Dr Stuart Wilson (MA (Hons), M.Sc, Ph.D.) is a Senior Lecturer in the Psychology, Sociology and Education Division.
- Overview
- Research Interests
- Research Publications
- Funded Projects
- Teaching & Learning
I completed a Ph.D at the University of Edinburgh (2003). Prior to this I completed an M.Sc (also from the University of Edinburgh; 1998) and an MA (Hons) from the University of Glasgow (1994). I joined QMU in 2002 and have undertaken a number of administrative, teaching and research roles.
Affiliations/Memberships to Other Organisations:
- Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society;
- Member of Association for Psychological Science;
- Member of Human Behavior & Evolution Society;
- Founding member of Society for the Study of Cultural Evolution
Research/Knowledge Exchange Centre Membership:
I am an experimental psychologist with an interest in the adaptive function of cognition. I am interested in the nature of cognitive adaptations themselves as well as the role that they play in memory, attention and social/cultural phenomena.
I also have an interest in conceptual and philosophical issues in psychology, such as consciousness, the mind-body problem and epistemology
Active Research Interests:
- Adaptive Memory
- Cognitive Science of Religion
- Factors affecting cohesion in groups
- Paranormal/Superstitious Beliefs
Research Methods:
- Quantitative/Experimental methods
Please see my research publications in eResearch – Queen Margaret University’s repository
Other funding:
Bial Foundation – Implicit Learning and Parapsychology: £33,000 (2003)
I teach mainly on research methods, statistics, conceptual issues and cognitive science. At level four I offer options in Evolutionary Psychology and Cognitive Science of Religion.
Teaching:
- X1018: Methods of Psychological Enquiry
- X2017: Data Analysis
- X2030: Psychological Citizenship
- X3030: Critical, Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology
- X3048: Literature Review
- X3050: Research Proposal
- X4005: Dissertation project
- X4036: Contemporary Issues in Psychology
- X4040: Cognitive Science of Religion
- X4062: Memory: Origins & Structures
- X4069: Evolutionary Psychology
