Postgraduate Researcher

eb149@le.ac.uk

Tel: +44 (0)116 229 7154

Room 353
Maurice Shock Building
School of Psychology
University of Leicester
Lancaster Road
Leicester LE1 9HN
UK

Research

• My PhD research is focused on selective attention patterns in individuals with a diagnosis of schizophrenia. I am particularly interested in comparing these individuals' attention patterns with those found in individuals with region specific brain damage and whether this can tell us more about the underlying neural abnormalities that may be contributing to the disorder.
• I am also looking at attention patterns in non-clinical populations who are psychometrically assessed for personality traits theoretically linked to schizophrenia.

Presentations

Bryant and Shimozaki (2009). Selective Attention Patterns and Schizotypy in a Student Population.  Internal Departmental Seminar, University of Leicester.

Bryant and Shimozaki (2010). Could Abnormal Attention Patterns be Linked to Schizotypal Traits? Oral Presentation, Postgraduate Conference, Nottingham Trent University.

Bryant and Shimozaki (2010). Are Schizotypal Traits Linked to Poorer Attention: A Student Sample Investigation Using the Anti-cue Task. Internal Departmental Seminar, University of Leicester.

Poster Presentations

Bryant and Shimozaki (2009). Can Abnormal Attention Patterns be used as a Marker for Schizophrenia Susceptibility in Normal Observers? Poster Presentation, Festival of Postgraduate Research, University of Leicester.

Bryant and Shimozaki (2010). Can Abnormal Attention Patterns be Indicative of Schizophrenia Susceptibility?  Poster Presentaion, BPS Annual Conference, Stratford-Upon-Avon.

Bryant and Shimozaki (2011). Do Atypical Attention Patterns Precede Schizophrenia: An Investigation into Covert Attention and Schizotypal Traits in a non-clinical Population. Poster Presentation, ECVP 2011, Toulouse, France.

Published Abstracts

Shimozaki S, Saunders R and Bryant E. (2009). Relationship of visual search performance to Schizotypal personality measures for normal observers [Abstract]. Journal of Vision, 9(8):1205, 1205a Online

Bryant and Shimozaki (2011). Do Atypical Attention Patterns Precede Schizophrenia: An Investigation into Covert Attention and Schizotypal Traits in a non-clinical Population. Perception, 40 ECVP Abstract Suppliment, 163 Online

PhD Supervisors

My principal co-supervisors are Dr Steve Shimozaki and Dr Mohammed Al-Uzri

My second supervisor is Dr Phil Duke

Grants and Awards

Travel Fellowship Award for ECVP 2011