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      Dr David Westley

      BSc, PGDip, PhD
      ROLE: Head of Department of Psychology
      SCHOOL: Science & Technology
      DEPARTMENT: Psychology
      TELEPHONE: +44 (0)20 8411 6093
      EMAIL: D.Westley@mdx.ac.uk
      1. Biography &
        Qualifications
      2. Learning &
        Teaching Interests
      3. Research Outputs &
        Interests
      4. Funded Research &
        Knowledge Exchange Projects
      5. Engagement &
        Impact

      • Biography &
        Qualifications

        David Westley is Associate Professor and Director of Programmes for Collaborative Provision & Placement Learning in the Department of Psychology.

        Selected Publications:

        LeBoutillier, N. Barry, R. & Westley, D.P. (2016). Creativity and the measurement of sub-clinical psychopathology in the general population. Schizotypy, Psychoticism and Hypomania. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity & The Arts. 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/aca0000047.

        LeBoutillier, N., Barry, R., & Westley, D.  (2014). The role of schizotypy in predicting performance on figural and verbal imagery-based measures of creativity. Creativity Research Journal, 26, 461- 467.

        Barnett, J., Wong, W., Westley, D., Adderley, R., & Smith, M. (2012). Startle Reaction: Capturing Experiential Cues to Provide Guidelines Toward the Design of Realistic Training Scenarios. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 2012, 56, 2477-2481.

        Haus, M., Maximilians, L., Rooney, C., Barnett, J., Westley, D., & Wong, W. (2012). Evaluating the Effect of Startling and Surprising Events in Immersive Training Systems for Emergency Response. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 2012, 56, 467–2471.

        Irving, L., Barry, R, LeBoutillier, N., and Westley, D.P. (2011). The Image Control & Recognition Task: A Performance-Based Measure of Imagery Control. Journal of Mental Imagery, 35, 67-80.

        Isaacs, A., Critchley, J., Buckingham, K., See Tai, S., Westley, D., Harridge, S. & Gottlieb, J. (2007). EXERT – randomised trial comparing leisure centre-based exercise on prescription, home-based walking and usual advice in primary care. Health Technology Assessments, 11, 1-165.

        Languages Spoken

      • Learning &
        Teaching Interests

        Counselling & Psychological Therapies, Psychology of Mental Health, Professional Practice.

      • Research Outputs &
        Interests

        Selected Publications:

        LeBoutillier, N. Barry, R. & Westley, D.P. (2016). Creativity and the measurement of sub-clinical psychopathology in the general population. Schizotypy, Psychoticism and Hypomania. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity & The Arts. 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/aca0000047.

        LeBoutillier, N., Barry, R., & Westley, D.  (2014). The role of schizotypy in predicting performance on figural and verbal imagery-based measures of creativity. Creativity Research Journal, 26, 461- 467.

        Barnett, J., Wong, W., Westley, D., Adderley, R., & Smith, M. (2012). Startle Reaction: Capturing Experiential Cues to Provide Guidelines Toward the Design of Realistic Training Scenarios. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 2012, 56, 2477-2481.

        Haus, M., Maximilians, L., Rooney, C., Barnett, J., Westley, D., & Wong, W. (2012). Evaluating the Effect of Startling and Surprising Events in Immersive Training Systems for Emergency Response. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 2012, 56, 467–2471.

        Irving, L., Barry, R, LeBoutillier, N., and Westley, D.P. (2011). The Image Control & Recognition Task: A Performance-Based Measure of Imagery Control. Journal of Mental Imagery, 35, 67-80.

        Isaacs, A., Critchley, J., Buckingham, K., See Tai, S., Westley, D., Harridge, S. & Gottlieb, J. (2007). EXERT – randomised trial comparing leisure centre-based exercise on prescription, home-based walking and usual advice in primary care. Health Technology Assessments, 11, 1-165.

        Publication Feed

        Creativity and the measurement subclinical psychopathology in the general population: schizotypy, psychoticism, and hypomania

        LeBoutillier, Nicholas and Barry, Richard and Westley, David (2016) Creativity and the measurement subclinical psychopathology in the general population: schizotypy, psychoticism, and hypomania. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts , 10 (2). pp. 240-247. ISSN 1931-3896

        The role of schizotypy in predicting performance on figural and verbal imagery-based measures of creativity

        LeBoutillier, Nicholas and Barry, Richard and Westley, David (2014) The role of schizotypy in predicting performance on figural and verbal imagery-based measures of creativity. Creativity Research Journal , 26 (4). pp. 461-467. ISSN 1040-0419

        The image control and recognition task: a performance-based measure of imagery control

        Irving, Lucy and Barry, Richard and LeBoutillier, Nicholas and Westley, David (2011) The image control and recognition task: a performance-based measure of imagery control. Journal of Mental Imagery , 35 (3 & 4). pp. 67-80. ISSN 0364-5541

        Exercise Evaluation Randomised Trial (EXERT): a randomised trial comparing GP referral for leisure centre-based exercise, community-based walking and advice only

        Isaacs, A. J. and Critchley, J. A. and Tai, S. See and Buckingham, K. and Westley, David and Harridge, S. D. R. and Smith, C. and Gottlieb, J. M. (2007) Exercise Evaluation Randomised Trial (EXERT): a randomised trial comparing GP referral for leisure centre-based exercise, community-based walking and advice only. Health Technology Assessment , 11 (10). pp. 1-184. ISSN 1366-5278

        The subjective vitality of British Sign Language (BSL) and social identity of the UK’s deaf linguistic minority group.

        Carlton, Catherine and Westley, David (2006) The subjective vitality of British Sign Language (BSL) and social identity of the UK’s deaf linguistic minority group. In: British Psychological Society Annual Conference., 30 Mar to 01 Apr 2006., City Hall, Cardiff..

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