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Academic Biography
Christopher Wilson obtained his PhD from the National University of Ireland, Maynooth in 2010 where he was awarded a scholarship for doctoral research by the Irish Research Council (IRCHSS). He is a chartered psychologist with the British Psychological Society.
Christopher has taught on a range of modules at Teesside University across all levels of the psychology programme. Over the last several years he has taught research methods and analysis at Undergraduate, Masters and Doctoral level. He supervises undergraduate and postgraduate research.
Summary of Research Interests
Experimental psychologist with expertise in cognitive neuroscience. My early work focused on fundamental components of attention, perception and decision-making. My current research used these concepts to understand risk-taking behaviour in applied domains (e.g., gambling, risky purchasing, cybersecurity) to inform policy and practice. This includes the role of cognitive processes (e.g., attention, executive function) or psychopathologies (e.g., hypomania, depression) in risk-taking behaviour.
Currently leading the MIND lab, (founded in 2024) which provides a collaborative environment for researchers, PGRs and student researchers to contribute to high-quality research.
Research Projects & External Funding
Christopher has received funding for his work from The Academic Forum for the Study of Gambling, North Yorkshire County Council, Electrical Safety First and The Irish Research Council.
PhD and Research Opportunities
Doctoral Supervision (in progress) *DoS
*David Minchella (Dclin, 2026): Does reward focus moderate the relationship between hypomania and economic risk-taking?
*Alana Gadsby (Dclin, 2026): The role of memory and impulsivity in hypomania and economic risk-taking: a neurological study.
Emily Jones (PhD, 2026): An Investigation into the Differential Effects of Visual Processing Errors on Perceiving Stimuli of Varying Emotional Intensity
Mick Stockton (PhD, 2026): Using behavioural science to explore and explain retention on online games.
Georgia Wright PhD, 2027): Developing evidence-based best practice for lineups involving child witnesses
Michelle White (PhD, 2027): Neurodivergence and Criminal Justice: A comparative analysis of the treatment of neurodivergent individuals during the early stages of the arrest and interview process.
Jack Dixon (PhD, 2027): Investigating differences in blood oxygenation and brain activity between individuals with and without dyslexia.
Josh Price (PhD, 2027): The underlying factors of participation in BDSM or Vanilla sex.
*Ema Abir (Dclin, 2027): Cognitive Inhibition and Cognitive Flexibility as moderators of Depression and Problem Gambling
Rachel Summerhill (PhD, 2031): Culture change in complex landscapes – creating capacity and capability to embed new ways of working within local government.
Doctoral Supervision (completed)
Shiny Vergehase (PhD, 2019): Online psychometrics: The design and validation of extensible system architecture.
Julianne Kinch (PsyD, 2019). The contribution of organic factors to impulsive aggression on patients with personality disorders.
Claire Brewis (PhD, 2017). The narrated lives of people affected by acquired brain injury living in rural areas.
Christopher welcomes applications from prospective PhD students with interests in the area of decision making and risk.
External Roles and Professional Activities
Christopher sat on funding review panels for the Irish Research Council, UKRI, Swiss Science Federation and Dutch Research Council.
Christopher acts as editor and reviewer for a number of journals such as PLoS One, Frontiers in Psychology, Vision, Interaction with Computers and Educational Psychology.
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and Chartered Member of the British Psychological Society.
Enterprise Interest and Activities
Christopher consults and provides training on research design and development, data analysis and data intelligence. The goal is to help organisations to use research and analysis to turn data into usable intelligence.
Learning and Teaching Interests and Activities
Teaching has primarily focused on research methods and analysis.
Christopher was previously e-Learning Coordinator with responsibility for the development and implementation of technology enhanced actions and development of policy related to the university’s Learning, Teaching and Student Experience Strategy in the school of Social Sciences and Law.
He has an interest in the use of technology in teaching, effective feedback mechanisms and research methods training.
External positions
Funding Reviewer (Behaviour and Education), NWO (Dutch Research Council)
1 Apr 2025 → …
Funding Reviewer, UKRI ESRC
1 Mar 2025 → …
Review Editor, Frontiers in Psychology, Quantitative Psychology and Measurement
2021 → …
Spark Evaluation Committee, Swiss National Science Foundation SNF
8 Oct 2019 → …
International Assessment Board for the Employment Based Postgraduate Programme, Irish Research Council
2012 → 2015
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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“It’s part of the sport”: Exploring how social identification with sports groups predicts gambling behaviour and how people experience the normalisation of gambling with sports groups
Wilson, C. (PI), Eberhardt, J. (CoI), Portman, R. (CoI), Medimorec, S. (CoI) & Poulter, H. (CoI)
1/05/25 → 31/03/26
Project: Research
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Attentional Interference in Moduated by Salience, not Sentience.
Wilson, C., Soranzo, A. & Bertamini, M., 1 Jun 2017, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Acta Psychologica. 178, p. 56-65 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Risk as affect: the affect heuristic in cybersecurity
Van Schaik, P., Renaud, K., Wilson, C., Jansen, J. & Onibokun, J., 31 Mar 2020, In: Computers and Security. 90, 101651.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The effects of belongingness on the Simultaneous Lightness Contrast: A virtual reality study
Soranzo, A., Lugrin, J. L. & Wilson, C. J., 28 Jun 2013, In: Vision Research. 86, p. 97-106 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The use of virtual reality in psychology: A case study in visual perception
Wilson, C. & Soranzo, A., 25 Mar 2015, In: Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine. p. -Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cobi fNIRS: R Package for importing and processing fNIRS data in R
Wilson, C., 3 Apr 2024Research output: Non-textual form › Software
Open Access
Press/Media
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New rehabilitation methods for improving recovery after a stroke
Eaves, D., Emerson, J., Binks, J., Scott, M., Kenny, R., Van Schaik, P., Wilson, C. & Dixon, J.
17/01/19
1 Media contribution
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PhD students gain international recognition
Eaves, D., Emerson, J., Binks, J., Kenny, R., Scott, M., Van Schaik, P., Wilson, C. & Dixon, J.
15/05/18
1 Media contribution
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