My current research interests lie at the intersection between the fields of counterfactual thinking, deception and clinical psychology. In particular, I am interested in how the creative imagination of alternative scenarios can aid the generation of lies. Additionally I am interested in how clinical populations such as Parkinson's disease can help us understand the mechanisms that underlie this relationship.
During my degree I was a honorary assistant psychology in the neuropsychology department at Derriford Hospital. Following my graduation I was a research assistant for the Peninsula Medical School where I was part of NHIR grant programme aimed at developing new outcome measures for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. I contributed to two large systematic reviews concerned with clinical trial methodology, additionally I was involved in the psychometric evaluation of rating scales used in the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) study.
2007-2011 BSc (Hons) Psychology with Certificate of Professional Experience – Plymouth University
Dissertation Title : An investigation into the use of computerized technology for the assessment of hand motor impairment in Alzheimer's disease
2011 – Comprehensive Systematic Review Course – University of West London
2012 – Introduction to Rasch Measurement Theory – University of Western Australia