Dr Stephen Darling
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Summary Biography
2008-present date
Lecturer in Psychology: Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
I joined Queen Margaret in 2008 as a lecturer in psychology, having previously worked at the University of Aberdeen as a lecturer, and at the University of Edinburgh and Goldsmiths’ College, London as a research fellow.
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Research Interests
My principal research interest is human memory. Within this area there are three principal areas which form my principal research interests. These are visuo-spatial short term memory, knowledge about people, and eyewitness identification. My research in visuo-spatial short term memory focuses on the relationship between memory for ‘visual’ information and memory for ‘spatial’ information. Within the area of working memory, I have also recently begun to focus on lateral biases in visuo-spatial working memory. My interest in knowledge about people focuses on how information about familiar individuals is stored in semantic memory, an area which is of key importance in supporting successful social functioning. Eyewitness identification is one area where theoretical research can directly inform applied practice. I am involved in a number of projects, both theoretical and applied, in the area of person identification.
Personal Research Homepage: click here
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Current / Recent Research Projects
- Lateral biases in working memory:
- Global and local processing and eyewitness identification
- The relationship between spatial and phonological working memory
- Using recognition memory to investigate categorical proactive interference (PI) effects in semantic memory for people
Funding Sources
Experimental Psychology Society Small Grant
Using recognition memory to investigate categorical proactive interference (PI) effects in semantic memory for people
Professional Membership
and Activities
- Member of the British Psychological Society
- Member of the Experimental Psychology Society
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Teaching and Administration
I am currently module coordinator for: X2019 Research in Psychology, X3005 Research Methods 1 and X3006 Research Methods 2.
Information for current QMU students relating to courses I teach on is available via WebCT here
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Publications
My research papers and publications as listed in QMU eResearch (QMU’s open access repository).
Click-through links to published articles are available.
Please also see my personal research homepage here for more information on publications, also with clickable links.
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