Elizabeth is the undergraduate programme leader. Before joining the University in 1994, she was a research fellow at Goldsmiths College, University of London. Her main teaching role is the module leadership of level-one research methods. Her pedagogic research interests focus upon the use of managed learning environments for learning and teaching. As regards her academic research interests these have been varied, for example for many years she was involved in the use of virtual environments in rehabilitation and assessment of people with brain injury. Currently, her research activities relate to the assessment of cognitive function in people with chronic illness.

• Module Leader PY1101/2 (level 1)
• BSc Psychology Programme Leader
• Project supervision (level 3)
• PhD supervision
• Member of UEL Academic Board Committee
• Member of the School Management Team

• BSc Psychology
• MPhil/PhD

• PY1001/2: Research Methods (module leader)
• PY1007: Research Methods (module leader)
• PY3001/2: Project (level three)

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

1. Arroll, M., Dancey, C.P., Attree, E.A., Smith, S., & James, T. (2012). People with symptoms of Ménière’s disease: the relationship between illness intrusiveness, illness uncertainty, dizziness handicap, and depression. Otology & Neurotology, 33(5), 816–823. doi:10.1097/MAO.0b013e3182536ac6
2. Gokcen, N., Hefferon, K., & Attree, E.A. (2012). University students’ constructions of ‘flourishing’ in British higher education: an inductive content analysis. International Journal of Wellbeing, 2(1), 1-21.
3. Dancey, C.P., Attree, E.A., Painter, J., Arroll, M., Pawson, C., & McLean, G. (2011). Real benefits of a Second Life: development and evaluation of a virtual psychology conference centre and tutorial rooms. Psychology Learning & Teaching, 10(2), 107–117. doi:10.2304/plat.2011.10.2.107
4. Attree, E.A., Pope, A.L., & Dancey, C.P. (2009). A naturalistic assessment of prospective memory retrieval in chronic fatigue syndrome using a virtual-reality assessment environment: an initial study. Cyberpsychology and Behavior, 12(4), 379–385. doi:10.1089/cpb.2009.0002
5. Attree, E.A., Turner, M.J., & Cowell, N. (2009). A virtual reality test identifies the visuospatial strengths of adolescents with dyslexia. Cyberpsychology and Behavior, 12, 163–168. doi:10.1089/cpb.2008.0204
6. Dancey, C.P., Attree, E.A., Wilson, C., & Sonnet, A. (2009). Words fail me: the VIQ deficit in inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 15(6), 852–857. doi:10.1002/ibd.20837
7. Dancey, C.P., Stenner, P., Attree, E., Coogan, J., Kovcs, ., & Brdos, G. (2009). Irritable bowel syndrome in Hungary: how do patients view their illness? Clinical and Experimental Medical Journal, 3(3), 487498. doi:10.1556/CEMED.3.2009.3.10

Non-peer-reviewed Journal Articles

1. Dancey, C.P., & Attree, E.A. (2008). Research findings: forget all your cares and woes. Gut Reaction, 69, 9.

Abstracted Conference Contributions

1. Gokcen, N., Attree, E.A., & Dancey, C.P. (2011). Beyond consumerism: a mixed methods approach to happiness in university students. 12th European Congress of Psychology, Istanbul.
2. Dancey, C.P., Coogan, J., Attree, E.A., Kovács, Á., & Bárdos, G. (2008). How do people with IBS understand their illness? A Q methodological study in Hungary, BPS Division of Health Psychology and European Health Psychology Society Conference. Bath.
3. Dancey, C.P., Attree, E.A., Stuart, G., Wilson, C., & Sonnet, A. (2008). Words fail me: the VIQ deficit in inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome, BPS Division of Health Psychology and European Health Psychology Society Conference. Bath.

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

1. Coogan, J., Dancey, C.P., & Attree, E.A. (2006). WebCT: a useful support tool for psychology undergraduates — a Q methodological study. Psychology Learning and Teaching, 5(1), 61–66. doi:10.2304/plat.2005.5.1.61
2. Dancey, C.P., Attree, E.A., & Brown, K.F. (2006). Nucleotide supplementation: a randomised double-blind placebo controlled trial of IntestAidIB in people with Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Nutrition Journal, 5, 16. doi:10.1186/1475-2891-5-16
3. Attree, E.A., Brooks, B.M., & Rose, F.D. (2005). Virtual environments in rehabilitation and training: international perspectives. Cyberpsychology and Behavior, 8(3), 187–188. doi:10.1089/cpb.2005.8.185
4. Dancey, C.P., Attree, E.A., Bárdos, G., & Kovács, Á. (2005). Is there a link between irritable bowel syndrome and left-handedness? An exploratory study. Integrative Physiological and Biological Science, 40(1), 393–397.
5. Attree, E.A., Dancey, C.P., Keeling, D., & Wilson, C. (2003). Cognitive function in people with chronic illness: inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome. Applied Neuropsychology, 10(2), 96–104. doi:10.1207/S15324826AN1002_05
6. Brooks, B.M., Rose, F.D., Attree, E.A., & Elliot-Square, A. (2002). An evaluation of the efficacy of training people with learning disabilities in a virtual environment. Disability and Rehabilitation, 24(11–12), 622–626. Harrison, A., Derwent, G., Enticknap, A., Rose, F.D., & Attree, E.A. (2002). The role of virtual reality technology in the assessment and training of inexperienced powered wheelchair users. Disability and Rehabilitation, 24(11–12), 627–633.
7. Rose, F.D., Brooks, B.M., & Attree, E.A. (2002). An exploratory investigation into the usability and usefulness of virtual training of people with learning disabilities. Disability and Rehabilitation, 24(11–12), 627–633. doi:10.1080/09638280110111405
8. Rose, F.D., Attree, E.A., Brooks, B.M., & Andrews, T.K. (2001). Learning and memory in virtual environments — a role in neurorehabilitation? Questions (and occasional answers) from UEL. Presence-Teleoperators and Virtual Environments, 10(4), 345–358. doi:10.1162/1054746011470208
9. Rose, F.D., Attree, E.A., Brooks, B.M., Parslow, D.M., Penn, P.R., & Ambihaipahan, N. (2000). Training in virtual environments: transfer to real world tasks and equivalence to real task training. Ergonomics, 43(4), 494–511. doi:10.1080/001401300184378
10. Brooks, B.M, Attree, E.A, Rose, F.D., Clifford, B.R., & Leadbetter, A.G. (1999). The specificity of memory enhancement during interaction with a virtual environment. Memory, 7, 65–78. doi:10.1080/741943713
11. Brooks, B.M., McNeil, T.E., Rose, F.D., Greenwood, R.T., Attree, E.A., & Leadbetter, A.G. (1999). Route learning in a case of amnesia: the efficacy of training in a virtual environment. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 9(1), 63–76. doi:10.1080/713755589
12. Pugnetti, L., Attree, E.A., Mendozzi, L., Barbieri, E., Motta, A., Alpini, D., et al. (1999). Developments of collaborative research on VR applications in mental health. Focus on cybersickness and memory testing. The International Journal of Virtual Reality, 4(1), 41–47.
13. Riva, G., Rizzo, A., Alpini, D., Attree, E.A., Barbieri, E., Bertella, L., et al. (1999). Virtual environments in the diagnosis, prevention, and intervention of age-related diseases: a review of VR scenarios proposed in the EC VETERAN Project. Cyberpsychology Behavior, 2(6), 577–593. doi:10.1089/cpb.1999.2.577
14. Rose, F.D., Brooks, B.M., & Attree, E.A. (1999). Virtual environments in memory assessment and retraining. Journal of the International Neuropsychology Society, 5(2), 125.
15. Rose, F.D., Attree, E.A., Brooks, B.M., Parslow, D.M., Penn, P.R., & Ambihaipahan, N. (1999). Transfer of training from virtual to real environments. The International Journal of Virtual Reality, 4(1).
16. Rose, F.D., Brooks, B.M., Attree, E.A., Parslow, D.M., Leadbetter, A.G., McNeil, J.E., et al. (1999). A preliminary investigation into the use of virtual environments in memory retraining of patients with vascular brain injury: indications for future strategy? Disability and Rehabilitation, 21(12), 548–554. doi:10.1080/096382899297206
17. Attree, E.A., Rose, F.D., & Brooks, B.M. (1998). Virtual reality applications in the clinical neurosciences. Advances in Clinical Neurosciences, 8, 99–110.
18. Johnson, D.A., Rose, F.D., Rushton, S.K., Pentland, B., & Attree, E.A. (1998). Virtual reality: a new prosthesis for brain injury rehabilitation. Scottish Medical Journal, 43, 81–83.
19. Pugnetti, L., Mendozzi, L., Brooks, B.M., Attree, E.A., Barbieri, E., Alpini, D., et al. (1998). Active versus passive exploration of virtual environments modulates spatial memory in MS patients: a yoked control study. The Italian Journal of Neurological Sciences, 19, 424–430. doi:10.1007/BF00539600
20. Pugnetti, L., Mendozzi, L., Attree, E.A., Barbieri, E., Brooks, B.M., Cazzullo, C.L., et al. (1998). Probing memory and executive functions with virtual reality. Past and present studies. Cyberpsychology and Behavior, 1(2), 151–161. doi:10.1089/cpb.1998.1.151
21. Rose, F.D., Johnson, D.A., & Attree, E.A. (1997). Rehabilitation in the head-injured child: from basic principles to new technology. Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation, 1(1), 3–7.
22. Hill, K.L.M., Rose, F.D., & Attree, E.A. (1996). The effects of mental practice on a simulated motor impairment. British Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 3(10), 542–544.
23. Rose, F.D., Attree, E.A., & Johnson, D.A. (1996). Virtual reality: an assistive technology in neurological rehabilitation. Current Opinion in Neurology, 9(6), 461–467. doi:10.1097/00019052-199612000-00012
24. Rose, F.D., Johnson, D.A., Attree, E.A., Leadbetter, A.G., & Andrews, T. (1996). Virtual reality in neurological rehabilitation. British Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 3(4), 223–228.
25. Siddiqui, U.N., Rose, F.D., & Attree, E.A. (1996). Recovery from brain damage: the views of general practitioners on the importance of age at the time of injury. Medical Science Research, 24(4), 237–238.
26. Webb, C., Rose, F.D., Johnson, D.A., & Attree, E.A. (1996). Age and recovery from brain injury: clinical opinions and experimental evidence. Brain Injury, 10(4), 303–310. doi:10.1080/026990596124476

Book Chapters

1. Coogan, J., Dancey, C.P., Attree, E.A., Burton, E., & Cahill, S. (2007). A study into teachers’ views on mathematics in the UK using a Q methodological approach. In M.-S. Giannakaki (Ed.), The teacher and the teaching profession: current research and international issues (pp. 47–60). Athens: Atiner.
2. Rose, F.D., Attree, E.A., Brooks, B.M., & Johnson, D.A. (1998). Virtual environments in brain damage: a rationale from basic neuroscience. In G. Riva, B.K. Wiederhold & E. Molinari (Eds.), Virtual environments in clinical psychology and neuroscience: methods and techniques in advanced patient-therapist interaction (pp. 233–242). Amsterdam: IOS Press.
3. Rose, F.D., Attree, E.A., & Brooks, B.M. (1997). Virtual environments in neuropsychological assessment and rehabilitation. In G. Riva (Ed.), Virtual reality in neuro-psycho-physiology: cognitive, clinical and methodological issues in assessment and rehabilitation (pp. 147–155). Amsterdam: IOS Press.

Abstracted Conference Contributions

1. Corcoran, D., Attree, E.A., & Rose, F.D. (2007). Is imitation a developmental precursor to theory of mind and executive functioning?, Association for Psychological Science 19th Annual Convention.
2. Pope, A.L., & Attree, E.A. (2007). Virtual reality assessment of prospective memory retrieval in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), BPS Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference. Nottingham.
3. Attree, E.A., & Dancey, C.P. (2006). What should we be doing with WebCT? Students tell us!, University of East London Teaching and Learning Conference.
4. Corcoran, D., Attree, E.A., & Rose, F.D. (2006). Is imitation central to the social disabilities associated with autism?, Association for Psychological Science 18th Annual Convention. New York.
5. Dancey, C.P., & Attree, E.A. (2005). Treating people with IBS: a randomised double-blind placebo controlled trial of IntestaidIB in people with irritable bowel syndrome, CAMEXPO 2005. London.
6. Kovács, Á., Dancey, C., & Attree, E. (2005). IBS es balkezesseg (IBS and left-handedness), 47th General Meeting of the Hungarian Gastroenterology Society. Balatonaliga, Hungary.
7. Coogan, J., Attree, E.A., & Dancey, C.P. (2004). WebCT: a useful support tool for psychology undergraduates — a methodological study, Conference Handbook Psychology Learning and Teaching Conference (p. 92). Glasgow.
8. Coogan, J., Attree, E.A., & Dancey, C.P. (2003). Assessing students’ use of WebCT as part of their psychology Research Methods module, In D. Gosling & V. D’Andrea (Eds). Scholarship of Teaching and Learning International Conference Proceedings 2001 and 2002 (pp. 190–200).
9. Brooks, B.M., Rose, F.D., Potter, J., Attree, E.A., Jayawardena, S., & Morling, A. (2002). Assessing stroke patients’ ability to remember to perform actions in the future using virtual reality, In proceedings of 4th International Conference on Disability, Virtual Reality and Associated Technologies (pp. 239–245).
10. Coogan, J., Attree, E.A., & Dancey, C.P. (2002). Students’ attitudes to using WebCT as part of a psychology Research Methods module, Proceedings of the Second Annual Joint UK USA Conference Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) (pp. 56–57). London.
11. Coogan, J., Attree, E.A., & Dancey, C.P. (2002). Women’s attitudes towards statistics and methods of teaching statistics in psychology at undergraduate level, Conference handbook — Psychology Learning and Teaching Conference (p. 57). York.
12. Brooks, B.M., Robinson, C., Rose, F.D., & Attree, E.A. (2000). Prospective memory task performance using virtual reality, Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Prospective Memory. Hatfield.
13. Harrison, A., Derwent, G., Enticknap, A., Rose, F.D., & Attree, E.A. (2000). Virtual reality in the assessment and training of powered wheelchair use, Proceedings of Enter 2000.
14. Harrison, A., Derwent, G., Enticknap, A., Rose, F.D., & Attree, E.A. (2000). Application of virtual reality technology to the assessment and training of powered wheelchair users: a pilot study In P. Sharkey, A. Cesararis, L. Pugnetti & A. Rizzo (Eds.), Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Disability, Virtual Reality and Associated Technologies (pp. 15–21).
15. Mendozzi, L., Pugnetti, L., Barbieri, E., Attree, E.A., Rose, F.D., Moro, W., et al. (2000). The VIRT-factory trainer project: a generic productive process to train persons with learning disabilities In P. Sharkey, A. Cesararis, L. Pugnetti & A. Rizzo (Eds.), Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Disability, Virtual Reality and Associated Technologies.
16. Rose, F.D., Brooks, B.M., & Attree, E.A. (2000). Virtual reality in vocational training of people with learning disabilities In P. Sharkey, A. Cesararis, L. Pugnetti & A. Rizzo (Eds.), Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Disability, Virtual Reality and Associated Technologies (pp. 129–135).
17. Attree, E.A., Rose, F.D., & Brooks, B.M. (1999). Virtual reality in assessment and rehabilitation of impaired memory following brain damage In H.-J. Bullinger & J. Ziegle (Eds.), Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (Vol. 2, pp. 1100–1104). London: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
18. Rose, F.D., Brooks, B.M., Attree, E.A., McNeil, J.E., Jayawardena, S., Parslow, D.M., et al. (1999). Virtual environments in memory assessment, Clinical Neuropsychological Assessment Conference. London.
19. Pugnetti, L., Mendozzi, L., Attree, E.A., Barberi, E., Brooks, B.M., Cazzullo, L., et al. (1998). Probing memory and executive functions with virtual reality. Past and present studies, Proceedings of Medicine Meets Virtual Reality: 6. Amsterdam: IOS Press.
20. Brooks, B.M., Attree, E.A., & Rose, F.D. (1997). An evaluation of the use of virtual environments in neurological rehabilitation, Proceedings of the British Psychological Society (Vol. 5, p. 121).
21. Attree, E.A., Brooks, B.M., Rose, F.D., Andrews, T.K., Leadbetter, A.G., & Clifford, B.R. (1996). Memory processes and virtual environments: I can’t remember what was there but I can remember how I got there. Implications for people with disabilities In P.M. Sharkey (Ed.), Proceedings of the First European conference on Disability, Virtual Reality and Associated Technologies.
22. Brooks, B.M., Attree, E.A., Rose, F.D., Leadbetter, A.G., & Clifford, B.R. (1996). How virtual reality participation selectively enhances memory, Proceedings of the International conference on Memory (p. 166).
23. Johnson, D.A., Rose, F.D., & Attree, E.A. (1996). Neurological rehabilitation after head injury in children: needs, belief and provision, European Journal of Neurology (Supp. 2 ed., Vol. 3, p. 17).
24. Morinan, A., Attree, E.A., & Rose, F.D. (1996). Environmental enrichment decreases hippocampal monoamine oxidase activity, Journal of Pharmacology (Supp. 3 ed., Vol. 10, p. A25).
25. Pugnetti, L., Mendozzi, L., Barberi, E., Rose, F.D., & Attree, E.A. (1996). Nervous system correlates of VR experience In P.M. Sharkey (Ed.), Proceedings of the First European conference on Disability, Virtual Reality and Associated Technologies.
26. Rose, F., Attree, E., Andrews, T., & Leadbetter, A. (1996). Applications of virtual reality to brain damage rehabilitation, Proceedings of The British Psychological Society (1 ed., Vol. 4, p. 63).
27. Rose, F.D., Attree, E.A., Brooks, B.M., Leadbetter, A.G., & Andrews, T.K. (1996). Virtual reality: an ecologically valid tool for assessment in neurological rehabilitation, European Journal of Neurology (Supp. 2 ed., Vol. 3, pp. 131–132).

External Activities

• British Psychological Society: Division of Teachers and Researchers in Psychology (2004–2010) (VC-Teaching)
• Higher Education Academy Psychology Network working group for the Student Computer-based Practical Repository (2005–2007)
• DTRP representative BPS Ethics Committee (2006–2010)

External Examining

1. MPhil, Nottingham Trent University, 2004, “Online Virtual Training Environments with Intelligent Agents to Promote Social Inclusion”. External examiner
2. PhD, University of Middlesex, 2006, “Spatial Learning in Virtual Environments by children and Adults after Active or Passive Experience”. External examiner

Research Grants and Awards

1. 2004–2005 ESRC: The effects of perseverative negative thinking on cognitive performance. £32,000. Dancey, Attree and Stuart
2. 2004–2005 Wyreside Products Ltd: Double-blind placebo control study investigating physiological and psychological benefits of nutritional supplement in people with IBS. £30,000. Dancey and Attree

Journals and Editorships

1. Cyberpsychology and Behavior, 1998–2006, (Member of Editorial Board)
2. Cyberpsychology and Behavior, 1998—, (Reviewer)
3. Psychology Learning and Teaching, 2003—, (Reviewer)

Memberships

• Member of the British Computer Society (MBCS)
• Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society (AFBPsS)
• Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA)
• Fellow Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
• Chartered Scientist (C.Sci.), Science Council
• Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol), BPS