Louise Humphreys

Louise Humphreys is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Staffordshire University's Health, Education, Policing and Sciences School. She holds a BSc (First Class) and PhD in Psychology from the University of Nottingham (2004, 2008), specializing in cognitive psychology and quantitative methods. Her career includes a Research Fellowship at the University of Warwick (2008-2011) before joining Staffordshire in 2011.

Education:

• BSc (Hons) Psychology, First Class, University of Nottingham (2004)
• PhD in Psychology, University of Nottingham (2008)
• Postgraduate Certificate in Higher and Professional Education, Staffordshire University (Distinction, 2013)
• Certificate in Continuous Professional Development (Research Supervision – PG), 2016

Research Interests: Dr. Humphreys focuses on attention and memory mechanisms, particularly how emotion and mental wellbeing influence cognitive processes. Her work employs eyetracking to study visual attention allocation during emotional and neutral stimuli processing. Key questions include whether emotional events are remembered more vividly due to heightened attentional engagement.

Her publications span 2005–2022, exploring topics like emotional memory enhancement, attentional capture in tasks, and scene perception. Recent work emphasizes task demands' moderating effects on emotion-related attentional processes.

Award Context: While no individual awards are listed, her institution received recognition in Research Excellence Framework 2021 (‘Internationally Excellent/World Leading’) and Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2023 for Facilities and Social Inclusion.

Teaching & Supervision: Leads undergraduate and postgraduate modules in Psychology, including the MSc Psychology (conversion) program. Supervises research across levels without listed advisees. Active in pedagogical development through her postgraduate teaching qualification.

Methodological Expertise: Specializes in quantitative research design and eyetracking methodologies to measure visual attention dynamics in cognitive tasks.