Paul graduated with a degree in Psychology from UEL and moved on to the University of Hertfordshire to study for his PhD. His thesis addressed touch perception in both blind and sighted individuals in the real world and Virtual Reality (VR). Following the completion of his PhD, Paul undertook a brief post doctoral placement at the University of Birmingham before retuning to UEL in 2004 to serve as a Research Fellow with the School of Psychology's Virtual Reality Research Team (VRRT). During his time in this role, Paul completed the PGCert in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education qualification and began to contribute to undergraduate and post-graduate teaching within the school. Paul is a fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA), a chartered Psychologist and a member of the division for Teachers and Researchers in Psychology.

• PY0003: Module leader
• PY0006: Module leader
• PY1103/7: Module leader
• PY2107: Module leader
• Lead researcher for the Virtual Reality Research Team
• Virtual Reality Research Team Laboratory Co-ordinator

My main research activities revolve around cognitive neuropsychology and the application of Virtual Reality (VR) in the assessment and rehabilitation of individuals who have suffered a brain injury. My other key interests centre around developing skills and employability provisions for Psychology undergraduates.

• BSc Hons Psychology
• MSc Psychology
• Extended Psychology Degree Level 0

• PY0003: Becoming a Psychology Undergraduate 1
• PY0006: Becoming a Psychology Undergraduate 2
• PY1103/7: Individuals, Development and Social Behaviour & Skills
• PY1105: Thinking like a psychologist
• PY2107: Brain Damage and Behaviour
• PY2123: Psychological Perspectives on Work experience
• PY3101: Professional Psychological Studies

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

1. Penn, P.R., Rose, F.D., & Johnson, D.A. (2009). Virtual enriched environments in the recovery from brain injury. Developmental Neurorehabilitation, 12(1), 32–43. doi:10.1080/17518420902739365
2. Penn, P.R., Rose, F.D., & Leadbetter, A.E. (2009). The development of a multimedia and virtual reality aid to the self-regulation of driving in older individuals. Journal of Assistive Technologies, 3(4), 21–35. doi:10.1108/17549450200900031
3. Penn, P.R., Rose, F.D., & Johnson, D.A. (2008). Can virtual reality environments also be enriched environments: A decade on, is neuropsychological rehabilitation still overlooking a valuable resource? Abstracts for the 5th World Congress of NeuroRehabilitation. Neurorehabil Neural Repair, 22, 514–640.

Book Chapters

1. Penn, P.R., Rose, F.D., & Johnson, D.A. (2008). The use of virtual reality in the assessment and rehabilitation of executive dysfunction. In M. Oddy & A.W. Worthington (Eds.), Brain injury and executive dysfunction: Oxford University Press.

Conference Proceedings

1. Penn, P.R., Rose, F.D., & Leadbetter, A.E. (2008). The development of a multimedia and virtual reality aid to the self-regulation of driving in older individuals. Paper presented at the 1st Conference on Interactive Technologies: Education, Disability and Rehabilitation, Nottingham.

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

1. Kornbrot, D.E., Penn, P., Petrie, H., Furner, S., & Hardwick, A. (2007). Roughness perception in haptic virtual reality for sighted and blind people. Perception & Psychophysics, 69(4), 502–512. doi:10.3758/BF03193907
2. Penn, P.R., Brooks, B.M., Rose, F.D., & Leadbetter, A.G. (2005). Preliminary evaluation of a desktop PC-based virtual reality driving assessment. Journal of Disability and Human Development, 4(4). doi:10.1515/IJDHD.2005.4.4.325

Book Chapters

1. Penn, P.R., Rose, F.D., & Brooks, B.M. (2005). Virtual reality in everyday memory assessment and rehabilitation: Progress to date and future potential. In B.K. Wiederhold, G. Riva & A. H. Bullinger (Eds.), Annual Review of CyberTherapy and Telemedicine (Vol. 3, pp. 31–38).

• Guest editor for CyberPsychology and Behaviour
• Invited referee for CyberPsychology and Behaviour
• Invited referee for Neurorehabilitation
• Invited referee for Developmental Neurorehabilitation
• Invited referee for Psychological Research

• Virtual Reality Research Team