Information
| Research | Qualifications |
|---|---|
| I am interested in understanding how people with autism spectrum condition see the social world. Specifically, I explore individual differences in social processing and how these differences often found in people with autism also exist in the general population. I also investigate anthropomorphism, or seeing the human in the non-human, and how this relates to social processing in autism. To investigate this I am developing virtual reality techniques that allow for anthropomorphic experiences. My other research interest lies more broadly in embodied social processing. I am particularly interested in how movement can affect the way we see ourselves and our social partners, and how this can be used to understand special populations. |
BSc Child Development – Vanderbilt University MEd Counselling Psychology – University of Houston PhD – Educational Psychology and Individual Differences (Special Populations) – University of Houston |
| Teaching | Contact |
| EDP1001: Introduction to Educational Psychology (Module Leader) EDP3104: Special Educational Needs (Module leader) PSY1111: Introduction to Personality, Social and Developmental Psychology PSY3135: Psychology Dissertation PhD Supervision |
Dr Gray Atherton Department of Psychology Edge Hill University St Helen’s Road Ormskirk L39 4QP Phone: 01695 657498 Email: Gray Atherton Office: LP 2.59 |
Publications
Full-text links of these publications are available on the Edge Hill University Research Information Repository
Atherton, G & Cross, L. (2020). Walking in My Shoes: Imagined Synchrony Improves Attitudes Towards Out-groups. Psychological Studies. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12646-020-00568-6
Cross, L., Wilsdon, L., Henson, H., Michael, J., & Atherton G., (in press) Still want to help: Entrainments effects on helping behaviour after a 24-hour delay. Acta Psychologica
Cross, L., & Atherton, G. (2019). Beyond Neurodiversity. The Psychologist, 32, 2-3
Cross, L. Faraha, M., & Atherton, G. (2019).The animal in me: Enhancing emotion recognition in adolescents with autism using animal filters. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Doi:10.1007/s10803-019-04179-7
Cross, L. Faraha, M., & Atherton, G., (in press). The animal in me: Enhancing emotion recognition in adolescents with autism using animal filters. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Atherton, G., Sebanz, N., Cross, L. (2019). Imagine all the synchrony: Actual and imagined synchronous walking’s effects on attitudes towards marginalised groups. PlosOne, 14(5) e0216585. doi.10.1371/.02220264
Atherton G., Cross, L. (2019) Animal faux pas: Two legs good four legs bad for ToM, but not in the BAP. Journal of Genetic Psychology, 1-15. doi.10.1080/00221325.2019.1593100
Cross, L., Turgeon, M., Atherton, G. (2019). How moving together binds us together: A Review of the socio-emotional effects of interpersonal entrainment. Open Psychology 1: 273-302. doi.10.1515-2018-0018
Cross, L., Turgeon, M., Atherton, G., (2019). Moving with the in-crowd: Interpersonal entrainment and cooperation in in vs. out -groups. Current Psychology. 10. doi.10.1007/s12144-019-00283-0
Atherton, G., Cross, L. (2018). Seeing more than human: Anthropomorphic theory of mind and autism. Frontiers in Psychology. 9:528. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00528.
Atherton, G., Lummis, B., Day, S. X., & Cross, L. (2018). What am I thinking? Perspective-taking from the perspective of adolescents with autism. Autism, 23(5), 1186-1200. Doi.1362361318793409.
Cross, L., Atherton, G., Wilson, A. D., Golonka, S. (2017). Imagined steps: Can mental simulation of coordinated rhythmic movement affect pro-sociality? Frontiers in Psychology, 8, 1798. 10.3389, doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01798.