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Research Interests
I am an experimental psychologist and the primary aim of my research is to understand cognitive and affective changes associated with psychopathology, most notably depression and eating disorders. The key psychological processes that I am interested in are memory (especially autobiographical memory) and social cognition (especially processing of facial emotion). Other areas of expertise include: alexithymia (particularly in association with psychopathology, and influence on emotion processing) and cognitive changes observed in older adults.
Administrative Roles
Programme Director of the MSc in Addiction and Mental Health
Chair of School of Psychology Research Ethics Committee
Teaching Activity
Undergraduate
Introduction to Clinical Psychology (Module Leader), Psychotic and Affective Disorders (Final Year Option; Module Leader)
Postgraduate
Mental Health (Msc Addiction & Mental Health)
Membership of Professional Bodies
British Psychological Society (BPS)
Experimental Psychology Society (EPS)
Psychobiology Section of the BPS
Committee Member (Treasurer/ Members Secretary) British Association for Cognitive Neuroscience (BACN)
Editorial Board of Frontiers in Psychopathology
Contact Details
Room: SW 605
Tel: +44 (0)121 204 4162
Fax: +44 (0)121 204 4090
Email: [email protected]
Short Bio (max 200 characters)
Dr Ridout's research focuses on are memory (especially autobiographical memory) and social cognition (especially processing of facial emotion).
Education/Academic qualification
PG Dip, Learning and Teaching, Aston University
Oct 2006 → Jun 2008
Award Date: 19 Aug 2009
PhD, Psychology, University of St. Andrews
Oct 2000 → Dec 2004
Award Date: 29 Jul 2005
MSc, Psychological Research Methods, University of Stirling
Sept 1998 → Aug 1999
Award Date: 18 Jun 1999
MA, Psychology (2:1 with Honours), University of Dundee
Sept 1992 → Jul 1996
Award Date: 10 Jul 1996
External positions
Associate Editor, Behavioural Science
Jan 2026 → …
Associate Editor, Cognition and Emotion
Sept 2018 → Jun 2022
Keywords
- BF Psychology
- Memory
- Autobiographical memory
- depression
- eating disorders
- facial emotion recognition
- social cognition
- executive function
- alexithymia
- emotion
- forgetting
- Q Science (General)
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Autobiographical Memory Specificity and Flexibility Moderate the Influence of Negative Life Events on Major Depression in U.K. Undergraduate Students: A 1-Year Longitudinal Study
Jordan, S. L. & Ridout, N., 1 Dec 2025, In: Journal of Applied Research in Memory & Cognition. 14, 4, p. 465-474 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Inhibition of emotional faces in clinical and subclinical depression
Ridout, N., Dritschel, B., Wardall, H., Day, R. & O' Carroll, R., 1 Feb 2025, In: Journal of Psychiatric Research. 182, p. 221-234 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Direct and Indirect Effects of Childhood Adversity on Psychopathology: Investigating Parallel Mediation via Self-Concept Clarity, Self-Esteem, and Intolerance of Uncertainty.
Sharratt, L. & Ridout, N., 8 Dec 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: British Journal of Clinical Psychology. 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Autobiographical memory specificity and restrained eating: examining the influence of priming with images of healthy and unhealthy foods
Wallis, D. J., Moss, J., Varnam, B., Dritschel, B. & Ridout, N., 21 Jun 2023, In: Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity. 28, 1, 8 p., 53.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The influence of induced dysphoria on autobiographical memory specificity and social problem solving: Examining the role of executive function
Ridout, N., Dritschel, B., Morjaria, M. & Yankey, C., Oct 2023, In: Behaviour Research and Therapy. 169, 104404.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Facing away from the interviewer: Evidence of little benefit to eyewitnesses’ memory performance
Nash, A. (Creator), Ridout, N. (Creator) & Nash, R. A. (Creator), Aston Data Explorer, 8 Feb 2019
DOI: 10.17036/researchdata.aston.ac.uk.00000402, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/acp.3723
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Activities
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Big Bang Science Fair
Ridout, N. (Organiser)
Mar 2016Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Big Bang Science Fair
Ridout, N. (Organiser)
Mar 2015 → …Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Big Bang Science Fair
Ridout, N. (Organiser)
Mar 2014Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Big Bang Science Fair
Ridout, N. (Speaker)
15 Mar 2012Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course