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Dr Helen Kaye

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Professional biography

I completed my BSc n Psychology at UCNW Bangor then a PhD in animal learning at University College Cardiff, spending part of the time in the Institute of Physiology in Prague. I completed 2 years post doctoral work in Cardiff and 3 years at the University of Cambridge in Experimental Psychology. I am a Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society.

I began working for the Open University in 1990 as a part-time tutor on psychology and biology modules, and became a Staff Tutor first in London then in the East of England. I moved to a full time central academic role in Psychology in 2009, chairing the remake of DD303, Cognitive psychology and later chaired production of DE300 Investigating Psychology 3. I served as Qualification Lead in Psychology and in 2017 became Deputy Associate Dean Teaching and Learning in FASS. I took up my present position as Associate Dean Teaching and Students in FASS in 2019.

 

Research interests

My research interests lie in learning and memory. My early work investigated Pavlovian conditioning mechanisms, contextual learning and neural correlates of attention. More recently my work has investigated factors influencing student learning, in particular online learning. I collaborated with Professor Kieron Sheehy (WELS) on exploring how the use of sign-supported language in the classroom facilitates learning in inclusive education.  I am also interested in eyewitness identification and memory for faces

Selected Publications:

Budiyanto; Sheehy, Kieron; Kaye, Helen and Rofiah, Khofidotur (2017). Developing Signalong Indonesia: issues of happiness and pedagogy, training and stigmatisation. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 22(5) pp. 543–559.

Kaye, H. & Barrett, J.P. (2018) Making online teams work. In Jacqueline Baxter, George Callaghan and Jean McAvoy (ed) Creativity and Critique in Online Learning: Exploring and Examining Innovations in Online Pedagogy. Palgrave

Kaye, H.; Barrett, J. & Knightley, W.M. (2013) Student preference for residential or online project work in psychology. Psychology Learning and Teaching 12(2)

Kaye, H., Mackintosh, N.J. Rothschild, M. & Moore, B. (1989) Odour of pyrazine potentiates association between environmental cues and an unpalatable taste.  Animal Behaviour 37, 563-568, Elsevier

Kaye ,H. & Pearce, J.M. (1984) Strength of the orienting response during Pavlovian conditioning.  Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes. 10, 90~109

Rowell ,N; Green, A; Kaye, H; Naish, P (2014) Information Reduction - more than meets the eye? Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology, 27(1) pp. 89–113.

Teaching interests

My teaching interests are in the areas of Cognitive, Biological and Forensic Psychology and I have taught across undergraduate and  Masters curriculum. I also supervise doctoral students researching topics in Cognitive Psychology

Publications

Indonesian Educators’ Knowledge and Beliefs about Teaching Children with Autism (2020-02)
Budiyanto, ; Sheehy, Kieron; Kaye, Helen and Rofiaha, Khofidotur
Athens Journal of Education, 7(1) (pp. 77-98)


Indonesian Teachers’ Epistemological Beliefs and Inclusive Education (2019-03-01)
Sheehy, Kieron; Budiyanto, ; Kaye, Helen and Khofidotur, Rofiah
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 23(1) (pp. 39-56)


Developing Signalong Indonesia: issues of happiness and pedagogy, training and stigmatisation (2018)
Budiyanto, ; Sheehy, Kieron; Kaye, Helen and Rofiah, Khofidotur
International Journal of Inclusive Education, 22(5) (pp. 543-559)


Information Reduction - more than meets the eye? (2014-12-08)
Rowell, Nancy; Green, Alison; Kaye, Helen and Naish, Peter
Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology, 27(1) (pp. 89-113)