Yumeng Lyu
Yumeng is investigating what verbal fluency tasks measure beyond total word counts, focusing on test retest reliability and component structure in language production (co supervised with Dr Kate Stone; China Scholarship Council scholarship).
Caitlin Swan
Caitlin is studying AI assisted quantitative analysis in higher education, examining how AI autonomy affects statistical judgement, verification, and responsibility (co supervised with Dr Anastasia Gouseti and Professor Kevin Burden; ESRC White Rose DTP studentship).
Ruihao Zhou
Ruihao is examining individual differences and cognitive control in bilingual language production under high pressure (co supervised with Dr Kate Stone; ESRC White Rose DTP studentship).
Previous doctoral supervision
- Bethanie Richards (2019–2025). First supervisor. The Influence of Breathing Pathway on Cognitive Processes.
- Andrew Lucas (2017–2020). First supervisor, ESRC studentship. The Nature of Novel Word Representations: Computer Mouse Tracking Shows Evidence of Immediate Lexical Engagement Effects in Adults.
- Tom Peney (2021–2025). Second supervisor. Visual Cognition in Immersive Virtual Reality: Theoretical and Practical Insights.
- Eloise McCann (2017–2026). Second supervisor. Lingua Chorus: An Investigation into Singers’ Experiences of Non-Native Language Learning through Choral Activity in the UK.
- Sylwia Macinska (2016–2018). Second supervisor. Implicit Social Cognition in Autism Spectrum Disorder · Paper.
Masters supervision
- Timothy Roberts (2025–2026). MRes. The Influence of Respiratory Cycles on Visuospatial Attention · Preprint.
- Alfie Hunt (2019–2021). MSc by Thesis. The Impact of Breathing Phase on Encoding, Memory, and Oculomotor Activity.
- Rob Nightingale (2017–2018). MRes. Interference Effects of Novel Word-Object Learning on Visual Perception.
Prospective students
I welcome PhD and MRes enquiries in breathing, brain, and cognition, sleep and memory, and quantitative research methods, including funded applications through the ESRC White Rose DTP. If you would like to discuss a project, get in touch.