Lucy Irving

PhD/Research Student, Part-time Lecturer

Department: Health and Social Sciences

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Qualifications

Bsc, PGCE

Research Interests

  • Creativity
  • Mental imagery control
  • Schizotypy
  • Positive psychology

Teaching Interests

Psychology Skills and Research Methods (Summer school module - Module Leader)

Research Skills and Ethics

Psychology Practice and Context

Social Psychology

Personality & Individual Differences

October 2011 - Awarded the Chancellor's Academic Alumni Scholarship

October 2011 - Won a BPS Public Engagement Grant (with Carl Senior, Aston University) http://www.bps.org.uk/psychology-public/sharing-our-science/public-engagement-grants/public-engagement-grants)

Biography

Publications:

Selected Publications/ Seminars

Irving, L., Barry, R., LeBoutillier, N., & Westley, D. (in press). The Image Control Transformation Task: A Performance-Based Measure of Imagery Control. Journal of Mental Imagery.

Irving, L., LeBoutillier, N., Westley, D., & Barry, R. (2010). The intricate links between mental imagery, schizotypy and creativity. Talk presented at BPS Annual Conference 2010, Glasgow.

Irving, L. (2009). Creativity and its Relationships with Controlled Mental Imagery and Positive Schizotypy. Poster presented at BPS Annual Conference, Hertfordshire.

Irving, L., LeBoutillier, N., Westley, D., & Barry, R. (2008). Development of a Performance-Based Measure of Mental Imagery Control: The Image Transformation Task. Poster presented at the BPS Cognitive Section Anniversary conference, Southampton.

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