Prof Nigel Holt
BSc (Anhrydedd, Reading); PhD (Efrog); CPsychol
Chair
Head of Department (Psychology)
Contact Details
- Email: nih12@aber.ac.uk
- Office: 1.16
- Phone: +44 (0) 1970 628526
- Research Portal Profile
Profile
Nigel Holt joined the psychology department as a senior lecturer in psychology in September, 2012. He was awarded his PhD from University of York after which he worked in industry for a short spell before returning to academia as a research fellow in auditory psychology at University of Reading.His interests have developed and changed considerably since becoming Head of Psychology and have a focus on both recruitment of students as well as raising awareness of psychology as a subject in the UK and further afield. His interests in personal tutoring, student support, mental health of students, transition from school and college to University and how international students integrate and can be supported are central to his role and are becoming a much more central component of his work. More recently his work has been on behaviour change and sustainable food.
Additional Information
Head of Psychology
Teaching
Module Coordinator
Lecturer
- PS11520 - Applications of Psychology
- PGM1610 - Public Engagement and Impact
- PS21820 - Cognitive Psychology
- PS34220 - Cognitive Psychology
- PS32120 - Behavioural Neuroscience
- PS11820 - Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology
- PSM0320 - The Psychology of Behaviour Change
- PSM0520 - Transdisciplinary Dialogue
- PSM0660 - Psychology PGT Dissertation (Behaviour Change)
- PS33240 - Counselling Research Project
Course Viewer
- PS11610 - Designing Psychological Research Projects
- PS21220 - Forensic Psychology
- PS31520 - Psychology Critical Review
- PSM0220 - Behaviour Change at the Tails of the Bell Curve: At-Risk, Challenging, Hard-to-Reach, and Diverse Po
- SC34120 - Prosiect ymchwil Seicoleg ar gyfer cyd-anrhydedd
- PS21820 - Cognitive Psychology
- PS33240 - Counselling Research Project
- PSM0120 - Implementation Science
- PSM0320 - The Psychology of Behaviour Change
- PSM0520 - Transdisciplinary Dialogue
- PSS0360 - Work Placement
- PS11420 - Introduction to core topics in Social and Individual Behaviour
- PS11710 - Personal Development and Organisational Behaviour
- PS20720 - Health Psychology
- PS21410 - Qualitative Research Methods
- PS22120 - Foundations of Counselling II: Further Skills and Theory
- PSM0660 - Psychology PGT Dissertation (Behaviour Change)
- PS20220 - Social Psychology
- PS21620 - Psychology of Humour
- PS31720 - 21st Century Self: Critical and Constructionist Approaches to Contemporary Personhood
- PS11220 - Brain, Behaviour and Cognition
- PS11520 - Applications of Psychology
- PS12120 - Foundations of Counselling: Skills & Theory 1
- PS21310 - Quantitative Research Methods
- PS32320 - Sex and relationships in psychotherapeutic practice
- PS34120 - Psychology Research Project for Joint Honours
- PS34220 - Cognitive Psychology
- PS34320 - Developmental Psychology
- PS11820 - Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology
- PS31820 - Child Language: Development and Assessment
- PS31920 - The Psychology of Counselling, Coaching and Mentoring
- PS32120 - Behavioural Neuroscience
- PGM2910 - Research Writing Programme
- PS21720 - Issues in Clinical Psychology
- PS30820 - Drugs and Behaviour
- PS33140 - Psychology Research Project for Single Honours
- PSS0260 - Work Placement
- SC11320 - Cyflwyniad i ddulliau ymchwil mewn seicoleg
- PGM1010 - Quantitative Data Collection and Analysis (for social scientists)
- PGM4420 - Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis (1120)
- PS11320 - Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology
- PS21020 - Evolutionary Psychology
- SC20720 - Seicoleg Iechyd
- SC33140 - Prosiect ymchwil Seicoleg ar gyfer anrhydedd sengl
- PS20620 - Psychology in Practice
- SC21310 - Dulliau Ymchwil Meintiol
- PS20420 - The Psychology of Language
- PSM0420 - Research with People
Tutor
- PS33140 - Psychology Research Project for Single Honours
- PS21820 - Cognitive Psychology
- PS34120 - Psychology Research Project for Joint Honours
- PSM0320 - The Psychology of Behaviour Change
Moderator
Blackboard Dept Admin
- PGM1010 - Quantitative Data Collection and Analysis (for social scientists)
- PS33140 - Psychology Research Project for Single Honours
- SC33140 - Prosiect ymchwil Seicoleg ar gyfer anrhydedd sengl
- SC34120 - Prosiect ymchwil Seicoleg ar gyfer cyd-anrhydedd
- PS11220 - Brain, Behaviour and Cognition
- PS11320 - Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology
- PSM0220 - Behaviour Change at the Tails of the Bell Curve: At-Risk, Challenging, Hard-to-Reach, and Diverse Po
- SC20720 - Seicoleg Iechyd
- PS11520 - Applications of Psychology
- PS11710 - Personal Development and Organisational Behaviour
- PS21020 - Evolutionary Psychology
- PS21220 - Forensic Psychology
- PS21310 - Quantitative Research Methods
- PS31520 - Psychology Critical Review
- PS33240 - Counselling Research Project
- SC11320 - Cyflwyniad i ddulliau ymchwil mewn seicoleg
- PS11820 - Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology
- PS20220 - Social Psychology
- PS20720 - Health Psychology
- PS30820 - Drugs and Behaviour
- PS34320 - Developmental Psychology
- PSM0420 - Research with People
- PSM0660 - Psychology PGT Dissertation (Behaviour Change)
- PGM4420 - Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis (1120)
- PS11610 - Designing Psychological Research Projects
- PS20420 - The Psychology of Language
- PS21410 - Qualitative Research Methods
- PGM2910 - Research Writing Programme
- PS12120 - Foundations of Counselling: Skills & Theory 1
- PS34120 - Psychology Research Project for Joint Honours
- PSM0520 - Transdisciplinary Dialogue
- PSS0260 - Work Placement
- PS21720 - Issues in Clinical Psychology
- PS21820 - Cognitive Psychology
- PS31720 - 21st Century Self: Critical and Constructionist Approaches to Contemporary Personhood
- PS31820 - Child Language: Development and Assessment
- PS31920 - The Psychology of Counselling, Coaching and Mentoring
- PS32120 - Behavioural Neuroscience
- PSM0320 - The Psychology of Behaviour Change
- PSS0360 - Work Placement
- PS11420 - Introduction to core topics in Social and Individual Behaviour
- PS20620 - Psychology in Practice
- PS21620 - Psychology of Humour
- PS22120 - Foundations of Counselling II: Further Skills and Theory
- PS32320 - Sex and relationships in psychotherapeutic practice
- PS34220 - Cognitive Psychology
- PSM0120 - Implementation Science
- SC21310 - Dulliau Ymchwil Meintiol
Attendance Dept Admin
- PS11610 - Designing Psychological Research Projects
- PS20220 - Social Psychology
- PS21220 - Forensic Psychology
- PS31520 - Psychology Critical Review
- PS31820 - Child Language: Development and Assessment
- PS32320 - Sex and relationships in psychotherapeutic practice
- PSM0520 - Transdisciplinary Dialogue
- PSS0260 - Work Placement
- SC34120 - Prosiect ymchwil Seicoleg ar gyfer cyd-anrhydedd
- PS21620 - Psychology of Humour
- PS21720 - Issues in Clinical Psychology
- PS21820 - Cognitive Psychology
- PS32120 - Behavioural Neuroscience
- SC11320 - Cyflwyniad i ddulliau ymchwil mewn seicoleg
- PS11320 - Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology
- PS12120 - Foundations of Counselling: Skills & Theory 1
- PS22120 - Foundations of Counselling II: Further Skills and Theory
- PSM0420 - Research with People
- SC20720 - Seicoleg Iechyd
- PS20620 - Psychology in Practice
- PS30820 - Drugs and Behaviour
- PS31720 - 21st Century Self: Critical and Constructionist Approaches to Contemporary Personhood
- PSM0120 - Implementation Science
- PSM0220 - Behaviour Change at the Tails of the Bell Curve: At-Risk, Challenging, Hard-to-Reach, and Diverse Po
- PSM0320 - The Psychology of Behaviour Change
- PGM4420 - Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis (1120)
- PS11420 - Introduction to core topics in Social and Individual Behaviour
- PS11710 - Personal Development and Organisational Behaviour
- PS11820 - Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology
- PS20420 - The Psychology of Language
- PS20720 - Health Psychology
- PS21410 - Qualitative Research Methods
- PS33140 - Psychology Research Project for Single Honours
- PS33240 - Counselling Research Project
- PSM0660 - Psychology PGT Dissertation (Behaviour Change)
- PGM1010 - Quantitative Data Collection and Analysis (for social scientists)
- PGM2910 - Research Writing Programme
- PS34120 - Psychology Research Project for Joint Honours
- SC21310 - Dulliau Ymchwil Meintiol
- SC33140 - Prosiect ymchwil Seicoleg ar gyfer anrhydedd sengl
- PS11220 - Brain, Behaviour and Cognition
- PS21020 - Evolutionary Psychology
- PS21310 - Quantitative Research Methods
- PS34220 - Cognitive Psychology
- PSS0360 - Work Placement
- PS11520 - Applications of Psychology
- PS31920 - The Psychology of Counselling, Coaching and Mentoring
- PS34320 - Developmental Psychology
Coordinator
Cognitive Psychology Applications of Psychology Introduction to Psychology
Research
Nigel's main research topics are in the relationship between sound and different aspects of cognition including memory, attention and performance. He has many other research interests including most recently, the perception of time and the psychology of cycling and transport.
Publications
Taylor, ANW, Low, DC, Walsh, GS & Holt, N 2023, 'The impact of anxiety on postural control: CO2 challenge model', Psychophysiology, vol. 60, no. 3, e14192. 10.1111/psyp.14192
Walker, I, Thomas, G, natarajan, S & Holt, N 2020, 'Judgments of a Product’s Quality and Perceptions of User Experience Can Be Mediated by Brief Messaging That Matches the Person’s Pre-existing Attitudes', Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 11, 1261. 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01261
Holt, N, Bremner, A, Sutherland, E & Vliek, M 2019, Psychology: The Science of Mind and Behaviour. 4 edn, McGraw-Hill Education, London.
Gamble, T, Turner-Cobb, JM, Walker, I & Holt, N 2019, 'Putting Proverbs to the Test: An Engaging Approach for Developing Students' Hypothesis Testing Skills', Teaching of Psychology, vol. 46, no. 3, pp. 230-235. 10.1177/0098628319853937
Irons, C, Holt, N (ed.) & Lewis, R (ed.) 2014, Depression. Palgrave Insights in Psychology, Springer Nature.
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