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Creative and autonomous University of Oxford PhD student with an eye for detail and the drive to deliver excellence. I am looking to apply my incisive mind and dedication outside of the world academia to create meaningful change alongside other passionate and engaged individuals.

ABOUT ME
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Creative and autonomous University of Oxford PhD student with an eye for detail and the drive to deliver excellence. I am looking to apply my incisive mind and  dedication outside of the world academia to create meaningful change alongside other passionate and engaged individuals.
About Me

About Me

Creative and autonomous University of Oxford PhD student with an eye for detail and the drive to deliver excellence. I am looking to apply my incisive mind and  dedication outside of the world academia to create meaningful change alongside other passionate and engaged individuals.
CURRICULUM VITAE

University of Oxford | 2015-2018

DPhil candidate in the Crossmodal Research Laboratory supervised by Professor Charles Spence and Professor Robin Murphy. Funded by the MRC and St John’s College.


University College London | 2013-2014 | Distinction (Class rank: 1st)

Master of Science (MSc), Industrial/Organisational and Business Psychology.


University of Oxford | 2010-2013 | First Class Honours (Class rank: 2nd)

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Psychology and Philosophy.


Medical Research Council and St John’s College Scholarship | 2015

3 year full funding scholarship to complete my PhD at the University of Oxford of an approximate total value of £50,000.


UCL Best Mark Prize | 2014

Awarded for best mark in the degree MSc in Industrial/Organisational and Business Psychology.


Nominee – Indigogold MSc Innovation Award | 2014

Dissertation nominated for the Indigogold MSc Work Psychology Innovation Award.


University of Oxford Gibbs Prizes | 2013

Awarded for best Psychology dissertation and proxime acessit (runner-up) for overall performance in the PPP degree course at the University of Oxford.

Hertford College Book Awards | 2013
Awarded for best Psychology dissertation and proxime acessit (runner-up) for overall performance in the PPP degree course at the University of Oxford.


Stone Family Foundation Scholarship | 2012
Financial support during my internship at Rethink Mental Illness.


Hertford College Scholarship | 2011
Two-year scholarship for distinction achieved at first public examinations at the University of Oxford.


Dean’s list at McGill University | 2009
Place on the dean’s list for academic achievement in examinations.


James McGill Scholarship | 2009
Renewable scholarship for academic achievement and leadership potential.

German Language Assistant (November 2017-Present)

Help prepare pupils for German GCSE and A-Level Oral Exams by practicing their conversational skills, expanding their subject area knowledge, and doing exam practice questions.

Assistant Business Psychologist (April 2014-September 2015)

Conducted the research for a Director’s new book on employee behaviour change, requiring the synthesis of large volumes of information and a self-driven and conscientious work style. Further tasks include conducting aggregate data analysis, conducting research and summarizing findings, shadowing assessments, proposals, producing presentations and articles, developing leadership frameworks and new psychometrics.

Full-time Policy Team Intern (June-August 2012)

Completed a policy research project assessing the effect of austerity on mental health. Other tasks included communicating and arranging meetings with leading academics in the mental health field and fulfilling further research tasks for the policy and activism team.

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CURRENT PROJECTS

Currently I am working in the Crossmodal Research Laboratory at the University of Oxford as a D.Phil candidate. Headed by Charles Spence, we study the integration of information across our senses and the multitude of ways our senses interact. You can visit us on facebook here. My D.Phil is kindly sponsored by the MRC and St John’s College and is an in depth exploration of colour-shape correspondences.

Kandinsky’s Colour-Shape Correspondences: A Historical Primer and Empirical Literature Review (In Preparation)

This review brings together historical and empirical strands of research on colour-shape correspondences. Historical accounts usually start with Wassily Kandinsky’s universal visual language of art and design, which made extensive use of fundamental colours and forms. Whilst this is an example of an intramodal correspondence, modern empirical work in this area has typically been grounded in the field of crossmodal correspondences: That is, bi-directional, non-arbitrary mappings between the attributes (or dimensions) of two sensory modalities, which can give rise to congruency effects in performance and are usually considered to match one another phenomenologically. Such crossmodal mappings have been explored by psychologists for more than a century now and, in recent years, the topic has blossomed into a full-blown field of research. We examine the various strands of this research – the historical and modern empirical work – in turn, in order to provide an exhaustive review of the colour-shape correspondence research that has been published to date. Whilst the specific colour-shape correspondences Kandinsky suggested may not be reproducible in their exact configuration, the artist was indeed, ahead of his time in understanding that our senses can be inextricably linked.

PAST PROJECTS

Abstracts of my Bachelor and Masters dissertations.

Is Pain a Separate Sensory Modality? A Cognitive Neuroscience Perspective

Cognitive neuroscience research revealing the 1) phenomenology, 2) physiology, 3) representation, and 4) function of pain is examined to evaluate whether we can consider pain as a separate sensory modality. The discussion focuses on the wealth of new research and theories that has come out in the period from 2000-2013 since it allows us to fruitfully re-evaluate pain’s modality status. The four areas are chosen to reflect traditional criteria used to individuate the senses in philosophy (Macpherson, 2011). The exquisitely specialised nature of the nociceptive system is empasized, whilst the strong integrated links with other sensory modalities such as touch, temperature, and vision is discussed. The integrated and convergent processing is evaluated in light of the functions pain serves, reminiscent of Gibson’s (1966) ecological approach. Pain is found amenable to scientific examination and capable of being categorised as a sensory modality in its own right. Suggestions for how to think about sensory modalities, perceptual systems, and their functions are considered.

The Dark Triad and Emotional Intelligence: A Literature Review and Meta-analysis

A qualitative and quantitative review of the relationship between the dark triad and emotional intelligence was conducted. The qualitative review introduces emotional intelligence, Psychopathy, Machiavellianism, and Narcissism. The affective and interpersonal nature of the dark triad is elucidated by examining its callous and emotionally manipulative nature. In the quantitative review, 26 studies, predominately looking at the relationship between trait emotional intelligence and the dark triad, were meta-analysed. Significant correlations of -0.30, -0.35, and 0.17 between trait emotional intelligence and Psychopathy, Machiavellianism, and Narcissism, respectively, were found. Findings in relation to ability emotional intelligence, offender vs. non-offenders, and construct sub-factors are discussed. Recommendations and issues for future research in the light of the qualitative and quantitative findings are presented.