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Nathan Ridout is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology at Aston University, UK. He is affiliated with the Cognition & Neuroscience Research Group (CNRG) and the Aston Research Centre for Health in Ageing within the College of Health and Life Sciences. His research focuses on understanding cognitive and affective changes in psychopathology, particularly depression and eating disorders, emphasizing autobiographical memory and facial emotion processing. He also explores alexithymia and cognitive aging.
Education:
- PhD in Psychology (University of St. Andrews, 2005)
- MSc in Psychological Research Methods (University of Stirling, 1999)
- MA in Psychology (University of Dundee, 1996)
- PG Dip in Learning and Teaching (Aston University, 2009)
Research Interests:
- Autobiographical memory specificity and its role in psychopathology
- Emotional face recognition deficits in depression and eating disorders
- Alexithymia’s impact on emotion processing and psychopathology
- Cognitive changes associated with aging
- Intervention development for memory flexibility in older adults
Teaching & Leadership:
- Module Leader for undergraduate courses: Introduction to Clinical Psychology, Affective Disorders, and Key Skills in Psychology 1
- Postgraduate Module Leader for Research Practicals 1 and Key Skills for Cognitive and Affective Neuroscientists 1
Professional Affiliations:
- British Psychological Society (BPS)
- Experimental Psychology Society (EPS)
- Psychobiology Section of the BPS
- Committee Member (Treasurer/ Members Secretary) of the British Association for Cognitive Neuroscience (BACN)
- Associate Editor of Cognition and Emotion (since 2018)
Activities:
- Organizer of Big Bang Science Fair events (2012–present)
- Speaker and workshop leader in science communication
Labs & Collaborations: Active in CNRG and the Aston Research Centre for Health in Ageing, collaborating internationally on projects involving emotion recognition, memory specificity, and psychopathology mechanisms. His work has been disseminated through 40+ peer-reviewed articles and datasets like the Facing away from the interviewer study.
