Steve Jones

Steve has a BA (Hons) Psychology degree from the University of Liverpool and a PhD in the area of Cognitive Ageing from the University of Manchester.  After completing his PhD, he worked as a Research Associate with the University of Manchester on a project funded by the AA Foundation for Road Safety, exploring when and why older drivers give up driving.  Steve has been employed as a Lecturer (later Senior Lecturer) in Cognitive Psychology at Coventry University (1995-1999) and at Leeds Metropolitan University (1999-2006).  He joined Leeds Trinity in September 2006 as a Senior Lecturer and has worked as Programme Coordinator, Academic Group Leader and Associate Head of School. Steve has been Head of Psychology since September 2019.

Areas of research interest include:

• Cognitive psychological aspects of the processing of gaze direction, including gaze-cueing.
• Understanding and use of food labelling.
• Enhancing teaching and learning in HE.

TEACHING

ADMINISTRATION

Head of School of Psychology and Therapeutic Studies (Since 2019)

Associate Head of School (2017-2019)

Academic Group Leader, Psychology, Criminology and Sociology (2016-17)

Programme Leader for BSc (Hons) Psychology (2015-2016)

Chair of Department Ethics Committee (2007-2014)

Psychology Assessment Co-ordinator (2006-2012)