Dr Robin Green

I studied by BSc Psychology and MSc Human Neuroscience in Royal Holloway University of London. I studied my PhD in cognitive neuropsychology in the University of Birmingham under the supervision of Dr Carmel Mevorach and the late Professor Glyn Humphreys.  After working as an instructor in Birmingham, I arrived in Leicester in 2014 as a Teaching Assistant, then became Teaching Fellow in 2016 and took up the lectureship in 2018. I became an Associate Professor in 2024.

My research interests are quite broad and encompass the following which I would be happy to supervise topics on:  

Pedagogical, Cultural and Coaching Psychology

• The effects of culture and acculturation on psychological processes, wellbeing, and how students from different cultures navigate through higher education
• Coaching psychology.
• Pedagogical research in teaching large around assessment and feedback, group work and student belonging and wellbeing.
• Research methods, statistics and open science education
• Personal tutoring in higher education

Cognitive Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience

• Cognitive neuroscience 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

 

If you would like to work with me as a MRes, MPhil, DClinPsy or PhD student, feel free to email me to discuss ideas.  Also see the Supervision tab for more details of past and current supervised doctoral thesis topics.

Thibault, R. T., Bailey-Rodriguez, D., Bartlett, J. E., Blazey, P., Green, R. J., Pownall, M., & Munafo, M. R. (2024). A Delphi study to strengthen research methods training in undergraduate psychology programmes. Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science, 7(1).  https://doi.org/10.1177/25152459231213808 

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. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40167-021-00105-w

Tan, Y.-W., Burgess, G.H., & Green, R.J. (2021). The effects of acculturation on neuropsychological test performance: A systematic literature review. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 35, 541-571. https://doi.org/10.1080/13854046.2020.1714740

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, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2014.00113

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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2012.09.010 

I am an experienced research supervisor and currently supervise a range of BSc dissertations, MSc and MRes dissertation projects, PhD and DClinPsy thesis projects. 

If you would like to discuss MPhil, PhD and DClinPsy projects with me then please get in touch!  

Completed PhD and DClinPsy Topics 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 (co-supervisor DClinPsy project completed)
  
  

Current PhD Theses Topics Supervised:

• Coaching psychology in undergraduate students (Co-supervisor PhD - 2nd year) 
• Wellbeing and belonging in students from minority ethnic backgrounds (Co-supervisor PhD - 1st year)

 

Current DClinPsy Research Theses Supervised:

• 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 (co-supervisor DClinPsy - 3rd year)
• Exploring Burnout and Workplace Violence in Public Transport (DClinPsy co-supervisor - 3rd 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 (co-supervisor DClinPsy - 2nd year)
• Emotions and experiences of academic staff in personal tutoring (Main supervisor DClinPsy -1st year)
• Concurrent validity of schema modes (Main supervisor DClinPsy - 1st year)

 

• 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.

Attention, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cognitive Control, Neuropsychology, Pedagogy

• 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
• 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
• University of Leicester's Education Academy Fellow

University Distinguished Teaching Fellow (2022)

BSc Psychology (Royal Holloway University of London)
MSc Human Neuroscience (Royal Holloway University of London)
PhD Psychology (University of Birmingham)
ILM Level 5 Certificate in Coaching and Mentoring