Canterbury Christ Church College
CURRICULUM VITAE
Dr David VERNON
Senior Lecturer in Psychology
1 September 2003
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
BSc (Hons) Psychology, Class I; University of Kent
PhD Psychology; University of Kent at Canterbury
1994-1997
1997-2001
MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Society of Applied Neuroscience (Council Member)
International Society for Neuronal Regulation
TEACHING AND RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Senior Lecturer (Psychology) Canterbury Christ Church University College
Research Fellow (Psychology) Imperial College London
Research Assistant (Psychology), University Of Kent at Canterbury
2003-Pres
2001-2003
2000-2001
RECENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (COURSES)
TITLE: BCIA accredited course on the use of EEG biofeedback. Loughborough
2004.
TITLE: Numerous in-house staff development courses on use of IT (e.g.
Powerpoint, FrontPage, QLS/QLE, digital imaging, Blackboard, etc) 2000 - present
PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS
The human EEG, in particular the use of EEG biofeedback in both clinical and
optimal performance.
Human memory, with specific focus on the flexibility of implicit memory.
PUBLICATIONS
Vernon, D. (in press). Can neurofeedback training enhance performance? An
evaluation of the evidence with implications for future research. Applied
Psychophysiology and Biofeedback
Vernon, D., Haenschel, C., Dwivedi, P., & Gruzelier, J. (2005). Slow habituation of
induced gamma and beta oscillations in association with unreality experiences in
schizotypy. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 56(1), 15-24.
Vernon, D., Frick, A., & Gruzelier, J. (2004). Neurofeedback as a treatment for
ADHD: A methodological review with implications for future research. Journal of
Neurotherapy. 8(2), 53-82.
Vernon, D., Egner, T., Cooper, N., Compton, T., Neilands, C., Sheri, A., & Gruzelier,
J. (2004). The effect of distinct neurofeedback training protocols on working memory,
mental rotation and attention. Journal of Neurotherapy.8(1), 100-101.
Vernon, D., & Usher, M. (2003). The dynamics of the feeling of knowing: Pre and
post retrieval mechanisms. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning,
Memory and Cognition, 29(3), 339-346.
Vernon, D., Egner, T., Cooper, N., Compton, T., Neilands, C., Sheri, A., & Gruzelier,
J. (2003). The effect of training distinct neurofeedback protocols on aspects of
cognitive performance. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 47, 75-85.
Vernon, D. & Lloyd-Jones, T. J. (2003). The role of colour in implicit and explicit
memory performance. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 56A, 779802.
Lloyd-Jones, T. J. & Vernon, D. (2003). Semantic interference from visual
object recognition on visual imagery. Journal of Experimental Psychology:
Learning, Memory and Cognition, 29, 563-580.
CONFERENCE PAPERS
Vernon, D, Ahmed, F., & Gruzelier, J. (2004). The effect of low-beta
neurofeedback training on cognitive performance: A null result. The
International Society for Neuronal Regulation, Switzerland, Winterthur, Feb
24th – 28th.
Vernon, D., Egner, T., Cooper, N., Compton, T., Neilands, C., Sheri, A., &
Gruzelier, J. (2003). The effect of distinct neurofeedback training protocols on
working memory, mental rotation and attention. The International Society for
Neuronal Regulation, Italy, Udine, Feb 19th – 23rd.
Cooper, N., Sheri, A., Vernon, D., Egner, T., Compton, T., Neilands, C., & Gruzelier,
J. (2002). The effect of Alpha neurofeedback training on mental imagery abilities. The
British Psychophysical Society, University of Glasgow, Sept 22nd – 25th.
Vernon, D., Egner, T., Cooper, N., Compton, T., Neilands, C., Sheri, A., & Gruzelier,
J. (2002). The influence of SMR and Theta neurofeedback training on working
memory performance. The British Psychophysical Society, University of Glasgow,
Sept 22nd – 25th.
Haenschel, C., Vernon, D., Dwivedi, P., Baldweg, T. (2002). Gamma and beta
oscillations during passive and active auditory change detection. The British
Psychophysical Society, University of Glasgow, Sept 22nd – 25th.
Vernon, D., Cooper, N., Egner, T., Compton, T., Neilands, C., Sheri, A., & Gruzelier,
J. (2002). A comparison of Theta, Alpha and SMR neurofeedback protocols and their
effect on cognitive performance. The British Psychological Society, Cognitive
Section, University of Kent, Sept 9th – 11th.
Lloyd-Jones, T. J., Albon, A., & Vernon, D. (2002). Examining hemisphere
differences in semantic interference from visual object recognition on visual image
generation in a feature detection task. The British Psychological Society, Cognitive
Section, University of Kent, Sept 9th – 11th.
Gruzelier, J., Vernon, D., Haenschel, C., & Dwivedi, P. (2002). Cortical habituation of
schizotypal individuals: A differential pattern for unreality subtypes. International
Journal of Psychophysiology. V45, p.79.
Lloyd-Jones, T. J., & Vernon, D. (2002). Interference from object recognition on the
generation of mental images of semantically related objects. Experimental
Psychology Society, London, Jan.
Vernon, D., & Lloyd-Jones, T. J. (2001). Flexibility in the retrieval of colour
information in tests of implicit and explicit memory for diagnostically coloured natural
objects. International Conference on Memory (ICOM-3), Valencia, July.
Vernon, D., & Lloyd-Jones, T. J. (1999). Implicit and explicit tests of memory for
natural objects. In A. Vandierendonck, M. Brysbaert, & K. Van der Goten (Eds.)
Proceedings of the Eleventh Conference of the European Society for Cognitive
Psychology, Belgium, Sept.
Vernon, D., & Lloyd-Jones, T. J. (1999). Effects of colour on tests of implicit and
explicit memory for natural objects. British Psychological Society, Cognitive Section,
York, Sept.
Vernon, D., & Lloyd-Jones, T. J. (1999). Manipulations of colour and delay on implicit
and explicit tests of memory for natural objects. British Psychological Society,
Cognitive Section, Lancaster, July.
Guest Lectures
An examination of neurofeedback and its effect on cognition. University of Kent,
Canterbury. Feb 23rd 2005.