Merryn Constable

Merryn Constable is a Research Fellow at Northumbria University, focusing on cognitive psychology, human-robot interaction, and healthcare performance optimization. Her work explores self-other attribution in social environments and its implications for technology-assisted human performance.

• Education: PhD in Arts (University of Queensland), BA (Hons) in Business Studies, PGCert in Psychology

Research Themes:

• Self-other attribution mechanisms
• Human-robot interaction dynamics
• Healthcare performance optimization
• Evolutionary and modern social conventions

Recent Publications highlight interdisciplinary applications of AI in healthcare, comparative studies of joint action in primates, and reinforcement learning for human-robot handovers.

Grants: Funded by DSTL, The Royal Society, and Australian Government (Department of Education and Training).

Professional Affiliation: Associated with Social Mind and Body Group (Central European University) and Action and Attention Lab (University of Toronto).