Personal Statement

Gerry Markopoulos is a senior lecturer in psychology. His primary interest is in the cognitive psychology of memory with a focus on the relationship between encoding and retrieval processes, and the role of environmental context. He leads the Cognitive and Developmental Psychology module at Level 5 (PSY5105-20) and the Special Topics in Psychology module at Level 6 (PSY6109-20) where he teaches on Human Memory. He supervises Dissertation projects at Level 6 and contributes teaching to other modules.

Previously, Gerry has conducted neuroimaging research at the Otto-von-Guericke University in Germany (2006-2010), and taught psychology at a number of higher education institutions in Greece (2010-2012). Gerry has published articles at academic journals, authored book chapters, and presented his research at several national and international conferences.

Academic Qualifications

  • PhD Keele University
  • MSc Bristol University
  • BSc(Hons) Keele University

Professional Memberships

  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
  • Member of the Mathematical, Statistical and Computing Psychology Section of the British Psychological Society
  • Member of the Cognitive Psychology Section of the BPS

Research and academic outputs

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Using the background to remember the foreground: the role of contextual information in memory
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Markopoulos, G (2016) 'Using the background to remember the foreground: the role of contextual information in memory.' In: Bruno, D, ed. The preservation of memory. Routledge, Abingdon, pp. 117-127. ISBN 9781138840188

Long-term memory: encoding to retrieval
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Markopoulos, G, Rutherford, A, Bruno, D and van den Bos, M (2012) 'Long-term memory: encoding to retrieval.' In: Braisby, N and Gellatly, A, eds. Cognitive Psychology. 2nd edition. Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 229-265. ISBN 978-0199236992

On the intimate relationship between neurobiology and function in the theoretical analysis of human learning and memory
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Markopoulos, G, Richardson-Klavehn, A, Bergström, Z, Magno, E, Sweeney-Reed, C and Wimber, M (2009) 'On the intimate relationship between neurobiology and function in the theoretical analysis of human learning and memory.' In: Neuroimaging of Human Memory: Linking cognitive process to neural systems. Oxford University Press, Oxford. ISBN 9780199217298

Strategies for improving memory
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Markopoulos, G (2014) 'Strategies for improving memory.' Psychology Review, 20 (Sep). pp. 8-9. ISSN 1750-3469

Encoding instructions and stimulus presentation in local environmental context-dependent memory studies
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Markopoulos, G, Green, J, Rutherford, A and Cairns, C (2010) 'Encoding instructions and stimulus presentation in local environmental context-dependent memory studies.' Memory, 18 (6). pp. 610-624. ISSN 0965-8211

Neural markers of inhibition in human memory retrieval
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Markopoulos, G, Wimber, M, Bäuml, K, Bergström, Z, Heinze, H and Richardson-Klavehn, A (2008) 'Neural markers of inhibition in human memory retrieval.' The Journal of Neuroscience, 28 (50). pp. 13419-13427. ISSN 0270-6474

The role of environmental context in dementia
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Markopoulos, G (2016) The role of environmental context in dementia. In: ICOM-6: 6th International Conference on Memory, 17 - 22 July 2016, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.

Differences between placement and non-placement students: a mixed methods approach
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McGuire-Snieckus, R, Markopoulos, G, Coombs, M, Stevens, D, Vitale, A and Wainwright, E (2014) Differences between placement and non-placement students: a mixed methods approach. In: BPS (British Psychological Society) Mathematical, Statistical and Computing Psychology Section: Scientific Meeting, 13 December 2014, Keele University, Keele, UK.