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Dr Daniel Roberts is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology within the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences at the University of Liverpool. His research focuses on the neurocognitive bases of visual and language processing, their interconnectedness, and how these processes become disrupted in conditions such as dyslexia, visual neglect, object agnosias, face recognition disorders, and semantic impairments.
Dr Roberts completed his PhD in Cognitive Neuropsychology at the University of Manchester in 2010 under the supervision of Prof Matt Lambon-Ralph, following an MRes in Research Methods (2006) and BSc in Psychological Sciences (2005), also from the University of Manchester.
- PhD (2010): Cognitive Neuropsychology, University of Manchester
- MRes (2006): Research Methods, University of Manchester
- BSc (2005): Psychological Sciences, University of Manchester
His research employs a multimethod approach including cross-population behavioral studies (individuals with brain damage, developmental disorders, and neurotypical individuals), neuroimaging, awake craniotomy, and visual psychophysics. Key areas of investigation include disorders of reading (developmental and acquired dyslexias), vision (e.g., neglect), object processing (agnosias), face recognition (prosopagnosia), semantics (e.g., dementias, HSVE), and bilingualism effects on visual and phonological processing in dyslexic readers.
Dr Roberts' recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on dyslexia research, particularly examining visual and phonological processing impairments across different languages and orthographic depths. His work combines theoretical cognitive neuropsychology with practical clinical applications, aiming to develop better diagnostic tools and interventions. He has published in leading journals including Cognitive Neuropsychology, Annals of Dyslexia, Frontiers in Psychology, and Cerebral Cortex.
As a supervisor, Dr Roberts works with several PhD students including Emma Austin (researching imagery in aphantasia), Rachel Dudley-Jones (studying substance use and neurocognitive processing in collaboration with Liverpool John Moores University), and Qi Zhou (investigating the role of language in arithmetic and algebraic operations in children). He serves as Module Coordinator for RESEARCH DISSERTATION IN PSYCHOLOGY (PSYC646) and RESEARCH METHODS AND STATISTICS (PSYC640), and teaches the RESEARCH PROJECT module (PSYC340).
- Emma Austin: Imagery in aphantasia (Co-supervisor: Dr Reshanne Reeder)
- Rachel Dudley-Jones: Substance use and neurocognitive processing (Co-supervisors: Dr Samantha Brooks, Prof Cathy Montgomery, Dr Kanayo Umeh, Prof Kate Cockcroft)
- Qi Zhou: Role of language in arithmetic and algebraic operation in children (Co-supervisors: Dr Jike Qin, Prof Jeong Jin Yu)
Dr Roberts maintains active clinical collaborations through honorary research fellowships with The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust (since 2018), Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (since 2020), and The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (since 2020), focusing on stroke health informatics and improving neurosurgical interventions for brain tumor patients. He is a member of several professional organizations including the British Neuroscience Association, British Psychological Society, and Society for the Scientific Study of Reading.
