Lindsey Carruthers

Dr Lindsey Carruthers is a full-time Lecturer in the Department of Psychology within the School of Applied Sciences at Edinburgh Napier University. She is a founding member of the UK Creativity Researchers group and regularly organizes events and conferences in collaboration with researchers from other institutions. Her work focuses on the intersection of creativity and cognitive processes.

Dr Carruthers has a PhD and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). Her academic background includes a BSc (Hons) degree, though the specific institution isn't mentioned in the provided materials.

Dr Carruthers' primary research interests center around creativity, attention, cognition, and their interrelationships. She has conducted extensive research on how attentional processes relate to creative thinking, with particular focus on differences between individuals with and without Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Her work explores how incubation periods affect creative problem solving and how visual attention is allocated during creativity tasks. She is particularly interested in practical applications of creativity research in educational and professional settings.

Dr Carruthers' publication record demonstrates a consistent focus on the relationship between creativity and cognitive processes. Her work spans theoretical explorations of creativity definitions to empirical investigations using multiple methodologies including eye-tracking. A notable trend in her research is the examination of how attentional differences, particularly in ADHD, might influence creative thinking. Her more recent work has expanded to consider creativity in pathological brain conditions across the lifespan.

• Conference Travel and Accommodation Grant
• Edinburgh Napier University Researcher Development Grant
• Higher Education Academy Fellowship

Dr Carruthers actively supervises postgraduate research students across various projects related to creativity, cognition, and psychology. She serves as primary or additional supervisor for multiple doctoral and master's students working on topics ranging from developmental dyslexia to digital twins and virtual reality applications for enhancing creativity. She has secured research funding through university grants and collaborates extensively with colleagues both within Edinburgh Napier and at other institutions.

Dr Carruthers is a founding member of the UK Creativity Researchers group and contributes to the Centre for Mind and Creativity Research at Edinburgh Napier University. She collaborates regularly with Dr Gillian Hill from the University of Buckingham and Dr Shelly Kemp from the University of Liverpool on creativity-related initiatives and conferences.