Sarah Haig

Sarah Haig is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno. Her research focuses on neurological responses to sensory stimuli, particularly hyper- and hypo-excitability in neurotypical individuals and clinical conditions such as schizophrenia, autism, migraine, and traumatic brain injury. She explores how sensory processing abnormalities impact cognitive functions and investigates potential interventions.

Dr. Haig holds a Ph.D. in Vision Science from the University of Essex (2012) and a BSc (hons) in Experimental Psychology from the University of Bristol, UK (2009). She teaches courses including PSY 240, PSY 404, and PSY 762.

Her research interests span sensory processing mechanisms, cortical excitability, and neurophysiological biomarkers for psychiatric and neurological disorders. Key areas include auditory and visual processing deficits in schizophrenia and autism, pattern glare sensitivity, and migraine-related visual allodynia. She employs EEG and electrophysiological techniques to study mismatch negativity, ERP variability, and cortical coherence.

Recent work highlights abnormal sensory processing in high schizotypy populations, cross-modal sensory interactions, and the application of machine learning for clinical differentiation. Her publications emphasize translational research linking neurophysiological findings to clinical outcomes.