Greg Maciejewski

Dr. Greg Maciejewski is a Lecturer at the School of Education and Social Sciences. His research focuses on language comprehension and learning, employing behavioral and cognitive neuroscience methods like EEG and eye-tracking. He investigates how people process semantically ambiguous words and the impact of language skills on educational outcomes. Recent work addresses cognitive and mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly lockdown effects on well-being and social isolation's role in cognitive decline.

Teaching focuses include Cognition, Introductory Psychology, Research Methods, and Statistics. He is actively supervising PhD students in areas like semantic ambiguity and language's role in educational attainment. His expertise includes tools such as mixed-effects modeling and R.

Research collaborations span Scotland and Japan, with findings featured in journals like Applied Cognitive Psychology and Health Psychology Open. His work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to quality education and good health.