Dr Robin Green
Lecturer in Psychology
School/Department: Psychology and Vision Sciences, School of
Telephone: +44 (0)116 229 7185
Email: rjg29@leicester.ac.uk
Profile
Research
My research interests are quite broad and encompass the following which I would be happy to supervise topics on:
- Cognitive neuropsychology of visual attention and cognitive control (cognitive flexibility and adaptability) and its influences.
- Neurostimulation of visual cognition using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and transcranial electrical stimulation (tES: tDCS, tACS, tRNS).
- Individual differences in cognitive abilities covering: perception, memory, numerical cognition, attention, and executive control in special populations such as bilinguals, gamers, patients.
- Cognitive and attentional control, memory and perception of those with subclinical tendencies of dyslexia, Autistic Spectrum and dyscalculia or psychosis/schizotypal in neurotypical populations.
- Coaching psychology.
- Pedagogical research in teaching large around assessment and feedback, group work and student belonging and wellbeing.
- Research methods and open science education
Publications
Tan, Y-W, Green, R.J., & Goh, S.K.Y. (2022). The relationship between five cultural values and neuropsychological test performances in an ethnically diverse group in the UK. Culture and Brain, 10, 140-154
Tan, Y.-W., Burgess, G.H., & Green, R.J. (2020). The effects of acculturation on neuropsychological test performance: A systematic literature review. The Clinical Neuropsychologist.
Mevorach, C., Shalev, L., Green, R.J., Chechlacz, M., Riddoch, J., & Humphreys, G.W. (2014). Hierarchical processing in Balint's syndrome: A failure of flexible top-down attention. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.
Apps, M.A.J., Green, R. & Ramnani, N. (2013). Reinforcement learning signals in the anterior cingulate cortex code for others' false beliefs. NeuroImage, 64, 1-9.
Supervision
I supervise BSc dissertations, MSc and MRes dissertation projects, PhD and DClinPsy thesis projects.
Current and recent PhD and DClinPsy projects supervised/co-supervised
- The effect of acculturation on neuropsychological test performance (Main supervisor PhD completed)
- Cognitive components of foraging (Co-supervisor PhD completed)
- Q methodology exploring attitudes about the use of puberty blockers in adolescents identifying as transgender/gender non-conforming (2nd supervisor DClinPsy project completed)
- The role of the animal in Animal-Assisted Therapy (Main supervisor DClinPsy - 3rd year)
- Q methodology study exploring attitudes to Complex PTSD as an alternative to the diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder (2nd supervisor DClinPsy - 3rd year)
- Coaching psychology in undergraduate students (Co-supervisor PhD - 2nd year)
- Camouflaging in those with Autism Spectrum Disorder (Main supervisor DClinPsy - 2nd year)
- Qualitative exploration into the feasibility of adopting psychologically-informed care in cardiology wards (2nd supervisor DClinPsy - 2nd year)
- Belonging in students from minority ethnic backgrounds (Co-supervisor PhD - 1st year)
Teaching
- Currently Programme lead for MSc Psychology campus-based programme.
- Previously programme lead for BSc Psychology/ BSc Psychology with Cognitive Neuroscience and BSc Applied Psychology programmes and Intercalated BSc Psychology
- I teach in all three years of the undergraduate Psychology programme and contribute to MSc Psychology (Conversion) programme
- I teach topics in history and philosophy of psychology, research methods, studying and transferable employability skills, cognitive psychology, cognitive neuroscience, neuropsychology, atypical development, psychopathology.
- I also supervise BSc final year and MSc dissertations in a wide variety of cognitive psychological and cognitive neuroscience topics.
Press and media
Activities
- Member of British Psychological Society's Undergraduate Education Committee
- Deputy Chair of British Psychological Society's Coaching Psychology Training Committee
- Ordinary Committee member of British Psychological Society's Division of Academics, Teachers and Researchers in Psychology
- External examiner of BSc and MSc Psychology programmes
- Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society
- Chartered Psychologist by British Psychological Society
- Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
- Member of the Institute of Leadership and Management
- Panel assessor for University of Leicester PEERS Higher Education Academy Fellowship scheme (AFHEA, FHEA, SFHEA)
- Qualified coach and part of University of Leicester Coaching and Mentoring Academy
- Mentor on University of Leicester's Mentor Connect
Awards
Qualifications
MSc Human Neuroscience (Royal Holloway University of London)
PhD Psychology (University of Birmingham)
ILM Level 5 Certificate in Coaching and Mentoring