Zoe is a Lecturer in Psychology at Liverpool John Moores University specialising in cognitive and experimental psychology. Her research centres around exploring cognitive abilities such as attentional control and creative cognition, and how we can use mindfulness as a tool to facilitate these cognitive processes. Zoe's expertise extends to developing tools to enhance cyber security, with a particular focus on phishing email suseptibility. Zoe primarily teaches in the realms of cognitive psychology and statistical research methods, and currently leads the Concepts in Mental Health and Wellbeing level 4 module. Zoe is currently on the editorial board of Journal of Cognition and has recently been featured on the Psychonomic Society's podcast 'All things Cognition' where she disucssies her recent work on mindfulness and creativity (link to podcast).
Languages
Welsh
English
Degrees
2023, University of Central Lancashire, United Kingdom, PhD
2018, University of Central Lancashire, United Kingdom, BSc (Hons) Neuropsychology
Academic appointments
Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Central Lancashire, 2024 - 2024
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Cognitive Psychology, 2024 - present
Lecturer in Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University, 2024 - present
Research Assistant, University of Central Lancashire, 2023 - 2023
Lecturer in Psychology, University of Central Lancashire, 2021 - 2024
Journal article
Hughes Z, Ball LJ, Richardson C, Judge J. 2023. A meta-analytical review of the impact of mindfulness on creativity: Framing current lines of research and defining moderator variables Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 30 :2155-2186 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Thesis/Dissertation
Hughes Z. 2023. An Examination of the Impact of Mindfulness on Creative Cognition and Visual Attention Ball L, Judge J.
Conference publication
Hughes Z. A dynamic interplay between mind-wandering and attention: The impact of task difficulty and time course in a flanker paradigm Psychonomics
Conference presentation:
Oral presentation, New York City, Psychonomic Society Annual Meeting, A dynamic interplay between mind-wandering and attention: The impact of task difficulty and time course in a flanker paradigm.. 2024
Oral presentation, Jerusalem, Israel, Meta-Reasoning Conference, Partial metacognitive awareness of the disruption to insight problem solving caused by task-irrelevant sound. 2022
Oral presentation, London, UK Creativity Researchers Conference, A meta-analytical review of the mindfulness-creativity link: Framing current lines of research and defining moderator variables. 2022
Oral presentation, Keele, Experimental Psychological Society, A meta-analytical review of the mindfulness-creativity link: Framing current lines of research and defining moderator variables. 2022
Research Grants Awarded:
Grant value (£): 5500, LJMU internal EDI funded project, Melodies of Mindfulness: Assessing a song-based mindfulness intervention to promote psychological wellbeing and academic success in neurodiverse students from marginalised genders.. 2024