Dr Paul Penn
Senior Lecturer
Dr Paul Penn. BSc (Hons), Ph.D, PGCert (LTHE), C.Psychol, AFBPsS, FHEA | Dr Penn is a Senior Lecturer within the School of Psychology at UEL and the author of the book: 'The Psychology of Effective Studying: How to Succeed in Your Degree'
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AE 3.16, Stratford Campus
School of Psychology
The University of East London
Stratford Campus
London
E15 4LZ - p.r.penn@uel.ac.uk +442082234679
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. He sits on various working groups and committees within the university including: the Academic Integrity working group, the Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) group and the Learning and Teaching committee.
Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society (AFBPsS)
Chartered Psychologist (C.Psychol)
Member of the British Psychological Society's Division for Teachers and Researchers in Psychology
Overview
Peer-reviewed Journal Articles
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 |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|
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
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. Worthington (Eds.), Brain injury and executive dysfunction (pp. 255-270). Oxford: Oxford University Press.|Conference Proceedings
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.|
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PY4002 Introduction to Biological and Social Psychology and Individual Differences - Deputy module lead.
PY4006 Researching with Larger Samples
- Seminar leader
PY6301 Research Project - Module tutor and supervisor
PY6302 Employability and Developing Your Graduate Pathway - Tutor
PY6323 Cyberpsychology - Module leader
PY6306 Health Psychology - Tutor
PY7155 Independent Research Thesis - Interim module leader
- BSc Hons Psychology
- MSc Psychology
- 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