Research
Cognitive Psychology Research Group
The Cognitive Psychology Research Group is based in the School of Education, Language and Psychology at York St John University.
Researchers in the Cognitive Psychology Group study a range of topics in basic and applied cognitive psychology, in adults and children.
We are a group of staff members and postgraduate research students with specific interests in language and literacy, spontaneous and deliberate future thinking, virtual reality, and tool innovation.
Our researchers examine typical and atypical development of language and literacy (Lorna Hamilton, Natalie Smith), neurobiological underpinnings of reading and verbal short-term memory (Nicola Savill), and the role of long-term memory processes in language learning and use (Jelena Mirkovic).
We investigate how episodic memory relates to spontaneous and deliberate future thinking (Scott Cole). Our researchers examine how children innovate tools to solve problems (Nicola Cutting). We explore cognitive bases of spatial presence in virtual reality, and how virtual reality can be used to solve real-world problems (Matt Coxon).
We have regular groups meetings where we discuss our ongoing research. We have a postgraduate student-led journal club, and we are all members of the York St John Open Science journal club ReproducibiliTea.
Get in touch
If you are interested in pursuing a research degree (MSc or PhD), or joining the group as an undergraduate research assistant, please get in touch with Jelena Mirkovic (j.mirkovic@yorksj.ac.uk), or individual staff members.
Group members
Dr Nicola Cutting
Chair of Cognitive Psychology group
Dr Jenny Shevchenko
Lecturer
Dr Scott Cole
Senior Lecturer
Dr Matthew Coxon
Senior Lecturer
Charlotte Elwell
Technical Team Leader
Dr Lorna Hamilton
Associate Professor and Associate Head of School: Psychology
Dr Jelena Mirkovic
Senior Lecturer
Dr Justyna Needham
Lecturer
Dr Nicola Savill
Senior Lecturer
Isabelle O'Halloran
Postgraduate researcher
Alex Bond
Postgraduate researcher
Jess Brown
Postgraduate researcher
Callum Glenn
Postgraduate researcher
Chloe Metz
Postgraduate researcher