Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Buckingham. Programme Director for the MSc in Creativity and Performance Expertise, and leader of the school's CREATE (Centre for Research into Expertise Acquisition, Training and Excellence) hub.
Research areas include: divergent thinking and creativity; insight problems and the 'Aha!' moment (particularly in cryptic crossword solving); imagination and vivid visual imagery; and the psychology of theatre, humour, and comedy.
Currently writing a textbook for Taylor & Francis on 'Creative Performance and Expertise'
In Progress
Aiming to advance our understanding of cognitive creativity, creative problem-solving, and creative art and artistic performance with interdisciplinary methods.
Looks at the kind of hobbies people took up during the pandemic, and how helpful they were in...
British-style cryptic crossword solving is an under-researched domain of expertise, relatively...