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Current opportunities for graduate study in Psychology

The department currently has about 150 PhD and taught postgraduate programme students. These students are funded by the UK Research Councils, University Scholarships and from overseas funding sources. In addition, we welcome self-funded students. We are currently seeking applications in all areas of the department’s research interests. The projects listed below are for candidates who seek to enrol as postgraduate research students 1 October 2012 (unless otherwise stated). Funding opportunities are now available - please see: http://www.shef.ac.uk/psychology/prospectivepg/funding

Project TitleSupervisorCo-supervisorsResearch Group
Children’s recognition of advertising messages in new mediaDr Mark Blades.Sheffield Cognitive Development.
Young children’s first understanding of economicsDr Mark Blades.Sheffield Cognitive Development.
Interviewing child eyewitnessesDr Mark Blades.Sheffield Cognitive Development.
The neurophysiological basis of spontaneous fluctuations in neuroimaging signalsDr Myles JonesDr Jason Berwick.Brain Imaging.
Simultaneous measures of brain and blood oxygenation: Revealing the function behind ‘functional\\\' brain mapping signalsDr Myles JonesDr Jason Berwick.Brain Imaging.
Action selection in the striatum: a computational studyProfessor Kevin GurneyProfessor Paul Overton.Computational Neuroscience.
Effects of bilingualism on the cognitive development of deaf and hearing childrenProfessor Michael SiegalDr Danielle Matthews.Sheffield Cognitive Development.
Seeing as Bayesian inferenceDr JV Stone.Computational Neuroscience.
Heterogeneity in the development of antisocial behaviourDr Richard Rowe.Social and Health Research Group.
Attitudes to driving in pre-drivers Dr Richard Rowe.Social and Health Research Group.
Sensory reinforced cortico-striatal plasticityProfessor Peter RedgraveProfessor Paul Overton.Brain Imaging.
The role of the basal ganglia in discovering novel actionsProfessor Peter RedgraveProfessor Paul Overton.Brain Imaging.
Improving dental health in young childrenDr Jane Herbert.Sheffield Cognitive Development.
Individual differences in infant memoryDr Jane Herbert.Sheffield Cognitive Development.
Effects of ethanol exposure during early development on the sensory responsiveness of the superior colliculusProfessor Paul OvertonProfessor Peter Redgrave.Neuroscience Research Group.
Cortical and subcortical sensory regulation of dopaminergic neuronsProfessor Paul OvertonProfessor Peter Redgrave.Neuroscience Research Group.
Modelling the role of the cerebellum in optimal control of eye movementsDr John PorrillProfessor Paul Dean.Computational Neuroscience.
Comparison of a detailed compartmental model of the Purkinje cell with the requirements of current cerebellar modelsDr John PorrillProfessor Paul Dean.Computational Neuroscience.
Adjustment to disfigurement: Testing a pathway model via anxiety and associated cognitionDr Andrew ThompsonDr Tom Webb.Clinical Psychology Unit.
The development of flexible cognition in children and adultsDr Daniel Carroll.Sheffield Cognitive Development.
The discovery of communication in infancyDr Danielle MatthewsDr Jane Herbert.Sheffield Cognitive Development.
Children\'s understanding of communicationDr Danielle Matthews.Sheffield Cognitive Development.
Habit and health behaviourDr Paul Norman.Social and Health Research Group.
Identifying EEG biomarkers for autismDr Elizabeth Milne.Sheffield Cognitive Development.
Investigating the effects of culture on perceptual styleDr Elizabeth Milne.Sheffield Cognitive Development.
Dynamic modelling of biophysical systemsDr Ying Zheng.Brain Imaging.
Enhancing couples’ communication to facilitate coping and wellbeing during and after infertility treatmentProfessor Pauline SladeDr Hany Lashen, Mrs Sheila Pike.Clinical Psychology Unit.
All aspects of self-affirmation and its effects on responsiveness to informationProfessor Peter Harris.Social and Health Research Group.
Augmenting the senses with remote touchProfessor Tony PrescottDr Tom Stafford.Adaptive Behaviour Research Group.
The efficacy of self-help in Post Traumatic Stress DisorderDr Andrew ThompsonDr Susan Mason (ScHARR).Clinical Psychology Unit.
**Fully funded** Advances in the assessment of the cumulative landscape and visual impacts associated with wind-turbine developmentDr Chris Jones..
Learning action-chunking: a computational and in vivo studyProfessor Kevin GurneyProfessor Paul Overton.Computational and Experimental Neuroscience.
The breakdown of neurovascular coupling in the diseased state specifically Epilepsy and Alzheimer’s disease.Dr Jason Berwick..
Assessing the hemodynamic signal sources of fMRI based spontaneous connectivity maps and how neuronal plasticity such as increased spatial working memory can change these networks.Dr Jason Berwick..
Using pharmacological agents to investigate the mechanisms of the neuronal vascular couplingDr Jason Berwick..
** Fully funded** Factors underlying susceptibility to the stress responses associated with epileptic and non-epileptic attacks in patients with seizure disordersProfessor Peter Harris.Social and Health Research Group.
Understanding neurovascular coupling and its importance in the interpretation of modern neuroimaging techniquesDr Jason Berwick.Neuroimaging/Neuroscience Research Group (Spinsn).
A brief psychological intervention for behaviour change: The volitional help sheetDr Chris Armitage.Social and Health Research Group.
All aspects of food marketing to children and its effects on children\'s diet and obesityDr Mark Blades.Sheffield Cognitive Development.
Cultural influences on self-disgustProfessor Paul Overton.Environment and Behaviour Research.