My main research interest is the intersection between fatigue and motivation and their effects on attention. During my PhD, I contributed to research using electroencephalography (EEG) to detect biomarkers associated with mechanisms involved in fatigue. I also investigated the role of ageing in sustained attention. I developed behavioural testing protocols for online attentional experiments and worked on methods for data collection through public engagement.

I am now particularly interested in applying behavioural experiments and non-invasive EEG to study motivational drivers of individual differences in attentional performance. I am especially keen to identify underlying drivers of motivation in student populations, including long-term motivators such as belief in science. I believe that the experience of experimental participation provides a valuable context for examining these dynamics, particularly in relation to biases that may skew performance. To this end, I draw on both objective markers (EEG signals, physiological measures, task performance) and subjective measures (questionnaires, assessments, and qualitative studies of lived experience). I maintain an ongoing interest in how reframing the experimental setting through public engagement and outreach to underrepresented populations can enhance the generalisability of psychological findings.

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• Emily Nordmann

Undegraduate Dissertation Projects

MSc Cognitive Brain Imaging Methods

Level 3 Psychometrics

Level 2 Psychobiology

Level 1 Research Methods Labs