Staff

Dr Alan Martin

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

Alan joined the Department in January 2004 from the University of East London where he was researching for his PhD. He teaches Developmental Psychology, Data Analysis & Research Design, Individual Differences and Developmental Psychopathology.

Research interests: Alan's research focuses on the origin, structure and development of children's concepts of scientific phenomena: in particular their understanding of the earth, gravity and astronomy. He is also interested in evolutionary psychology and epistemology.

Selected publications and conference papers:

Nobes, G., A. E. Martin & G. Panagiotaki. The development of scientific knowledge of the earth. British Journal of Developmental Psychology. (In press).

Nobes, G., D. Moore, A.E. Martin, B. Clifford, G. Butterworth, G. Panagiotaki, & M. Siegal. Mental models or fragments of knowledge? Children's understanding of the earth in a multicultural community. Developmental Science 49.1 (2003), 74-87. 1363-755X.

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, 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 Introduction to Psychology, 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 1, Social Psychology 2, Psychology of Language and Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy.

Research interests: Linda's main research interests are the psychology of language, specifically discourse, authorship and readership, and relationships in therapy. She is the Student Support Officer / Counsellor at the University of Buckingham and is currently doing a Practitioner Doctorate (D.Psych.) in Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy.

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

Departmental Administrator, Psychology
julie.leach@buckingham.ac.uk

Julie provides secretarial support to the Department and is the first point of contact if you would like to know anything about the Department. Julie runs a series of touch typing courses for staff and students at the University.

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 Anabela Bravo

Research Fellow in Psychology
anabela.bravo@buckingham.ac.uk

Anabela joined Buckingham in October 2008 as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Psychology, having degrees in singing and composition, and an MSc and PhD in musicology from the University of Aveiro in Portugal. She currently researches in the psychology of music in collaboration with Dr Philip Fine. Her research interests focus particularly on psychological performance skills, such as mental practice and musical analysis, and their implication as cognitive strategies of expert performance.

Tel: +44 (0)1280 828 322

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 & Research Design 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 a member of the Department of Management. 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

Margaret Tilley

Visiting Lecturer
margaret.tilley @buckingham.ac.uk

Margaret is a graduate member of the BPS and has spent the last few years in Assistant Clinical Psychologist roles with an older adults mental health team and with brain-injured patients, and in research assistant roles. She is currently teaching the Introduction to Psychology course.

Tel: +44 (0)1280 828 322