Expert Details

Spatial Cognition, Virtual Reality Computing, Disability, Ethics, European Psychology

ID: 728411 United Kingdom

Expert has written over 150 papers in areas relating to spatial cognition, spatial wayfinding, spatial memory, use of navigational aids, use of virtual reality computing in relation to wayfinding and familiarity training in children (with or without disabilities) and in older people, Current work relates to school familiarisation as a way of overcoming fear of joining or changing schools. He is the author of several books on the topic of spatial cognition.

Journals and publishers as adviser, reader, referee and reviewer.Schools including schools for children with disabilities (chair of governors).European Union (workshop convenor on disability and technology).

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Education

Year	Degree	Subject	Institution
Year: 1980	Degree: PhD	Subject: Psychology	Institution: Nottingham University, UK
Year: 2008	Degree: Honorary Doctorate	Subject: Psychology	Institution: Novi Sad University, Serbia
Year: 1976	Degree: BSc	Subject: Psychology	Institution: Bradford University, UK

Work History

Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1999 to Present	Employer: Undisclosed	Title: Professor	Department: Psychology
Responsibilities: He teaches undergraduate students in all 3 years of their courses, also supervises PhD students, and undertakes research with external funding. He is Director of Research for Psychology.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1980 to 1999	Employer: Leicester University, UK	Title: Senior Lecturer in Psychology	Department: Psychology
Responsibilities: Teaching and conducting externally funded research

International Experience

Years	Country / Region	Summary
Years: 1989 to Present	Country / Region: Russia and Central/Eastern Europe	Summary: Worked very often with universities and institutes, published with co-authors from several countries, chaired the British and East European Psychology Group, 1989-2006; half-professor, St Petersburg university (Psychology); arranged student exchanges
Years: 2003 to Present	Country / Region: Kazakhstan	Summary: Supervised 3 PhD students, visiting lecturer on several occasions
Years: 1982 to Present	Country / Region: Europe (France, Germany, Greece, etc)	Summary: Work with colleagues in several European countries, including, currently, with Greece, on European-funded projects and research programmes

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
BPS, EFPA CSA (Chair of the Scientific Affairs Committee of the Federation of Psychologists Associations).

Awards / Recognition
Honorary doctorate: Novi Sad University, Serbia.

Publications and Patents Summary
Has more than 150 publications in international peer-reviewed journals, plus edited books and more than 30 chapter contributions to edited texts; contributor of 13 chapters to an Introduction to Psychology for school and undergraduate students ("Focus in Psychology").

Additional Experience

Training / Seminars
He has delivered many seminars in his areas of expertise in his capacity as Professor of Psychology.

Other Relevant Experience
Obtaining external finance from grant bodies and European Union (Intas, Tempus etc).

Fields of Expertise

disability, cognitive psychology, spatial cognition, self-navigation system, navigation