Mitchell Longstaff

Dr. Mitchell Longstaff is a Lecturer in the Faculty of Health at Southern Cross University with international teaching and research experience at institutions including Arizona State University and University of Greenwich. His research in cognitive psychology examines fundamental and applied cognition including working memory, eyewitness memory, motor control, and psychomotor skills.

Key research areas:

• Dual-task performance and attentional mechanisms
• Evolutionary perspectives on cognitive sex differences
• Forensic applications including eyewitness testimony reliability
• Neurological influences on motor skills like handwriting and drawing

His work has practical implications in education, forensics, ergonomics, and neurological assessment. He teaches Psychology Seminars, Learning and Memory, and Introduction to Psychology units, and supervises multiple Honours, Masters, and PhD students annually.