Dr Robert Bendall
School of Health & Society
Current positions
Associate Professor/Reader
Biography
Robert is a Lecturer in Psychology at University of Salford where he is Co-Lead of the Applied Cognition Research Group and Co-Chair of Salford Open Science and Reproducibility Group. Robert is also the Programme Leader for MSc by Research in Psychology and BSc (Hons) Psychology with English Language.
Robert completed a first degree in Psychology from the University of Glasgow and subsequently worked at the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Cambridge on a project funded by the High Q Foundation. Robert then completed an MPhil in Neuroscience at the Faculty of Life Sciences at the University of Manchester (BBSRC-funded) followed by a PhD in Experimental Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Salford.
Areas of Research
Affective science, emotion regulation, emotion & cognition, mental health, visual attention, sleep, cognitive neuroscience, cognitive restoration, nature-based interventions and ecotherapy.
Areas of Supervision
Robert welcomes applications from postgraduate research students (MSc by Research and PhD) in affective science, emotion regulation, mental health, visual attention, cognitive psychology, sleep, cognitive neuroscience, cognitive restoration, nature-based interventions and ecotherapy.
Programme Leader MSc by Research in Psychology
Programme Leader BSc (Hons) Psychology with English Language
Module Leader Introduction to Biological and Cognitive Psychology
Module Leader Science of Psychology
Biological Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Further Biopsychology and Cognition
UG Dissertation
PGT Dissertation
Qualifications
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PhD Experimental Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience
Publications
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Values‐led curriculum co‐creation : a curriculum re‐innovation case study
Galpin, A., Beevers, D., Cassidy, S., Short, B., Panagiotidi, M., Bendall, R., …Thompson, C. (2022). Values‐led curriculum co‐creation : a curriculum re‐innovation case study. Curriculum Journal, 33(4), 553-569. https://doi.org/10.1002/curj.154
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Interactive influences of emotion and extraversion on visual attention
Bendall, R., Begley, S., & Thompson, C. (2021). Interactive influences of emotion and extraversion on visual attention. Brain and Behavior, 11(11), e2387. https://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.2387
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Positive and negative affect mediate the influences of a maladaptive emotion regulation strategy on sleep quality
Latif, I., Hughes, A., & Bendall, R. (2019). Positive and negative affect mediate the influences of a maladaptive emotion regulation strategy on sleep quality. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 10, 628. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00628
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A brief review of research using near-infrared spectroscopy to measure activation of the prefrontal cortex during emotional processing : the importance of experimental design
Bendall, R., Eachus, P., & Thompson, C. (2016). A brief review of research using near-infrared spectroscopy to measure activation of the prefrontal cortex during emotional processing : the importance of experimental design. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 10, https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2016.00529
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Emotional real-world scenes impact visual search
Bendall, R., Mohamed, A., & Thompson, C. (2019). Emotional real-world scenes impact visual search. Cognitive processing, 20, 309-316. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10339-018-0898-x