Tom Gallagher-mitchell
LECTURER IN PSYCHOLOGY
Psychology
Liverpool Hope University
United Kingdom
Biography
Dr Gallagher-Mitchell completed a BSc (Hons) in Psychology at the University of York in 2008. He then went on to complete an MSc in Child Studies at the University of Lincoln in 2009 alongside work as an SEN teaching assistant. From 2009-2015 he conducted a part-time Psychology PhD and teaching assistant role at the University of Aberdeen on the topic of "Sources of variability in numerical cognition". Dr Gallagher-Mitchell was employed as a lecturer in Psychology at Edge Hill University from 2014-2016 before joining the department at Liverpool Hope. His research interests span lifespan cognitive development and individual differences, with a specialist interest in numerical cognition and applications within educational settings and specialist populations (SEN).
Research Interest
Numerical Cognition, Lifespan Development, Individual Differences, Applying research in Educational Settings, SEN policy and practice.
Publications
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Musicians’ memory for verbal and tonal materials under conditions of irrelevant sound, 2010.
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Implicit response-irrelevant number information triggers the SNARC effect: Evidence using a neural overlap paradigm, 2012.
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Sex differences in the spatial representation of number, 2013.
