Dr Andre J. Szameitat
Reader - Psychology

Topics

• Research on human multitasking, working memory, and executive control
• Research on the effects of different activities on subsequent cognitive performance and well-being
• Behavioural and fMRI methods

PhD projects for research students

• Understanding the effects of meditation on mood, cognition, and the brain

Research supervision

Current PhD students

• Aina Digaeva (10/2020 - 09/2023; Learning of multitasking abilities in the applied context)
• Joy Geerkens (01/2022 - 12/2024; Effect of previos activities on subsequent cognitive performance and well-being)
• Lauren Willmoth (10/2022 - 09/2028 (part-time);  Effect of previos activities on subsequent cognitive performance and well-being)

Former PhD students

• Pauldy Otermans (finished 2017; Linking the Executive Functions of the Central Attentional Bottleneck with the Executive Functions of Working Memory)
• Rahmi Saylik (finished 2017; Effects of Neuroticism on Multitasking)
• Mojitola Idowu (finished 2021; Effects of Aging on Executive Functions)