We were proud to welcome Prof Espie to the University of Lincoln as a Lincoln Institute for Advanced Studies Visiting Fellow attached to the Community and Health Research Unit, Lincoln Institute for Health and Lincoln Sleep and Cognition Laboratory during May 2019. He is a world-leading expert in sleep research and sleep medicine. He was…Continue Reading Professor Colin Espie visits CaHRU, LIH and sleep lab to support sleep research at Lincoln
Category: Physical and Mental Well Being
Lincoln Education Assistance with Dogs
Lincoln Education Assistance with Dogs (LEAD) are a University of Lincoln, College of Social Science based research team. They will be looking at how dogs can help children learn and develop in the classroom environment. University of Lincoln, College of Social Science Research Prof Kerstin Meints, University of Lincoln, School of Psychology Mrs Victoria Brelsford,…Continue Reading Lincoln Education Assistance with Dogs
HART PhD Student Presents at the International Sociology of Sport Association
HART PhD student, Gareth McNarry, who is undertaking a dual doctorate with the University of Lincoln and the University of Copenhagen (supervised by Dr Adam Evans, Copenhagen, and Prof Jacquelyn Allen-Collinson, Lincoln), recently presented his research on the lived experience of competitive swimmers at the International Sociology of Sport Association, World Congress of Sport 2019, held at the…Continue Reading HART PhD Student Presents at the International Sociology of Sport Association
Amanda Roberts Recieves Funding For Gambling Conference
Amanda Roberts has received funding form the Society from the Study of Addictions (SSA) to host the first Current Advances in Gambling Research (GAGR) on 12th July 2019 alongside colleagues from UEL. The conference will be held at University Square Stratford, University of East London and is free to attend. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. Current Advances…Continue Reading Amanda Roberts Recieves Funding For Gambling Conference
Perceptual Not Attitudinal Factors Predict the Accuracy of Estimating Other Women’s Bodies in Both Women With Anorexia Nervosa and Controls
Disturbance in how one’s body shape and size is experienced, usually including over-estimation of one’s own body size, is a core feature of the diagnostic criteria of anorexia nervosa (AN). Is this over-estimation specific to women with AN’s judgements of their own body? Or is it just a general feature of their judgments about all…Continue Reading Perceptual Not Attitudinal Factors Predict the Accuracy of Estimating Other Women’s Bodies in Both Women With Anorexia Nervosa and Controls
Symmetrical Viewpoint Representations in Face-Selective Regions Convey an Advantage in the Perception and Recognition of Faces
Learning new identities is crucial for effective social interaction. A critical aspect of this process is the integration of different images from the same face into a view-invariant representation that can be used for recognition. The representation of symmetrical viewpoints has been proposed to be a key computational step in achieving view-invariance. The aim of…Continue Reading Symmetrical Viewpoint Representations in Face-Selective Regions Convey an Advantage in the Perception and Recognition of Faces
Psychological wellbeing, social support, and personality in police force employees
Staff in the School of Sport and Exercise Science recently presented their research at the British Psychological Society Division of Occupational Psychology Conference in Chester. Led by Dr Trish Jackman, this research sought to examine the relationship between psychological wellbeing, perceived support from colleagues, received support from colleagues, and personality factors in police employees. The…Continue Reading Psychological wellbeing, social support, and personality in police force employees
How patients adjust psychologically to the experience of head and neck cancer: A grounded theory
Numerous physical and psychological challenges are recognised as consequences of head and neck cancer and its treatment, but little is known about how patients adjust psychologically to these experiences. This study aimed to develop a theoretical understanding of the processes patients engage in when adjusting to head and neck cancer. Twelve patients participated in semi‐structured…Continue Reading How patients adjust psychologically to the experience of head and neck cancer: A grounded theory
Informing care related decisions with the Cognitive Daisy
This study examined how care practices may be modified by the Cognitive Daisy. At pre and post Cognitive Daisy training, care staff stated how they would respond to a series of hypothetical case studies. We found unequivocal evidence of the Cognitive Daisy’s potential to positively inform person-centred care related decisions. University…Continue Reading Informing care related decisions with the Cognitive Daisy