Jon May

Academic profile

Professor Jon May

Professor in Psychology
School of Psychology (Faculty of Health)

The Global Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Jon's work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

Goal 04: SDG 4 - Quality Education

About Jon

Professor of Psychology,

former European Union citizen I have moved from the blue bird to Mastodon

Supervised Research Degrees

 

  • Dr Nicandro Cruz-Ramirez: (Oct 98-Jan 02) Building Bayesian Networks from Data: a Constraint based Approach
  • Mark Irwin MPhil: (Oct 00-Jan 02) Interference in memory from pre-existing associates
  • Dr Stuart Booth: (Feb 98-Mar 02 PT) Multi-sensory theory for interface design
  • Dr Marc Bühner: (Oct 98-Mar 02 PT) Delay and Knowledge Mediation in Human Causal Reasoning
  • Dr Evanilza Loureiro: (Oct 98-Dec 03) Logical and Emotional Argumentation by Brazilian Religious Ministers
  • Dr Nathalie Panabokke: (Oct 01-Oct 04) Role of Visual Imagery in Craving
  • Graeme Stewart MPhil: (Oct 03-Jun 05) A Hybrid Computational Model of Interacting Cognitive Subsystem
  • Dr Tim Gamble : (Feb 01-Sept 06 PT) Doing two things: the effect of task complexity and structure on switch costs
  • Dr Lisa-Marie Berry : ( Oct 05 - Sept 08) Cognitive Models of Craving
  • Dr Joanna Blackburn : ( Jan 07 - Dec 09) The role of imagery in eating disorders
  • Dr HelenBatey: (Jan 2007-June 2011 FT, ESRC National Competition) Intrusive Thoughts and Mindfulness in Deliberate Self Harm
  • Dr Jessica Skorka-Brown: (April 2010 to March 2015)University of Plymouth Studentship; Imagery in craving
  • Dr. Lucie Clements: (October 2014-2017). The definition, identification and assessment of creativity in contemporary dance education. Leverhulme Trust, FT.
  • Dr. Klara Lucznik: (04/14 to 03/17) Imagery, Creativity and Collaboration in Choreography
    EU Marie-Curie Fellowship,
  • Dr. Becca Weber (April 2015-Jan 2018) Somatics, Creativity, and Choreography: Creative Cognition in Somatics-based Contemporary Dance. Leverhulme Trust, FT.
  • Dr. Jon Rhodes: (Oct 2015-Dec 2019) Enhancing Grit in Elite Athletes through Functional Imagery Training; University of Plymouth studentship
  • Dr. Karol Nedza: (Oct 2017-Feb 24) The effectiveness of imagery use in motivating physical activity and exercise; University of Plymouth studentship

 

Teaching

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Cognition and Emotion
  • Applied Psychology

Contact Jon

A220, Portland Square, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA