James Doodson

A postgraduate student at the University of Bath

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Email address

 

á      j.t.doodson[at]bath.ac.uk (main)

á      jamesdoodson[at]aol.co.uk (alternative)

 

Curriculum Vitae

 

á      Extended CV [.doc] [.pdf]

á      Brief summary CV [.doc] [.pdf]

 

Research Interests

 

á      My PhD study specifically focuses on the role/usage of social networking sites during the university transition process (i.e. freshman year).

 

á      Cyberpsychology and the use of computer technology in teaching/learning, communications, social relationships and consumer/business contexts.

 

á      Online virtual worlds and social networking websites - their use, links to the physical world and examining physical world psychological concepts in these environments.

  

Selected conference publications

 

á      Gavin, J., Joiner, R., Watts, L., Hayes, A., & Doodson, J. (2011). Facebook, Social Capital and Psychosocial Wellbeing: The Mediating Effects of Intimate Self-disclosure. The 12th European Congress of Psychology. Istanbul, Turkey: 04 July 2011 to 08 July 2011.

 

á      Gavin, J., Brosnan, M., Joiner, R., & Doodson, J. (2010). The development and evaluation of teaching Cyberpsychology in Second Life. CyComP2010: Cyberpsychology and Computer Psychology Conference. University of Bolton, UK: 07 July 2010. [Abstract]

 

á      Gavin, J., Brosnan, M., Doodson, J., & Joiner, R. (2010). Using ÔSecond LifeÕ to Support Experiential learning? PLAT2010: Psychology Learning and Teaching Conference. Edinburgh Napier University, UK: 30 June 2010 to 02 July 2010. [Presentation]

 

Other Contact Routes

 

á      Facebook (doodsonj)

á      SecondLife (Jams Donardson; Tinkle Firelyte)

á      Twitter (doodsonj)

á      Mobile and Skype available on request

 

Department and Research Group websites

 

á      Department of Psychology, University of Bath [Link]

á      Critical Research in Social Psychology (CRISP) [Link]

á      Cognition, Affective Science & Technology Laboratories (CASTL) [Link]

 

Courses in which I am involved in teaching-related duties

 

á      PS30116 Ð Cyberpsychology [Link; Bath username required]

á      PS10088 Ð Quantitative Methods [Link; Bath username required]

á      PS10087 Ð Psychology Laboratory [Link; Bath username required]

 

Preferred websites (academia/research-related)

 

á      danah boyd Ð researcher blog [Link]

á      The Online Interaction Lab (TOIL) [Link]

á      Psychology Postgraduate Affairs Group (PSYPAG) [Link]

 

Preferred websites (general)

 

á      Slashdot.org [Link]

á      xkcd.com [Link]

á      BBC News Online [Link]

á      Google News aggregator [Link]

á      Twitter @BreakingNews [Link]

á      Twitter #breakingnews [Link]

 

Useful applications and tools

 

á      Second Life Viewer application [Version 2] [Version 1.23]

á      Bubbl.us brainstorm/mindmap webapp [Link]

á      Doodle scheduling webapp [Link]

á      LimeSurvey open-source survey webapp [Source] [Hosting]

á      Prezi presentation webapp [Link]