George Sandamas

Lecturer in Psychology

Department: School of Health and Social Sciences

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Qualifications

BSc Phd PGDip

Research Interests

  • Spatial cognition in both virtual and real environments
  • Learning and Teaching
  • Service users' experiences of mental healthcare services and other issues.

Teaching Interests

  • Research Methods
  • Counselling, Coaching
  • Cognition

Biography

Research

  • Sandamas, G. and Foreman, N. (2009). Interface familiarity restores active advantage in a virtual exploration and reconstruction task in children. Spatial Cognition and Computation. Vol 9 (2), pp 96-108.
  • Sandamas, G. and Foreman, N. (2007). Spatial reconstruction following virtual exploration in children aged 5-9 years: Effects of age, gender and activity-passivity. Journal of Environmental Psychology. Vol 27 (2), pp 126-134.
  • Sandamas, G. (2007). Drawing maps and remembering landmarks after driving in a virtual small town environment. Journal of Maps, v2007, pp 35-45.
  • Foreman, N., Sandamas, G. and Newson, D. (2004). Distance in virtual space is sensitive to gender but not activity - passivity. Cyberpsychology and Behavior. Vol 7 (4), pp 451-457
  • Sandamas, G., and Foreman, N. (2004). Transfer of spatial learning from virtual to real environments: The effects of differential modes of exploration, age, familiarity and training. Paper presented at the BPS Developmental Section Conference Sept 2004.
  • Sandamas, G., and Foreman, N. (2004). Transfer of spatial learning from virtual to real environments: The effects of differential modes of exploration, age, familiarity and training. Poster presented at 2004 BPS Annual Conference.
  • Sandamas, G., and Foreman, N. (2003). Active and passive spatial learning from a desk-top virtual environment in male and female participants: A comparison with guessing controls. Journal of Health, Social and Environmental Issues. Vol 4 (2), pp 15-21.
  • Sandamas G. (2002) A review of The Concise Encyclopaedia of Psychology. Legal and Criminological Psychology. Vol. 7 (2), pp 254-246.
  • Foreman, N., and Sandamas, G. (2002). Human spatial cognition: Current issues and technological developments. Khabarshi Vestnik; Kazakh University Journal. Vol. 1 (8), pp 38-48.
  • Sandamas, G., Westley, D., and Hogman, G. (2002). Relationships between advice, information, choice and the type of antipsychotic drug prescribed to people with schizophrenia in the UK. Poster presented at the Institute of Social and Health Research Summer Conference (2002).
  • Sandamas, G., Petit-Zeman, C., and Hogman, G. (2002). Doesn't it make you sick: Side effects of medicine and physical health concerns of people with severe mental illness. A National Schizophrenia Fellowship report.
  • Sandamas G, Westley D., and Hogman G (2002) 'Relationships between advice, information, choice and the type of antipsychotic drug prescribed to people with schizophrenia in the UK.' Poster presented at 2002 BPS annual conference.
  • Sandamas, G., Hogman, G., and Correy, P. (2001). That's just Typical. A National Schizophrenia Fellowship report.
  • Sandamas G., and Hogman G. (2001) 'A Question of Choice', A National Schizophrenia Fellowship executive summary.
  • Sandamas, G., and Hogman, G. (2000). No Change: How Mental Health Care Services Fail People from Black and Ethnic Minorities. A National Schizophrenia Fellowship report.
  • Hogman, G., and Sandamas, G. (1999). One in Ten: A report into Suicide and Mental illness A National Schizophrenia Fellowship Report.
  • Sandamas, G. (1999): Caring for a Diverse Population. National Schizophrenia Fellowship, Quarterly Magazine. Autumn, pp.10-11.
  • Sandamas, G. (1999): Music and Mental Illness: A Review of Creativity. National Schizophrenia Fellowship, Quarterly Magazine. Summer, p.14 pp 38-48
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