Research
Research groups
Research interests
- Individual differences in cognition and the cognitive mechanisms that explain variation in behaviourMental imagery and cognitive interventions for anxiety and traumaVisual cognition, including mental rotation and face recognitionCognitive mechanisms underlying treatment response and psychological outcomesExperimental approaches to applied cognition in mental health and forensic settings
Current research
Cognitive mechanisms underlying individual differences in behaviour, with applications to mental health interventions and forensic cognition
Publications
Teaching
- Cognitive Psychology (including perception, attention, memory, language, and mental imagery)
- Research Methods & Statistics
- Individual Differences
- Applied Cognitive Psychology (including forensic cognition and cognitive approaches to understanding behaviour)
- Currently Teaching:
PSYC1016 Introduction to Psychology
PSYC1019 Research Methods & Data Analysis II (& Empirical Studies) (Module lead)
PSYC2007 Developmental Psychology
PSYC3085 Empirical Project (Y3 UG Project Supervision)
Biography
Charlotte is a Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Southampton and is currently working as a Research Fellow on projects in Experimental Psychopathology with Prof. Matt Garner and Prof. Emily Holmes. She recently completed a Research Fellow role in Health Psychology with Prof. Tamar Pincus, working on the CRIISP project investigating psychological approaches to supporting individuals with persistent pain.
Her research investigates the cognitive mechanisms underlying individual differences in behaviour, with applications across mental health and forensic psychology. She is particularly interested in understanding why individuals differ in cognitive abilities and how these differences influence outcomes such as treatment response, memory, and recognition. Her emerging research interests include cognitive mechanisms underlying anxiety and trauma interventions, mental imagery, individual differences in visual cognition, and applied cognitive abilities relevant to forensic settings.
Charlotte completed a BSc in Psychology at the University of Southampton in 2014. Following this, she held teaching assistant roles supporting children with special educational needs and reading difficulties. In 2018, she completed an MSc in Cognitive Psychology/Neuropsychology at the University of Kent before returning to Southampton to complete a PhD in Psychology.
Charlotte's PhD investigated individual differences in skilled reading, focusing on the cognitive processes underlying eye movement behaviour during reading. During her PhD, she developed expertise in experimental methods, eye tracking, and quantitative approaches to studying individual differences. She also held Postgraduate Teaching Assistant and Exam Invigilator roles, worked as a Senior Research Assistant on a range of psychology projects, and completed an internship with the Behavioural Insights Team at Hampshire County Council.
Charlotte is committed to research-led teaching and academic development. She leads an undergraduate Research Methods module using hands-on research practicals to develop students’ skills in experimental design, data collection, analysis, and good research practice. She supervises student research projects and supports the development and training of postgraduate teaching assistants. She was recently shortlisted for a University of Southampton Vice-Chancellor's Teaching Award in recognition of her contributions to teaching.
Alongside her academic research, Charlotte has experience in applied research and behavioural science. She has consulted for Hampshire County Council on projects involving population targeting, staff training tools, UX principles, applied statistics, and research-led design.