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Personal Statement
I joined the University of Strathclyde in 2003. My background is in vision science and this is reflected in my teaching and research.
I have been Deputy Head of School of Psychological Sciences and Health since August 2021.
I formed the Pedagogy and Scholarship group in the School of Psychological Sciences and Health in 2019 and continue to chair this group.
From 2016-2022, I was the Course Leader for the MSc Psychology with a Specialisation in Business or Health conversion course.
Academic / Professional qualifications
Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society (BPS) since 2011
Associate Fellow of the BPS since 2012.
Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy since March 2019
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy since 2012
Teaching Interests
My main teaching interest relates to my background in vision science: visual perception and the visual system.
Visual system: I teach undergraduate and postgraduate students how information is processed from eye through to brain, indicating how and when these processes sometimes fail. As well as the mechanics of the visual system, I teach visual perception, including the development of visual perception in human infants.
As well as teaching related to the visual system and visual perception, my teaching in the area of biological psychology includes sex and gender. This includes an overview of animal and human studies and a critical evaluation of the evidence for biological differences as the basis for behavioural gender differences.
Research Interests
My pedagogical research interests include;
- best practise in online teaching and assessment;
- use of technology in teaching, e.g. effectiveness of polling apps in teaching;
- students' perceptions of success/failure;
- the impact of fear of failure / attitudes towards failure on student outcomes.
My discipline-specific research focusses on depth perception, specifically binocular (stereoscopic) depth perception, and the functional impact of poor or absent stereoscopic depth perception.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Letter Recognition and Categorical Perception, Glasgow Caledonian University
Award Date: 10 Jul 2002
External positions
External Examiner, University of Aberdeen
30 Sept 2022 → …
External Examiner, Bangor University
14 Sept 2020 → 22 Mar 2022
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Learning from failure project
Findlay, K. (Principal Investigator), Rasmussen, S. (Co-investigator), McGilvray, L. (Co-investigator) & Williams, D. (Co-investigator)
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Project: Non-funded project
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Investigation of the gender split of research placement students
Findlay, K. (Principal Investigator)
1/10/18 → …
Project: Non-funded project
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Flipping chaos: evaluating the (over)use of digital resources with a large 1st year undergraduate/freshman class
Findlay, K., 8 Jun 2024, In: The Journal of Interactive Technology & Pedagogy . 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Comparing the effectiveness of infographics and Microsoft Sway as lecture summary tools
Findlay, K., 20 Sept 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Other › peer-review
Prizes
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Faculty Teaching Excellence Award
Findlay, K. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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From School and College to University: Contemporary Issues in Teaching Psychology
Findlay, K. (Organiser)
4 Nov 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organiser of major conference
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British Psychological Society Scottish Branch 2023 Postgraduate Conference
Findlay, K. (Organiser)
25 Aug 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organiser of major conference