• Question: are there any fields you would like to expand into?

    Asked by anon-270163 on 23 Nov 2020.
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      Madeleine Steeds answered on 23 Nov 2020:

      I already do some work in computer science so I would probably expand more into that.

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      Maggi Laurie answered on 23 Nov 2020:

      This a great question – I’ve done a lot of moving about different fields of psychology. I’ve continued to work in ‘atypical’ groups – like people with autism and learning difficulties, but I started off working in perception (studying what people are looking at), then moved into sensory processing (across all senses) and now into social psychology and a bit of computer science (e.g. how autistic people use and engage with digital technologies). I think I’d like to do more education-based things, like how we can support children with learning difficulties in the classroom, or how technology can help autistic children develop social skills.

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      Lucy Oldham answered on 23 Nov 2020:

      I’m interested in social behaviour and learning- in my discipline (animal behaviour) it is quite a new area. Learning about the technology that will allow us to get a lot more out of our data would be super useful, like getting machines to recognise facial expressions.

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      Katie Riddoch answered on 23 Nov 2020:

      I’d like to expand more into healthcare, and working with people in hospitals more. There are a lot of unwell and lonely people… and I think Psychologists have lots of skills that can help!

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      Joanna McParland answered on 23 Nov 2020:

      I would expand more into my own field through looking more at how pain, health and occupational factors are related to each other in new ways.

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      Emma Karlsson answered on 24 Nov 2020:

      Absolutely! And the good thing about being a researcher is that you do not only have to do one thing, you can have several research areas that you are interested in. I would love to learn more about health psychology for example

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      Simona Skripkauskaite answered on 24 Nov 2020:

      Oh certainly, I love learning new things and combining new ideas! This is where the thing called collaborations (working with different scientists) comes in very useful and gives you an opportunity to work on subjects outside your area of expertise.

Comments

  • Photo: Oriana

    Oriana commented on :

    Sure there is always something new to learn. Currently, I am learning stand up comedy and scientific monologues, so I can apply a little of arts and performance into my conferences and the public events I take part on.