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Other PhD Projects

Current unfunded projects

We also have many unfunded projects available.

Are children’s intuitions about ownership impacted by concerns for human flourishing?

Professor Aidan Feeney

Lost in Thought: Exploring Children’s Awareness of Mind Wandering

Dr Agnieszka Graham

Words for Feelings: Exploring the Development of Emotional Granularity in Children and Adolescents

Dr Agnieszka Graham

Children’s Understanding of Emotion Words

Dr Agnieszka Graham

Neural Signatures of Freezing Gait in Parkinson’s Disease

Dr Andrew Monaghan

Inclusivity in Higher Education: Exploring Context, Barriers and Facilitators of Positive Student Experiences

Dr Aideen McParland

Beyond Labels: Mapping Early Dimensions of Neurodivergence in Infancy

Dr Anna Truzzi

Two halves make a whole: Exploring the role of the families in caring for police officers with occupational related psychological distress

Professor Cherie Armour

Identifying psychological mechanisms which promote resilience post-trauma

Professor Cherie Armour

It all adds up – Supporting children’s arithmetic from the start

Dr Chang Xu

Identifying as “Other”: Disidentification with Traditional Identities in a Divided Society

Dr Danielle Blaylock

Transgenerational Contact: Exploring how a Child’s Positive Intergroup Relationships Improves Parental Intergroup Attitudes and Behaviours

Dr Danielle Blaylock

The Double-Edged Sword of Identity: Investigating Whether Single-Identity Work in Northern Ireland Reinforces Boundaries or Builds Bridges to Contact

Dr Danielle Blaylock

The mediating role of Trauma Appraisals following potentially traumatic Life Events

Professor Donncha Hanna

Developing Trauma Informed Care Principles for Health Professionals

Professor Donncha Hanna

Mapping Grief and Designing Solutions: Understanding Student Bereavement and Developing Digital Support Innovations

 

Dr Emma Nolan

An Autonomy Supported Daily Mile to Improve Children’s Cognitive Function and Wellbeing

Dr Gavin Breslin

The Development of Psychologically Informed Mental Health Guidelines for Community Sport

Dr Gavin Breslin

Understanding the roots of Polarisation: How Children Reform and Review Beliefs

Dr Jocelyn Dautel

Developing Belief Network: Cross-cultural research on the development and diversity of religious cognition, beliefs and identities

Dr Jocelyn Dautel

Reading the kicker: how goalkeeper’s rely on opponent movements to improve performance for penalties and free kicks

Dr Joost Dessing

Sensory integration and motor control underlying manual interception

Dr Joost Dessing

How Human Perceptual and Motor Abilities Shape Human-Robot Interactions

Dr Joost Dessing

Examining Individual Differences in Brian Activity, Personality and Cognitive Performance Under Stress

Dr Kostas Papageorgiou

Embracing Individuality in Complex Skill Learning: Variability, Adaptability, and Embodiment

Dr Matthew Rodger

One PhD project in political psychology addressing one of the following topics:

Truth and justice in post-conflict societies or

Resistance and resilience in repressive or violent contexts.

Dr Mengyao Li

Social Psychological Foundation of Stress and Trauma

Professor Orla Muldoon

Staying Focused: How Mind Wandering Impacts Students' Ability to Delay Gratification and Achieve Academic Success

Dr Paddy O’Connor

Competition or cooperation? Exploring the neurophysiology of interhemispheric communication when the brain is primed for action.

Professor Richard Carson

Delay of Gratification in Children

Professor Teresa McCormack

Mind Wandering and Mood in Children

Professor Teresa McCormack

We welcome applications from potential students who have other sources of funding. Please see the list of potential supervisors in the School of Psychology.

Find a PhD Supervisor | School of Psychology | Queen's University Belfast

If you are interested in carrying out a PhD under the supervision of any of our academic staff, please contact the staff member directly to express your interest.

For a full description of these projects click on the individual links above or please visit the following link https://www.qub.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate-research/phd-opportunities/ and go to School of Psychology.

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