About Dr Vanessa Parson
I'm one of the Associate Heads of School within Psychology. I also work half-time in the Centre for Graduate Prospects in the Academic Development team as an Academic Development Partner.
My subject specialisms are cognitive psychology (specifically perception and attention) and the psychology of learning, although I teach across a wide spectrum of subjects including the psychology of belief, cyberpsychology, and study skills. I'm a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA).
Within my Academic Development Partner role, I'm part of the team leading the Assessment Innovation Programme, leading the Artificial Intelligence Applications strand and co-leading the strand on assessment change: Principles to Practice. I'm working with academics across the institution to facilitate and support changes in practice in line with the AIP principles and the challenges artificial intelligence poses to education.
Teaching and supervision
I teach across multiple areas, specialising in perception, attention, anomalistic psychology, and cyberpsychology. I also teach study and communication skills, social psychology, individual differences, biological psychology, research methods, and statistics:
Module leader and lead lecturer:
- The Psychology of Belief
- Cyberpsychology.
Teaching/supervision:
- PhD – Director of Studies (cyberstalking and obsession).
Interests
My interests are:
- The impact of technology on learning
- Music and learning
- Music and attention
- The impact of AI on assessment and learning.
Further information
Find me on LinkedIn(opens in new tab).
My latest book publication is: