I carried out my undergraduate degree and PhD at the University of Plymouth. I have been a Senior Lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University since 1995. During this time I have undertaken a variety of course leader roles. I am currently the course leader for the Psychology and Law BSc.

My main teaching duties focus on psychobiological and neuropsychological approaches to psychology which I teach at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. I teach Psychobiology as a core module on the undergraduate Psychology degree. I also deliver two option modules for final year students based around my research interests. One on Addictive Behaviours and Neuropsychology. At masters level I teach on the MSc Applied Cognitive Neuroscience , MSc Developmental Psychology and MSc Psychology. I also supervise research students at undergraduate, master's and PhD level.

I have two main areas of research interest which focus on psychobiological approaches to reward and stress and the interaction between these two constructs. My main research focus is on Cognitive Impairment Associated with Dopamine Dysfunction. My second area of research interest is on: Stress & Immunological Dysfunction in Relation to Hair Loss: in particular the Alopecias. This research was the subject of a BBC Radio Four Programme, along with several local radio discussions and interviews. With my co-researcher I am also closely involved with Alopecia UK, a charity devoted to helping people with alopecia. I am a member of the Management Committee, the Advisory Panel and the Research Committee, and have written several leaflets for the charity to help sufferers.

I am a member of the British Psychological Society, and a Chartered Scientist. I am also a member of the UK Dermatologists Network.

• Psychobiological and neuropsychological approaches to psychology, psychobiological approaches to reward and stress.