Dr Lynn Wright

Abertay Teaching and Learning Enhancement Funding (ATLEF) awards for the following projects:
Wright, L., Hardie, S.M., & McAra, N. (2014).  r-E:search methods for post-graduate students: £2800 
Savage, A., Wright, L., & McAra, N. (2016).  Development of on-line resources to support Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology, Life Sciences and Analytical Chemistry: £1400
Moir, J., De Paoli, S., Marron, D., & Wright, L. (2016).  Research Methods Essentials: Online Tutorials for Social Research Projects: £2000

Research

Wright, L. (2012).  Awarded Carnegie Trust travel grant - £920 - to conduct collaborative individual differences research at London School of Economics with Dr Elliroma Gardiner.

Successfully supervised five, self-funded, Masters by Research students to completion so far (three as principal supervisor)

Worked with Dr Scott Hardie on a British Academy funded grant he was awarded in 2004 (£6700) extending work from my PhD research.

Currently working on a Leverhulme Trust funding proposal examining personality, problem-solving and personal experiences of left- and right-handed mirror twins (c.£110k).

Member of British Psychological Society

Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol)

Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society

Member of the Division of Academic, Researchers and Teachers in Psychology

Member of the European Society for Psychology Learning and Teaching

Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Member of British Society for the Psychology of Individual Differences

External Examiner at Glasgow University for MSc in Psychological Science

Reviewer

I frequently peer review manuscripts (and books) for the journals Personality and Individual Differences and Laterality. I am currently a Consulting Editor for Laterality.

I review on an Ad Hoc basis for journals including British Journal of Psychology; Brain and Cognition; Animal Behaviour and Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.

Regular reviewer of Research Methods textbooks

Action Editor for Sage Open journal

Reviewer for two ESRC grant proposals 

Student Led Teaching Awards

Nominated for Student Led Teaching awards every year since 2010.

Short-listed/runner up in:

2010: for Innovative Teaching Award

2011; 2012; 2015 and 2016: for Outstanding Teacher Award.  

2017: Research Volunteer Scheme was short-listed for the Enhancing Student Opportunities award.

My Research Methods module was also nominated in 2017 for best module

2018: Winner of the ‘Outstanding Teacher’ award

Research Volunteer Scheme

Developer and co-ordinator of the Research Volunteer Scheme (Psychology Division 2006 onwards; SHS from 2015 and SET and AMG from 2016). This is a HEAR verified activity and we have had over 100 volunteers in the psychology department since the scheme's inception. I have supervised and mentored approximately 25 research volunteers.

Teaching and Learning Enhancement 

I have been part of three funded ATLEF projects and have supervised a student led ATLEF project.

I am a mentor and trained assessor on the Going for Gold CPD scheme

Reviewer of submissions for the International Enhancement Conference 2017

Member of TLE Conference (2018) - Learning through co-design, planning group

For the past two years I have worked closely with Leisure and Culture Dundee and two local secondary schools on the Growth Mindset project.  This has involved organising and running a series of workshops and experiments to coduct with the pupils and generating data driven reports for the schools and Leisure and Culture Dundee.  This work was reported at a recent Growth Mindset showcase event (June 2017)

Organised and hosted British Psychological Society Undergraduate Conference at Abertay in 2008 & 2013.  I regularly chair sessions at this event and support our students every year.

Invited to present at BPS Undergraduate Education Committee Annual ‘Programme Liaison Day’ (where good practice is shared across representatives from all UK undergraduate psychology departments with accredited degrees) in May 2017 in Birmingham on innovative practice in working with students as partners (highlighting our work on the Applied Psychology module collaborating with students on assessment criteria).

Mentor for Going for Gold Scheme (CPD teaching and learning) since 2015.  Completed formal CPD training course in mentorship and assessing applications (October, 2016). Currently mentoring two members of staff working towards Senior Fellowship of the HEA.

Presentations (research and teaching and learning)

Wright, L., Gardiner, M., Korbmacher, M., Ngadi, J & Shahid, A. (2018).  Undergraduates as Researchers: Staff and Student Perspectives of Participating in the Research Volunteer Scheme. (Poster).  Teaching and Learning Enhancement Conference: Learning through Co-design.  Abertay University - 17th October 2018.

Burrows, S.M., Wright, L. & Hardie, S.M. (2018).  Developing the HIS and HRS scale: the story so far.... (Poster). 6th North Sea Laterality Meeting: the international meeting on lateralisation in brain and behaviour. Abertay University - 21st August - 25th August 2018.

Digan, C., Wright, L. & Hardie, S.M. (2018). Does instruction type influence state anxiety and approach behaviour in left- and right-handers? (Poster). 6th North Sea Laterality Meeting: the international meeting on lateralisation in brain and behaviour. Abertay University - 21st August - 25th August 2018.

Leitch, A., Wright, L. & Hardie, S.M. (2018). Do lefties prefer the left and righties prefer the right? (Poster). 6th North Sea Laterality Meeting: the international meeting on lateralisation in brain and behaviour. Abertay University - 21st August - 25th August 2018.

Taylor, H., Hardie, S.M., Wright, L. & Cunningham, C. L. (2018). Gibbon lateral biases during a tool raking task. (Poster). 6th North Sea Laterality Meeting: the international meeting on lateralisation in brain and behaviour. Abertay University - 21st August - 25th August 2018.

Hardie, S. M. & Wright, L. (2018). Inhibited Lefties? Overview of handedness research at Abertay University. 6th North Sea Laterality Meeting: the international meeting on lateralisation in brain and behaviour. Abertay University - 21st August - 25th August 2018.

Wright, L. & Hardie, S. M. (2018). Do handedness related primes influence task performance? 6th North Sea Laterality Meeting: the international meeting on lateralisation in brain and behaviour. Abertay University - 21st August - 25th August 2018.

Wright, L. & Cunningham, S. (2017). Growth Mindset, Personality and Problem-Solving (poster and oral presentation). Growth Mindset Showcase event (arranged by Leisure and Culture Dundee), Dundee Ice Arena, 8th June 2017.

Wright, L. & Cunningham, C. L. (2017). Home of the brave: Collaborating with students in curriculum innovation and assessment.  Invited talk: British Psychological Society Undergraduate Education Committee (Programme Liaison Day). Birmingham, May 22nd 2017.

Wright, L., Hardie, S.M., McAra, N. & Hitchings, J. (2016). r-E:esearch Methods for Postgraduate Students.  Abertay University Teaching and Learning Enhancement Conference, 16th October 2016.

Hardie, S.M., Cunningham, C.L., Taylor, H., & Wright, L. (2016). Does lateral preference influence problem-solving in gibbons?   North Sea Brain Asymmetry meeting: The international meeting on lateralisation in brain and behaviour. University of Groningen - 31st August - 3rd September 2016.

Wright, L., Karlsson, E.M., Evans, G. L., & Hardie, S.M. (2016). Cautious left-handers: does task type make a difference? North Sea Brain Asymmetry meeting: The international meeting on lateralisation in brain and behaviour. University of Groningen - 31st August - 3rd September 2016.

Wright, L. & Hardie, S. M. (2014). Living life as a lefty. North Sea Brain Asymmetry meeting, University of Durham - 11th - 12th September 2014.

Hardie, S. M. & Wright, L.  (2014). Handedness and the Tower of Hanoi: Influences of anxiety, novelty and complexity.   North Sea Brain Asymmetry meeting, University of Durham - 11th - 12th September 2014.

Wright, L. (2014). An overview of successful week 7 activities in psychology. Presented to Teaching and Learning Enhancement Seminar, March 6th 2014.

Wright, L. & Hardie, S. M. (2012). Lateral preference and personality influence behaviour towards a manual task. North Sea Brain Asymmetry meeting, University of Ghent - 5th - 6th October 2012.

Wright, L. & Hardie, S. M. (2011).  'Wanted nice personality and GSOH'?.  Abertay Christmas Lecture - Hot or Not? The Science Behind Attraction.  November, 2011.

Hardie, S. M. & Wright, L. (2011). Is there something about JJ? The free-viewing valence-specific laterality effect depends on choice of emotional stimuli.  North Sea Brain Asymmetry meeting, Gregynog Hall Swansea - 1st - 3rd October 2011.

Wright, L. & Hardie, S. M. (2011).  Are left-handers really more anxious? North Sea Brain Asymmetry meeting, Gregynog Hall Swansea - 1st - 3rd October 2011

Wright, L. (2011).  What can handedness tell us about our behaviour?  Dundee Association of University Women meeting.  March 2011.

Wright, L. & Hardie, S. M. (2010). Revised reinforcement sensitivity theory predict state but not trait anxiety differences.  Abertay Research Conference, June 2010.

Wright, L. & Hardie, S. M. (2010). Enhancing student research experience: Overview of a volunteer scheme.  Abertay Quality Enhancement Conference, May 2010.

Wright, L. (2010). Can handedness predict behavioural differences?  Division of Psychology research seminar, March 2010.

Wright, L. (2009).  Are left-handers more inhibited in their behaviour? University of Abertay Research Festival, April 2009.

Wright, L., McAra, N., Scrimgeour, A. & Wilson, K.  (2008).  Enhancing RE-search methods.  Abertay Quality Enhancement Conference, April 2008.

Wright, L. & Hardie, S. M. (2008). 'Left out: considering handedness as a variable' KnowFife Research Fair, Dunfermline, November 2008.

Wright, L., Hardie, S. M. & Rodway, P. (2001). Handedness affects performance on the Tower of Hanoi.  British Psychological Society Annual Conference, Glasgow, March 2001.

Outreach