Dr Frances Maratos
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Job title: Senior Lecturer in Cognitive Psychology
Email: f.maratos@derby.ac.uk
Phone No: 01332 592036
Room: N205a
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Recent publications
Selected Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
McEwan,K. Gilbert,P., Dandeneau,S., Lipka, S., Maratos, F.A.., Paterson, K. & Baldwin, M. (under review) The effects of self-criticism on processing of compassionate and critical facial expressions
Maratos, F.A., Senior, C., Mogg, K, Bradley, B.P & Rippon, G. (2012). Early gamma-band activity as a function of threat processing in the extrastriate visual cortex. Cognitive Neuroscience, 3, 62-68 [IF: TBC]
Open Access: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3259620/pdf/pcns2_62.pdf
Maratos, F.A. (2011) Temporal processing of emotional stimuli: The capture and release of attention by angry faces. Emotion, 11, 1242-1247 [IF: 3.02]
Croker, S & Maratos, F.A. (2011) Visual Processing Speeds in Children. Child Development Research, Article ID 450178 [IF: NA - New Journal]
Open Access: www.hindawi.com/journals/cdr/2011/450178/
Longe, O., Maratos, F.A., Gilbert, P., Evans, G., Volker,F., Rockliffe, H & Rippon G (2010). Having a word with yourself: Neural correlates of self-criticism and self-reassurance. Neuroimage, 49, 1849-1856 [IF: 5.739]
Maratos, F.A., Mogg, K, Bradley, B.P, Rippon, G. & Senior, C. (2009). Course threat images reveal oscillations in the amygdala: A magnetoencephalography study. Behavioural, Affective & Cognitive Neurosciences, 9, 133-143 [IF: 4.05]
Maratos F.A., Mogg, K. & Bradley, B.P. (2008). Identification of angry facial expressions in the attentional blink. Cognition & Emotion, 22, 1340-1352 [IF: 1.901]
Open Access: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2666369/pdf/pcem22-1340.pdf
Maratos F.A., Anderson S.J., Hillebrand A., Singh K.D & Barnes G. (2007). The spatial distribution and temporal dynamics of brain regions activated during the perception of object and non-object patterns. Neuroimage. 34, 371-383 [IF: 5.739]
Faculty: Education, Health and Sciences
School: School of Science
Subject Area: Psychology
On completion of my undergraduate degree (Human Psychology, 1st Class Honours, Aston University), I opted to stay in the world of academia and pursued a PhD in the area of Cognitive Neuroscience at the Neuroscience Research Institute (also at Aston University). After spending seven years in Birmingham and nearing completion of my PhD, I decided it was time to move on. I moved south to the University of Southampton, where as a post-doctoral research fellow I investigated emotion processing at the Centre for the Study of Emotion and Motivation. Seeking fame and fortune I joined the Psychology team at Derby in October 2006 and have thoroughly enjoying working here ever since.
Teaching responsibilities
Currently I am:
- BSc Psychology on-campus Assistant Programme Leader
- BSc Psychology E-learning Level 4 Stage Leader
- I lead/teach on a range of e-learning and on-campus modules mainly within the fields of biological and abnormal psychology.
- I also host a final year module 'Emotion in Context'
Professional interests
PhD Completions
Kirsten McEwan
PhD Title: Non-conscious processing: Threat, Safeness, Self-esteem and compassionate Mind Games
Awarded Spring 2012
Current PhD Students
PhD Director of Studies for:
Lauren Kelly
PhD Title: Investigations of the Relationship between Affect and Attentional Biases in Children
Completion Expected: Autumn 2012
PhD Associate Supervisor for:
Kornanong Yuenyongchaiwat
PhD Title: Do cardiovascular responses to mental stress tests predict blood pressure?
Completion Expected: Autumn 2012
Internship supervisor for:
Joana Duarte, University of Coimbra
1 February 2010 - 31 July 2010
Research interests
My main research interests include:
The study of cognitive and neural mechanisms of emotion processing, with a specific focus on attentional biases underlying facial processing in both healthy controls and patient populations.
The investigation of the relationship between, and neural correlates of, visual attention, affordance and action.
To aid the comprehensive and robust investigation of research in both these fields I have chosen to adopt an integrative approach, and regularly use a wide variety of experimental methods to pursue research questions. These include neuroimaging method (measures of MEG, EEG and fMRI), psychophysiological methods (measures of reaction time, eye movement and body movement) and behavioural methods (questionnaire measures and performance accuracy measures).
Membership of professional bodies and advisory committees
- I am a member of the British Association of Cognitive Neuroscience and the American Psychological Society.
- I am also a committee member heading the Oxford Centre for Human Brain Activity (OHBA) see: www.ohba.ox.ac.uk.
Recent Conferences
Invited Talks
- Investigating processes of attention: How emotion influences the Attentional Blink Oxford University, December 2010
Additional Interests and Activities
Page last updated May 2012
Media experience
http://scienceblogs.com/cognitivedaily/2009/08/20/angry-faces-attract-our-attent
Undergraduate qualifications
- BSc Human Psychology (First class Honours), Aston University, Birmingham
Postgraduate qualifications
- PgCert in Learning & Teaching in HE, University of Derby, Derby
Research qualifications
- PhD Cognitive Neuroscience, Aston University, Birmingham
