About
Jarred Lorusso serves as a Lecturer in the School of Humanities and Social Science at the University of Brighton, actively contributing to the Inclusive Digital Societies Research Excellence Group. His interdisciplinary work bridges psychological theory and neuroscientific methodology to explore human responses to fear-inducing stimuli and psychiatric disorder modeling.
His academic qualifications include:
- PhD in Behavioural consequences of maternal stressors in a rat model for schizophrenia from the University of Manchester (awarded November 2023)
- Bachelor's in Psychology with Professional Placement from Cardiff University (awarded July 2019)
Lorusso's research prioritizes two interconnected domains: recreational fear psychology—examining why humans seek horror experiences through quantitative methods like psychophysiological measurements—and preclinical modeling of schizophrenia, focusing on maternal immune activation (MIA) and postnatal environmental interventions. His work interrogates how media representations perpetuate mental health stigma while developing animal models to capture cognitive heterogeneity in psychosis diagnoses.
Analysis of his 2021-2023 publications reveals consistent emphasis on MIA's neurodevelopmental consequences, with recurring exploration of cognitive deficits, placental mechanisms, and resilience factors in rodent models. Key methodological trends include systematic reviews of epigenetic modulation, cortical reelin signaling analysis, and behavioral interventions like environmental handling to reverse schizophrenia-related deficits.
Lorusso employs a student-centered pedagogical approach featuring gamification and scaffolding techniques. He co-leads a cross-institutional engagement project with the University of Manchester applying psychological principles to horror media ('science of the scare'), demonstrating innovative knowledge translation.
His research network spans multiple institutions as evidenced by co-authorship patterns, with primary affiliations to the University of Brighton's Inclusive Digital Societies group and collaborative ties to Manchester-based neuroscience teams. Current projects indicate expansion into environmental intervention strategies for cognitive dysfunction.
