Jac Billington

Dr Jac Billington is an Associate Professor in the School of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine & Health, University of Leeds. She also serves as Deputy Head of School and Athena SWAN lead, and teaches on the Perception module and Major Project Systematic Review.

Education:

• PhD Neuroscience, University of Cambridge (2007)
• BSc (Hons) Psychology, Durham University

Research Interests:

Dr Billington’s work sits at the intersection of neuroscience, vision science, and human factors. Using EEG, fMRI, eye-tracking, psychophysics, and virtual environments, she investigates how the human brain extracts visual information to guide voluntary action and self-motion. Specific foci include camouflage detection, collision-avoidance in driving, and the neurocomputational bases of decision-making under threat.

Current Funded Projects:

• Leverhulme Fellowship (PI): “To see or not to see: Camouflage and human process of detection”
• EPSRC Project Grant: “COMMOTIONS: Computational Models of Traffic Interactions for Testing of Automated Vehicles”

Scientific Awards & Recognition:
No specific prizes or fellowships are listed in the provided text.

Advising & Grants:

• Currently supervising three PhD students: Shaista Meer, Courtney Goodridge, and Matea Ćelić.
• Research funded by the Leverhulme Trust, EPSRC, NIHR, and the White Rose Consortium.

Labs & Teams:
Dr Billington is affiliated with the Cognitive Neuroimaging research group within the School of Psychology.