motivational drivers and development of expertise in this domain; and she retains an active interest in the education of academically gifted children.

Publications and conference papers:

Friedlander, K.J. & P. Fine. Expertise in cryptic crossword performance: An exploratory survey. International Symposium on Performance Science (Auckland, NZ), 2009.

Friedlander, K.J. Gifted children: myths and realities. The gifted and their vulnerability to perfectionism. Gifted and Talented, 9.1 (2005), 12-16.

Tel: +44 (0)1280 828 322

Ms Kirsty Lowe

Technician and Demonstrator
kirsty.lowe@buckingham.ac.uk

Kirsty joined the Department in December 2009 having graduated from the University with a 1st class BSc in Psychology in 2008. Kirsty worked as a teaching assistant at a junior school before joining the Department because of her interest in educational and developmental psychology. In her Technician and Demonstrator role Kirsty is responsible for organising the research materials and facilities of the Department and helping enhance the research teaching on a number of courses by running practical workshops and seminars.

Tel: +44 (0)1280 828 297

Mr Eddie Shoesmith

Senior Lecturer in Statistics
eddie.shoesmith@buckingham.ac.uk

Eddie is a member of the Department of Management and was previously head of the Psychology Department 1998-2001. His speciality is statistics for both psychology and business, and he teaches Data Analysis for Psychologists to 1st year students and the 2nd year course entitled Analysis and Design of Experiments

More information about Eddie can be found on the Business School staff page.

Tel: +44 (0)1280 820214 / 820144

Dr Jane Tapsell

Lecturer in Organisational Behaviour
jane.tapsell@buckingham.ac.uk

Jane is Dean of the Business School. She is a BPS member and teaches the Business Psychology course, which is taken by all Psychology students as well as those studying Business.

More information about Jane can be found on the Business School staff page.

Tel: +44 (0)1280 820148 / 820144

Dr Sue Palmer

Visiting Lecturer
sue.palmer@buckingham.ac.uk

Sue has 36 years working in education at every level from pre-school to higher education. In 1997 she gained her doctorate through researching the development of working memory in relation to literacy development. This research led her to working with Baddeley and Hitch and others in the development of a new aspect of the working memory model: the inhibition control within the central executive. Sue's research extended to working with children and adults with dyslexia, and children with hearing impairments, looking at ways to help them to improve their reading. Sue trained with Read America and became their academic advisor. Sue has written several books on children's literacy including a best-seller Checking Individual Progress in Phonics (ChIPPs) which is widely used in schools around the country. Sue was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship in 2004 for outstanding contributions to enhancing the student experience and sat on the national advisory bodies for both personal development planning and for employability. Sue was awarded a Senior Fellowship with the Higher Education Academy in 2008. Since 2009 Sue has run two successful companies: Empowering Confidence which has developed educational software; and The Phonics Academy which trains teachers and parents to deliver phonics courses to help young children learn to read. She is currently teaching the Introduction to Psychology course.

Tel: +44 (0)1280 828 322