Dr Alan Yates

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

PhD (Psychology - Cog/Bio) - University of Essex (2008)

MSc (Psychology - Cog/Bio) - University of Essex (2005)

MSc (Sports Science: Cog/Neuroscience) - Manchester Metropolitan University (2004)

BSc (Health and Exercise Science) - University of Salford (2003)

TEACHING

I am the unit leader for:

Living Lab 2 (BSc Education Psychology - Level 5)

Living Lab 3 (BSc Education Psychology - Level 6)

I also contribute to:

Empirical Project Proposal (BSc Education Psychology -  Level 5)

Final Year Empirical Project Supervision (BSc Education Psychology - Level 6)

Psychological Research Methods in Practice (BSc Education Psychology -  Level 4)

Living Lab 1 (BSc Education Psychology - Level 4)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP 

Chartered Member of the British Psychological Society (BPS)

Member of the BPS Division for Teachers and Researchers in Psychology

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

Postgraduate Certificate Teaching in Higher Education (PCTHE)

TEACHING AND RESEARCH SUPERVISION

Research Methods, Statistics, Cognitive and Biological Psychology, Emotion, Mental Health and Wellbeing

RESEAECH INTERESTS

My research has focused on the biological and cognitive behavioural processes in adults and how these systems may differ in those with emotional vulnerability - exploring the systems through which anxiety and fear is acquired and can be modulated.

I am also interested in;

• The impact of stigma and discrimination attached to mental health and neurodiversity.
• OCD and contamination fear
• Flow-experience:  
• Green exercise and open spaces - an avenue to attention restoration, mental wellbeing and resilience.

REVIEWER

Journal of Anxiety, Stress, & Coping

PUBLICATIONS

Eve, Z., Turner, M., Basilio, D., Harkin, B., Yates, A.J., Persson, S., Henry, J., Williams, A., Walton, G., Jones, M., Whitley, C., Craddock, N. (under review). ‘Serious therapeutic games (STGs) to reduce anxiety and depression in young people: a systematic review and exploratory meta-analysis of their use and effectiveness.’ Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy.Journal Impact Factor: 4.4

Harkin, B., Yates, A.J,  Davies, L., & Killeen, M.. (Under review). ‘Contamination-Focussed Vignettes as an Analogue of Infectious Pandemics: An Experimental Validation via State Disgust and Anxiety Responses in OCD.’ Psychological Reports. Journal Impact Factor: 2.3

Harkin, B., Persson, S., Yates, A.J, Jauregi, A., & Kessler, K. (2023). Top-down and bottom-up contributions to memory performance in OCD: A multilevel meta-analysis with clinical implications.Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science, 132(4), 428–444. https://doi.org/10.1037/abn0000793. Journal Impact Factor: 4.6

Harkin, B., Paltoglou, A.E., Tariq, K., Watkin, M., Ashfaq, S., Yates, A.J., Jacobs, C. (2022). ‘Student Experiences of Assessment and Feedback in the National Student Survey: An Analysis of Student Written Responses with Pedagogical Implications.’ International Journal of Management and Applied Research, 9(2) pp. 115-139.

Harkin, B., Yates, A. J., Wright, L., and Nerantzi, C. (2022), “The Impact of Physical, Mental, Social and Emotional Dimensions of Digital Learning Spaces on Student’s Depth of Learning: The Quantification of an Extended Lefebvrian Model”, International Journal of Management and Applied Research, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 50-73. https://doi.org/10.18646/2056.91.22-003 

Harkin, B., Yates, A. J., Riach, M., Clowes, A. R., Cole, S., & Cummings, C. (2021). ‘I want to see people’s reactions to the selfies: A Lefebvrian analysis of the impact of social networking sites on physical, mental and emotional functioning.’ Social Science Computer Review. 1-21. DOI: 10.1177/0894439321994222. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0894439321994222. Journal rank 2890: Impact factor 4.578).  

Persson, S., Yates, A. J., Kessler, K., & Harkin, B (2021). ‘Modelling a Multi-Dimensional Model of Memory Performance in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Multi-Level Meta-Analytic Review.’ Journal of Abnormal Psychology. DOI: 10.1037/abn0000660. https://psyarxiv.com/u4tqa/. Journal rank 426: Impact factor 6.48).  

Fox, E., Dutton, K., Yates, A.J, Georgiou, G. & Mouchlianitis, E. (2015). ‘Attentional Control and Suppressing Negative Thought Intrusions in Pathological Worry.’ Clinical Psychological Science, July 2015 vol. 3 no. 4 593-606 doi: 10.1177/2167702615575878. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4618297/. Journal rank 753: Impact factor 6.657). 

Fox, E., Yates, A. J., & Ashwin, C. (2012). ‘Trait anxiety and perceptual load as determinants of emotion processing in a fear-conditioning paradigm. Emotion. Vol. 12, No. 2, 236–249 DOI: 10.1037/a0025321. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3491876/. Journal rank 1086: Impact factor 4.329). 

Yates, A. J., Ashwin, C., & Fox E. (2010). ‘Does emotion processing require attention? The effects of fear conditioning and perceptual load.’ Emotion, Dec;10(6):822-30. DOI: 10.1037/a0020325. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3491873/. Journal rank 1086: Impact factor 4.329).