Background

MA 1st Class (University of Glasgow), MSc (University of Stirling), PhD (University of Stirling), CPsychol, FBPsS

Research

• Research methodology and quantitative techniques
• Statistical power analysis and sample size determination
• Meta-analysis
• Testing hypotheses about working memory capacity in self-ordered selection tasks
• Exact tests of matching performance with credit for partial knowledge
1. Matching under uncertainty
2. Statistical analysis of the Object Relocation Task
• Development of online statistical programs for the Internet
• Psychological experimentation on the Internet
  

Recent Publications

• Maltby, J., Day, L., Giles, D. C., Gillett, R., Quick, M., Langcaster-James, H. & Linley, A. (2008). Implicit theories of a desire for fame. British Journal of Psychology, 99, 279-292.  PDF
  
• Wood, A. M., Maltby, J., Gillett, R., Linley, P. A., & Joseph, S. (2008). The role of gratitude in stress, depression, and social support: Two longitudinal studies. Journal of Research in Personality, 42, 854-871.  PDF
  
• Gillett, R. (2007). Assessment of working memory performance in self-ordered selection tests. Cortex, 43, 1047-1056.  PDF
  
• Maltby, J., Macaskill, A. & Gillett, R. (2007). The cognitive nature of forgiveness: Using cognitive strategies of primary appraisal and coping to describe the process of forgiving. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 63, 555-566.  PDF
  
• North, A. C., Sheridan, L., Maltby, J., & Gillett, R. (2007). Attributional style, self esteem, and celebrity worship. Media Psychology, 9, 291-308.
  
• Sheridan, L., North, A., Maltby, J. & Gillett, R. (2007). Celebrity worship, addiction and criminality. Psychology, Crime & Law, 13, 559-571.  PDF
  
• Woodhams, J. A., Gillett, R. & Grant, T. (2007). Understanding the factors that affect the severity of juvenile stranger sex offences: The effect of victim characteristics and number of suspects. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 22, 218-237.  PDF
  
• Sheridan, L., Maltby, J., & Gillett, R. (2006). Pathological public figure preoccupation: Its relationship with dissociation and absorption. Personality and Individual Differences, 41, 525-535.  PDF
  
• Sheridan, L. & Gillett, R. (2005). Major world events and discrimination. Asian Journal of Social Psychology, 8, 191-197.  PDF
  
• Maltby, J., Day, L., McCutcheon, L.E., Gillett, R., Houran, J., & Ashe, D. (2004). Personality and coping: A context for examining celebrity worship and mental health. British Journal of Psychology, 95, 411-428.  PDF
  
• Gillett, R. (2003). The metric comparability of meta-analytic effect-size estimators from factorial designs. Psychological Methods, 8, 419-433.  PDF
  
• Sheridan, L. P., Gillett, R., Blaauw, E., Davies, G. M. & Patel, D. (2003). ‘There’s no smoke without fire’: Are male ex-partners perceived as more ‘entitled’ to stalk than stranger or acquaintance stalkers? British Journal of Psychology, 94, 87-98.  PDF

Recent Grant

• Bolger, F. & Gillett, R. (2004-2006) awarded £47,000 by ESRC to investigate "Relationships Between News, Mood and Consumer Confidence"

Teaching

• PS7087 Advanced Statistical Methods (MSc in Psychological Research Methods)
• PS2001 Tutorials
• PS3000 Tutorials
• PS3002  Brain and Cognition
• PS3001 Projects
• PS3003/8 Dissertations

Office Hours

• Personal Tutees:  Tuesday 2pm - 3pm  and  Thursday 2pm - 3pm
• Topical Tutorials:  Tuesday 3pm - 4pm  and  Thursday 3pm - 4pm

Research Day

• Monday