Dr Christopher Hand

  • Senior Lecturer in Psychology (School of Education)

telephone: 01413300692
email: Christopher.Hand@glasgow.ac.uk

St Andrew's Building, 11 Eldon Street, G3 6NH

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ORCID iDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005

Biography

I am a graduate of the University of Glasgow, having completed my undergraduate M.A. (2001-2005), M.Sc. (2005-2006), and Ph.D. (2006-2010) degrees in the (then) Department of Psychology (now School of Psychology and Neuroscience).

I joined the School of Education at the University of Glasgow in July 2021.

I am currently the Programme Leader for the BPS-accredited M.Sc. Psychological Studies conversion programme.

I am currently an Associate Dean in the College of Social Sciences at the University of Glasgow, with a remit for Admissions and Enrolment. I currently Chair the College's Appeal Committee. 

Prior to joining the School of Education, I worked as Lecturer (2009-2013) and Senior Lecturer in Psychology (2013-2015) at the University of Bedfordshire, where I led the B.Sc. Psychology and Criminal Behaviour programme, as well as leading the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences' Peer-Assisted Learning (PAL) programmes. Between 2015 and 2021, I worked at Glasgow Caledonian University as a Lecturer in Psychology and the Programme Leader of the B.Sc. Applied Psychology pathway.

I have extensive experience of designing and delivering teaching, learning, and assessment activities, of quality assurance practices, and of leadership in Higher Education. I have supervised multiple Ph.D. students through successful completion, and countless M.Sc. student research projects.

I currently serve as External Examiner for a transnational B.Sc. and M.Sc. which is delivered by Coventry University, UK and the National Institute for Business Management, Sri Lanka.

Previously, I have acted as both an internal and external examiner for Ph.D. candidates in the UK and internationally, and have acted as an internal and external panel member for new programme approvals, re-validation events, etc.

Additionally, I maintain a highly active research profile, with a broad network of collaborators within the UK and around the globe.

Outside of academia, I have a passion for music, food / cookery, travel, and comedy. I enjoy trivia and quizzes. I am a sports fan. I am afraid of street pigeons.

Research interests

My research interests involve the application of key psychological theories and concepts to applied, real-world challenges, including in education.

Current Research Projects

Cyberabuse: Victim-blaming, perceived incident severity, and observer characteristics.

Emoji: the interplay between written language and emoji / digital faces - perceptions of message/text, emoji, sender characteristics.

Psycholinguistics: the role of context in written language processing and its interplay with other variables; bi- and multi-lingual processors of language.

Cognition: the impact of trauma on memory and cognition, including the effects of alcohol pre-, peri-, and post-trauma [n.b., this includes the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic as a trauma event]

Scholarship: assessment and feedback practices; peer-assisted student support; widening access and participation; digital learning technologies; play-based learning; inclusive education

Publications

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2025

Yao, Bo, Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005, Miellet, Sébastien and Sereno, Sara C. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7957-9542 (2025) Parafoveal preview benefits magnified. Cognition, 261, 106149. (doi: 10.1016/j.cognition.2025.106149) (PMID:40279921)

Ahmad, Hishamuddin and Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 (2025) Assessing Primary School Teacher Readiness for Supporting Students with Dyscalculia. Project Report. University of Glasgow. (doi: 10.36399/gla.pubs.355140).

2024

Scott, Graham G., Hand, Christopher ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005, Ingram, Gordon P. D. and Talbot, Catherine V. (2024) Editorial: Evolving online modalities: how uses and abuses of text, image and video-based communications impact interpersonal interactions. Frontiers in Psychology, 15, 1476773. (doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1476773)

Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005, Thomas, Matthew A.M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6950-5726, Chipindi, Janet Serenje, Boeren, Ellen ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2285-5814, Kim, Janice ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4336-0167 and Lynch, Paul (2024) A mixed-method evaluation of IT'S PLAY: Improving Teaching Skills on Playful Learning for Africa’s Youngest. Endline Report. Project Report. University of Glasgow. (doi: 10.36399/gla.pubs.350344).

Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005, Ingram, Joanne, Glover, Kayleigh, Brodie, Zara P. and Scott, Graham G. (2024) Initial tweet valence, abuse volume, and observer Dark Tetrad characteristics influence perceptions of female celebrity abuse on Twitter. Scientific Reports, 14, 11507. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-62273-y)

Cormack, Elanor E., Breslin, Mark ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1757-5196 and Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 (2024) Menopause Goals: A mixed-methods evaluation. Project Report. University of Glasgow, School of Education. (doi: 10.36399/gla.pubs.350260).

Butorova, Hana, Skipper, Yvonne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7011-3439 and Hand, Christopher ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 (2024) A Systematic Review of Digital Risk and Mitigations in Children Aged 8 to 12. Documentation. School of Education, University of Glasgow, Glasgow UK. (doi: 10.36399/gla.pubs.349767).

Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005, Thomas, Matthew A.M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6950-5726, Chipindi, Janet Serenje, Boeren, Ellen ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2285-5814 and Lynch, Paul (2024) A mixed-method evaluation of IT'S PLAY: Improving Teaching Skills on Playful Learning for Africa’s Youngest. Baseline Report. Project Report. University of Glasgow. (doi: 10.36399/gla.pubs.350343).

Wen, Zhipeng, Hand, Christopher ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 and Skipper, Yvonne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7011-3439 (2024) Enhancing Reading Comprehension, Reading Motivation and Reducing Learning Anxiety Using “Hungry Rabbit”. Developmental Psychology Section Annual Conference 2024, Glasgow, UK, 11-13 Sep 2024.

2023

Hand, Christopher James ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005, Rodriguez-Cuadrado, Sara and Ingram, Joanne (2023) Editorial: Language and the digital frontier. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1305863. (doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1305863)

McKinney, Stephen ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8249-6067, Lappin, Mary ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1077-0925, Fodey, Clare and Hand, Christopher ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 (2023) The Emotionally Intelligent Leader in a Catholic School: The Example of Jesus as Represented in the Gospels. Network for Researchers in Catholic Education Annual Conference, Limerick, Ireland, 19-20 October 2023.

Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005, Kennedy, Ashley, Filik, Ruth, Pitchford, Melanie and Robus, Christopher M. (2023) Emoji identification and emoji effects on sentence emotionality in ASD-diagnosed adults and neurotypical controls. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 53(6), pp. 2514-2528. (doi: 10.1007/s10803-022-05557-4) (PMID:35415776)

Terry, J. et al. (2023) Data from an international multi-centre study of statistics and mathematics anxieties and related variables in university students (the SMARVUS dataset). Journal of Open Psychology Data, 11(1), 8. (doi: 10.5334/jopd.80)

Butterworth, Benjamin, Hand, Christopher James ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005, Lorimer, Karen and Gawrylowicz, Julie (2023) The impact of post-encoding alcohol consumption on episodic memory recall and remember-know responses in heavy drinkers. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1007477. (doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1007477)

Neel, Louise A.G., McKechnie, Jacqui G., Robus, Christopher M. and Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 (2023) Emoji alter the perception of emotion in affectively neutral text messages. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, 47, pp. 83-97. (doi: 10.1007/s10919-022-00421-6)

Brodie, Z.P., Shirlaw, K. and Hand, C.J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 (2023) The impact of mental illness and intellectual disability information on general public perceptions of a person convicted of a child sex offence. Sexual Abuse, (doi: 10.1177/10790632231159072) (PMID:36809111) (Early Online Publication)

Hand, Christopher James ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 (2023) Neurodiverse undergraduate Psychology students’ experiences of presentations in education and employment. Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, (doi: 10.1108/JARHE-03-2022-0106) (Early Online Publication)

Scott, Graham G., Pinkosova, Zuzana, Jardine, Eva and Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 (2023) “Thinstagram”: image content and observer body satisfaction influence the when and where of eye movements during Instagram image viewing. Computers in Human Behavior, 138, 107464. (doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2022.107464)

Sidat, Sameera M., Giannakopoulou, Anastasia, Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 and Ingram, Joanne (2023) Dual-task decrements in mono-, bi- and multilingual participants: evidence for multilingual advantage. Laterality, 28(2-3), pp. 73-95. (doi: 10.1080/1357650X.2023.2178061) (PMID:36803667)

Taylor, Hannah, Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005, Howman, Hannah and Filik, Ruth (2023) Autism, attachment, and alexithymia: investigating emoji comprehension. International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, (doi: 10.1080/10447318.2022.2154890) (Early Online Publication)

2022

Trenholm-Jensen, Enya Autumn, Burns, Lindsey, Trenholm, Jill Ellen and Hand, Christopher James ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 (2022) Beyond tingles: an exploratory qualitative study of the Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR). PLoS ONE, 17(12), e0277962. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0277962) (PMID:36454810) (PMCID:PMC9714747)

Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005, Burd, Kassandra, Oliver, Alex and Robus, Christopher M. (2022) Interactions between text content and emoji types determine perceptions of both messages and senders. Computers in Human Behavior Reports, 8, 100242. (doi: 10.1016/j.chbr.2022.100242)

Ingram, Joanne, Hand, Christopher ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005, Hijikata, Yuto and Maciejewski, Greg (2022) Mental, physical, and cognitive wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic: Data from Scotland and Japan. Journal of Open Psychology Data, 10(13), pp. 1-12. (doi: 10.5334/jopd.65)

Cormack, Elanor E. and Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 (2022) Broadening the participant pool: a novel approach for remote research. Sport and Exercise Psychology Review, 17(2), pp. 69-75. (doi: 10.53841/bpssepr.2022.17.2.69)

Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 and Scott, Graham G. (2022) Beautiful victims: how the halo of attractiveness impacts judgments of celebrity and lay victims of online abuse. Computers in Human Behavior, 130, 107157. (doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2021.107157)

Creamer, Catherine J. and Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 (2022) Intimate partner stalking/pursuit: a pathophysiology of attachment style. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 66(5), pp. 604-624. (doi: 10.1177/0306624X211010289) (PMID:33896238)

Perez del Valle, Jose and Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 (2022) The role of scrupulosity, experiential avoidance, and the dark tetrad in problematic pornography use. Sexual Health and Compulsivity, 29(1-2), pp. 68-95. (doi: 10.1080/26929953.2022.2101168)

Scott, Graham G., Ingram, Gordon P. and Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 (2022) Online social communication: establishing, maintaining, and ending online relationships. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 841620. (doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.841620) (PMID:35197911) (PMCID:PMC8858804)

Ingram, Joanne, Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005, Hijikata, Yuko and Maciejewski, Greg (2022) Exploring the effects of COVID-19 restrictions on wellbeing across different styles of lockdown. Health Psychology Open, 9(1), p. 20551029221099800. (doi: 10.1177/20551029221099800)

2021

Ingram, Joanne, Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 and Maciejewsi, Greg (2021) Social isolation during COVID ‐19 lockdown impairs cognitive function. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 35(4), pp. 935-947. (doi: 10.1002/acp.3821) (PMID:34230768) (PMCID:PMC8250848)

Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005, Scott, Graham G., Brodie, Zara P., Ye, Xilei and Sereno, Sara C. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7957-9542 (2021) Tweet valence, volume of abuse, and observers’ dark tetrad personality factors influence victim-blaming and the perceived severity of twitter cyberabuse. Computers in Human Behavior Reports, 3, 100056. (doi: 10.1016/j.chbr.2021.100056)

2020

Ingram, Joanne and Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 (2020) Words from the wizarding world: fictional words, context, and domain knowledge. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 46(11), pp. 2179-2192. (doi: 10.1037/xlm0000946) (PMID:32757581)

Ingram, Joanne, Maciejewski, Greg and Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 (2020) Changes in diet, sleep, and physical activity are associated with differences in negative mood during COVID-19 lockdown. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 588604. (doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.588604) (PMID:32982903) (PMCID:PMC7492645)

Robus, Christopher M., Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005, Filik, Ruth and Pitchford, Melanie (2020) Investigating effects of emoji on neutral narrative text: evidence from eye movements and perceived emotional valence. Computers in Human Behavior, 109, 106361. (doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2020.106361)

Sereno, Sara C. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7957-9542, Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005, Shahid, Aisha, Mackenzie, Ian G. and Leuthold, Hartmut (2020) Early EEG correlates of word frequency and contextual predictability in reading. Language, Cognition and Neuroscience, 35(5), pp. 625-640. (doi: 10.1080/23273798.2019.1580753)

Scott, Graham G., Brodie, Zara P., Wilson, Megan J., Ivory, Lucy, Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 and Sereno, Sara C. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7957-9542 (2020) Celebrity abuse on Twitter: the impact of tweet valence, volume of abuse, and dark triad personality factors on victim blaming and perceptions of severity. Computers in Human Behavior, 103, pp. 109-119. (doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2019.09.020)

2019

Scott, Graham G., Wiencierz, Stacey and Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 (2019) The volume and source of cyberabuse influences victim blame and perceptions of attractiveness. Computers in Human Behavior, 92, pp. 119-127. (doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2018.10.037)

2018

Sereno, Sara C. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7957-9542, Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005, Shahid, Aisha, Yao, Bo and O'Donnell, Patrick J. (2018) Testing the limits of contextual constraint: Interactions with word frequency and parafoveal preview during fluent reading. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 71(1), pp. 302-313. (doi: 10.1080/17470218.2017.1327981) (PMID:28481189) (PMCID:PMC6159772)

2017

Russell, Kirsten J. and Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 (2017) Rape myth acceptance, victim blame attribution and Just World Beliefs: a rapid evidence assessment. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 37, pp. 153-160. (doi: 10.1016/j.avb.2017.10.008)

2016

Garcia, Rebecca L. and Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 (2016) Analgesic effects of self-chosen music type on cold pressor-induced pain: motivating vs. relaxing music. Psychology of Music, 44(5), pp. 967-983. (doi: 10.1177/0305735615602144)

Ingram, Joanne, Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 and Maciejewski, Greg (2016) Exploring the measurement of markedness and its relationship with other linguistic variables. PLoS ONE, 11(6), e0157141. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0157141) (PMID:27280450) (PMCID:PMC4900653)

Scott, Graham G. and Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 (2016) Motivation determines Facebook viewing strategy: an eye movement analysis. Computers in Human Behavior, 56, pp. 267-280. (doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2015.11.029)

2014

Ingram, Joanne, Hand, Christopher ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 and Moxey, Linda M. (2014) Processing inferences drawn from the logically equivalent frames half full and half empty. Journal of Cognitive Psychology, 26(7), pp. 799-817. (doi: 10.1080/20445911.2014.956747)

2012

Hand, C.J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005, O'Donnell, P.J. and Sereno, S.C. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7957-9542 (2012) Word-initial letters influence fixation durations during fluent reading. Frontiers in Psychology, 3, 85. (doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00085) (PMID:22485100) (PMCID:PMC3317262)

2010

Hand, C.J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005, Miellet, S., O'Donnell, P.J. and Sereno, S.C. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7957-9542 (2010) The frequency-predictability interaction in reading: it depends where you’re coming from. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 36(5), pp. 1294-1313. (doi: 10.1037/a0020363) (PMID:20854004)

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Articles

Yao, Bo, Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005, Miellet, Sébastien and Sereno, Sara C. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7957-9542 (2025) Parafoveal preview benefits magnified. Cognition, 261, 106149. (doi: 10.1016/j.cognition.2025.106149) (PMID:40279921)

Scott, Graham G., Hand, Christopher ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005, Ingram, Gordon P. D. and Talbot, Catherine V. (2024) Editorial: Evolving online modalities: how uses and abuses of text, image and video-based communications impact interpersonal interactions. Frontiers in Psychology, 15, 1476773. (doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1476773)

Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005, Ingram, Joanne, Glover, Kayleigh, Brodie, Zara P. and Scott, Graham G. (2024) Initial tweet valence, abuse volume, and observer Dark Tetrad characteristics influence perceptions of female celebrity abuse on Twitter. Scientific Reports, 14, 11507. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-62273-y)

Hand, Christopher James ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005, Rodriguez-Cuadrado, Sara and Ingram, Joanne (2023) Editorial: Language and the digital frontier. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1305863. (doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1305863)

Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005, Kennedy, Ashley, Filik, Ruth, Pitchford, Melanie and Robus, Christopher M. (2023) Emoji identification and emoji effects on sentence emotionality in ASD-diagnosed adults and neurotypical controls. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 53(6), pp. 2514-2528. (doi: 10.1007/s10803-022-05557-4) (PMID:35415776)

Terry, J. et al. (2023) Data from an international multi-centre study of statistics and mathematics anxieties and related variables in university students (the SMARVUS dataset). Journal of Open Psychology Data, 11(1), 8. (doi: 10.5334/jopd.80)

Butterworth, Benjamin, Hand, Christopher James ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005, Lorimer, Karen and Gawrylowicz, Julie (2023) The impact of post-encoding alcohol consumption on episodic memory recall and remember-know responses in heavy drinkers. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1007477. (doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1007477)

Neel, Louise A.G., McKechnie, Jacqui G., Robus, Christopher M. and Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 (2023) Emoji alter the perception of emotion in affectively neutral text messages. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, 47, pp. 83-97. (doi: 10.1007/s10919-022-00421-6)

Brodie, Z.P., Shirlaw, K. and Hand, C.J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 (2023) The impact of mental illness and intellectual disability information on general public perceptions of a person convicted of a child sex offence. Sexual Abuse, (doi: 10.1177/10790632231159072) (PMID:36809111) (Early Online Publication)

Hand, Christopher James ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 (2023) Neurodiverse undergraduate Psychology students’ experiences of presentations in education and employment. Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, (doi: 10.1108/JARHE-03-2022-0106) (Early Online Publication)

Scott, Graham G., Pinkosova, Zuzana, Jardine, Eva and Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 (2023) “Thinstagram”: image content and observer body satisfaction influence the when and where of eye movements during Instagram image viewing. Computers in Human Behavior, 138, 107464. (doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2022.107464)

Sidat, Sameera M., Giannakopoulou, Anastasia, Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 and Ingram, Joanne (2023) Dual-task decrements in mono-, bi- and multilingual participants: evidence for multilingual advantage. Laterality, 28(2-3), pp. 73-95. (doi: 10.1080/1357650X.2023.2178061) (PMID:36803667)

Taylor, Hannah, Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005, Howman, Hannah and Filik, Ruth (2023) Autism, attachment, and alexithymia: investigating emoji comprehension. International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, (doi: 10.1080/10447318.2022.2154890) (Early Online Publication)

Trenholm-Jensen, Enya Autumn, Burns, Lindsey, Trenholm, Jill Ellen and Hand, Christopher James ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 (2022) Beyond tingles: an exploratory qualitative study of the Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR). PLoS ONE, 17(12), e0277962. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0277962) (PMID:36454810) (PMCID:PMC9714747)

Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005, Burd, Kassandra, Oliver, Alex and Robus, Christopher M. (2022) Interactions between text content and emoji types determine perceptions of both messages and senders. Computers in Human Behavior Reports, 8, 100242. (doi: 10.1016/j.chbr.2022.100242)

Ingram, Joanne, Hand, Christopher ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005, Hijikata, Yuto and Maciejewski, Greg (2022) Mental, physical, and cognitive wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic: Data from Scotland and Japan. Journal of Open Psychology Data, 10(13), pp. 1-12. (doi: 10.5334/jopd.65)

Cormack, Elanor E. and Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 (2022) Broadening the participant pool: a novel approach for remote research. Sport and Exercise Psychology Review, 17(2), pp. 69-75. (doi: 10.53841/bpssepr.2022.17.2.69)

Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 and Scott, Graham G. (2022) Beautiful victims: how the halo of attractiveness impacts judgments of celebrity and lay victims of online abuse. Computers in Human Behavior, 130, 107157. (doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2021.107157)

Creamer, Catherine J. and Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 (2022) Intimate partner stalking/pursuit: a pathophysiology of attachment style. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 66(5), pp. 604-624. (doi: 10.1177/0306624X211010289) (PMID:33896238)

Perez del Valle, Jose and Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 (2022) The role of scrupulosity, experiential avoidance, and the dark tetrad in problematic pornography use. Sexual Health and Compulsivity, 29(1-2), pp. 68-95. (doi: 10.1080/26929953.2022.2101168)

Scott, Graham G., Ingram, Gordon P. and Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 (2022) Online social communication: establishing, maintaining, and ending online relationships. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 841620. (doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.841620) (PMID:35197911) (PMCID:PMC8858804)

Ingram, Joanne, Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005, Hijikata, Yuko and Maciejewski, Greg (2022) Exploring the effects of COVID-19 restrictions on wellbeing across different styles of lockdown. Health Psychology Open, 9(1), p. 20551029221099800. (doi: 10.1177/20551029221099800)

Ingram, Joanne, Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 and Maciejewsi, Greg (2021) Social isolation during COVID ‐19 lockdown impairs cognitive function. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 35(4), pp. 935-947. (doi: 10.1002/acp.3821) (PMID:34230768) (PMCID:PMC8250848)

Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005, Scott, Graham G., Brodie, Zara P., Ye, Xilei and Sereno, Sara C. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7957-9542 (2021) Tweet valence, volume of abuse, and observers’ dark tetrad personality factors influence victim-blaming and the perceived severity of twitter cyberabuse. Computers in Human Behavior Reports, 3, 100056. (doi: 10.1016/j.chbr.2021.100056)

Ingram, Joanne and Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 (2020) Words from the wizarding world: fictional words, context, and domain knowledge. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 46(11), pp. 2179-2192. (doi: 10.1037/xlm0000946) (PMID:32757581)

Ingram, Joanne, Maciejewski, Greg and Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 (2020) Changes in diet, sleep, and physical activity are associated with differences in negative mood during COVID-19 lockdown. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 588604. (doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.588604) (PMID:32982903) (PMCID:PMC7492645)

Robus, Christopher M., Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005, Filik, Ruth and Pitchford, Melanie (2020) Investigating effects of emoji on neutral narrative text: evidence from eye movements and perceived emotional valence. Computers in Human Behavior, 109, 106361. (doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2020.106361)

Sereno, Sara C. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7957-9542, Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005, Shahid, Aisha, Mackenzie, Ian G. and Leuthold, Hartmut (2020) Early EEG correlates of word frequency and contextual predictability in reading. Language, Cognition and Neuroscience, 35(5), pp. 625-640. (doi: 10.1080/23273798.2019.1580753)

Scott, Graham G., Brodie, Zara P., Wilson, Megan J., Ivory, Lucy, Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 and Sereno, Sara C. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7957-9542 (2020) Celebrity abuse on Twitter: the impact of tweet valence, volume of abuse, and dark triad personality factors on victim blaming and perceptions of severity. Computers in Human Behavior, 103, pp. 109-119. (doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2019.09.020)

Scott, Graham G., Wiencierz, Stacey and Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 (2019) The volume and source of cyberabuse influences victim blame and perceptions of attractiveness. Computers in Human Behavior, 92, pp. 119-127. (doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2018.10.037)

Sereno, Sara C. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7957-9542, Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005, Shahid, Aisha, Yao, Bo and O'Donnell, Patrick J. (2018) Testing the limits of contextual constraint: Interactions with word frequency and parafoveal preview during fluent reading. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 71(1), pp. 302-313. (doi: 10.1080/17470218.2017.1327981) (PMID:28481189) (PMCID:PMC6159772)

Russell, Kirsten J. and Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 (2017) Rape myth acceptance, victim blame attribution and Just World Beliefs: a rapid evidence assessment. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 37, pp. 153-160. (doi: 10.1016/j.avb.2017.10.008)

Garcia, Rebecca L. and Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 (2016) Analgesic effects of self-chosen music type on cold pressor-induced pain: motivating vs. relaxing music. Psychology of Music, 44(5), pp. 967-983. (doi: 10.1177/0305735615602144)

Ingram, Joanne, Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 and Maciejewski, Greg (2016) Exploring the measurement of markedness and its relationship with other linguistic variables. PLoS ONE, 11(6), e0157141. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0157141) (PMID:27280450) (PMCID:PMC4900653)

Scott, Graham G. and Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 (2016) Motivation determines Facebook viewing strategy: an eye movement analysis. Computers in Human Behavior, 56, pp. 267-280. (doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2015.11.029)

Ingram, Joanne, Hand, Christopher ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 and Moxey, Linda M. (2014) Processing inferences drawn from the logically equivalent frames half full and half empty. Journal of Cognitive Psychology, 26(7), pp. 799-817. (doi: 10.1080/20445911.2014.956747)

Hand, C.J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005, O'Donnell, P.J. and Sereno, S.C. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7957-9542 (2012) Word-initial letters influence fixation durations during fluent reading. Frontiers in Psychology, 3, 85. (doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00085) (PMID:22485100) (PMCID:PMC3317262)

Hand, C.J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005, Miellet, S., O'Donnell, P.J. and Sereno, S.C. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7957-9542 (2010) The frequency-predictability interaction in reading: it depends where you’re coming from. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 36(5), pp. 1294-1313. (doi: 10.1037/a0020363) (PMID:20854004)

Research Reports or Papers

Ahmad, Hishamuddin and Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 (2025) Assessing Primary School Teacher Readiness for Supporting Students with Dyscalculia. Project Report. University of Glasgow. (doi: 10.36399/gla.pubs.355140).

Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005, Thomas, Matthew A.M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6950-5726, Chipindi, Janet Serenje, Boeren, Ellen ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2285-5814, Kim, Janice ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4336-0167 and Lynch, Paul (2024) A mixed-method evaluation of IT'S PLAY: Improving Teaching Skills on Playful Learning for Africa’s Youngest. Endline Report. Project Report. University of Glasgow. (doi: 10.36399/gla.pubs.350344).

Cormack, Elanor E., Breslin, Mark ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1757-5196 and Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 (2024) Menopause Goals: A mixed-methods evaluation. Project Report. University of Glasgow, School of Education. (doi: 10.36399/gla.pubs.350260).

Butorova, Hana, Skipper, Yvonne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7011-3439 and Hand, Christopher ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 (2024) A Systematic Review of Digital Risk and Mitigations in Children Aged 8 to 12. Documentation. School of Education, University of Glasgow, Glasgow UK. (doi: 10.36399/gla.pubs.349767).

Hand, Christopher J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005, Thomas, Matthew A.M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6950-5726, Chipindi, Janet Serenje, Boeren, Ellen ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2285-5814 and Lynch, Paul (2024) A mixed-method evaluation of IT'S PLAY: Improving Teaching Skills on Playful Learning for Africa’s Youngest. Baseline Report. Project Report. University of Glasgow. (doi: 10.36399/gla.pubs.350343).

Conference or Workshop Item

Wen, Zhipeng, Hand, Christopher ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 and Skipper, Yvonne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7011-3439 (2024) Enhancing Reading Comprehension, Reading Motivation and Reducing Learning Anxiety Using “Hungry Rabbit”. Developmental Psychology Section Annual Conference 2024, Glasgow, UK, 11-13 Sep 2024.

McKinney, Stephen ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8249-6067, Lappin, Mary ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1077-0925, Fodey, Clare and Hand, Christopher ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4005 (2023) The Emotionally Intelligent Leader in a Catholic School: The Example of Jesus as Represented in the Gospels. Network for Researchers in Catholic Education Annual Conference, Limerick, Ireland, 19-20 October 2023.

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Grants

How e-ready are teachers of learners with visual impairments? eKitabu and the Ministry of Education, Kenya (£7,493). Lynch, P., & Hand, C.J. (2023).

A mixed-method evaluation of IT'S PLAY: Improving Teaching Skills on Playful Learning for Africa’s Youngest. VVOB and the Lego Foundation (£77,369). Lynch, P., Matafwali, B., Thomas, M.A.M., Hand, C.J., Serenje-Chipindi, J., & Boeren, E. (2022).

A Class Act: Developing Present Pal app-based interventions to foster inclusion and alleviate presentation anxiety in students with Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLDs) and disabilities. Scottish Funding Council Innovation Voucher (£5,000 + £2,000 company contribution). Hand, C.J. (2020-21).

The effects of COVID-19 isolation on Scottish adults’ cognitive abilities. Chief Scientist’s Office (Scotland) (£19,910). Ingram, J., Hand, C.J., & Maciejewski, G. (2020-21).

The impact of COVID-19 restrictions on cognitive function in Scotland and Japan. Royal Society of Edinburgh SAPHIRE award (£5,788). Ingram, J., Maciejewski, G., Hijikata, Y., & Hand, C.J. (2020-21).

 

 

Supervision

N.B. I am currently (as of October 2023) unable to accept new Ph.D. supervisees.

  • Meng, Fanzhu
    Understanding Drivers of Chinese International Doctoral Student Success in Transitions
  • Rao, Fei
    Exploring the role of technology-enhanced feedback on students’ learning behaviour in higher education: the case of Chinese international students
  • Wang, Dajun
    Family and state intervention in children’s gaming behaviours and its effect on family relationship
  • WEN, Zhipeng
    Examining the impact of “Hungry Rabbit” on reading motivation, reading comprehension, and learning anxiety of beginning Mandarin learners with basic knowledge of pinyin in the UK

I have previously supervised Master's and Doctoral trainees in:

  • Online impression formation
  • Cyberbullying / cyberabuse
  • Intimate image sharing
  • The processing of written information
  • Eye movements in reading
  • Event-related potentials in reading
  • Assessment and Feedback in Education and Beyond
  • Digital Learning Technologies

Teaching

Research Methods and Analysis

Cognitive Psychology

Social Psychology

Physiology of Behaviour

Cyberpsychology

Professional activities & recognition

Professional & learned societies

  • 2018: Member, Experimental Psychology Society
  • 2017: Senior Fellow, Higher Education Academy
  • 2013: Member, Accredited Trainer, UK PASS Network

Selected international presentations

  • 2018: 8th China International Conference on Eye Movements (Nanjing, PR China)
  • 2017: 19th European Conference on Eye Movements (Wuppertal, Germany)
  • 2016: UKRI China Researcher Links Workshop (Tianjin, PR China)
  • 2014: Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (Austin, TX)
  • 2013: 17th European Conference on Eye Movements (Lund, Sweden)
  • 2013: European Conference of Educational Research (Istanbul, Turkey)
  • 2013: 11th Symposium of Psycholinguistics (Tenerife, Spain)
  • 2011: 16th European Conference on Eye Movements (Marseille, France)
  • 2008: 49th Annual Meeting of The Psychonomic Society (Chicago, IL)
  • 2007: 13th Annual AMLaP Conference (Turku, Finland)
  • 2006: 47th Annual Meeting of The Psychonomic Society (Houston, TX)
  • 2006: 12th Annual AMLaP Conference (Nijmegen, Netherlands)

Additional information

  • Member, Experimental Psychology Society
  • Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy / Advance HE (initial Fellowship November 2012)
  • Accredited Trainer; UK PASS Network, University of Manchester

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