About my current job
I conduct ESRC-funded research into the development of visuomotor control and own-body perception. I teach developmental psychology and multisensory perception at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Something important I learned during my time at EP
"Close the book, and say it in your own words," was advice from Dick Passingham in a tutorial, which I have never forgotten.
How did my education influence my career path?
My undergraduate tutor at St Catz was Bruce Henning, who introduced me to visual psychophysics. My love for movement- and action-oriented perception came through a third-year option with Brian Rogers. As an research assistant and postgrad with Ol Braddick and Jan Atkinson, I learned motion capture and stared working with children. Together these phases set the research themes and methods that are central to my current work.
Did you have a favourite tutor/lecturer/prof, and how did they inspire you?
Ol Braddick & Jan Atkinson hired me as an research assistant and encouraged me during the subsequent four years. They were hands-off enough for me to develop my own work, and hands-on enough for it not to go horribly wrong. I am really grateful for the opportunities and support they have given me.
How did friends made during your time at EP influence your life?
My time as a research assistant and PhD has shaped the rest of my life, not only by setting the direction of my work but also because it's when I met my future husband, who was a PhD student at the time. We now have two children, whose godmother was our labmate at the time. So I think those years were really formative for me.
