Hayley Wright

Personal profile

Research Interests

Healthy cognitive ageing; cognitive decline in older adults; cognitive neuropsychology of stroke and dementia; sex and cognition in later life

Biography

BSc (Hons) in Applied Psychology from Leeds Metropolitan University (2005).

MSc in Cognitive Neuroscience from University of York (2006).

PhD in Psychology from University of Birmingham (2011) investigating visual attention to social cues following parietal lobe damage caused by stroke, under the supervision of Prof Jane Riddoch and the late Prof Glyn Humphreys.

Two years postdoc experience working in hospitals and community care settings, recruiting stroke patients into clinical research trials. Two years at University on Warwick working on a project investigating the association between sleep and cognitive function in a large population cohort of older adults.

Recent work has focussed on healthy cognitive ageing, sexual activity and cognitive function in older adults, and self-management of long term conditions including cancer and stroke.

Area of Expertise:

Cognitive ageing, sex and cognition in older adults, stroke, neuropsychology

Vision Statement

I have been interested in cognition since my undergraduate degree in Applied Psychology, and for my PhD I investigated attentional deficits after stroke. I have since developed an interest in the wider, epidemiological study of cognitive ageing and decline in the general population, as well as the sociobiological associations between sexual activity and cognitive function in later life. I hope to develop self-management programmes for older adults that support cognitive function, wellbeing and sexuality.

Education/Academic qualification

Doctorate, University of Birmingham

2006 → 2011

MSc, University of York

2005 → 2006

Degree, Leeds Beckett University

2002 → 2005

External positions

Treasurer, Emerging Researchers in Ageing; British Society of Gerontology

2015 → …

Keywords

BF Psychology
Cognition
Ageing
Epidemiology
Stroke
Sexuality

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Research Output

76 Citations
4 h-Index
10 Article
9 Abstract
4 Poster
1 Chapter
1 More
- 1 Conference proceeding

Help to Overcome Problems Effectively for Cancer Survivors: Development and Evaluation of a Digital Self-Management Program

Martin, F., Wright, H., Moody, L., Whiteman, B., McGillion, M., Clyne, W., Pearce, G. & Turner, A., 19 May 2020, In : Journal of Medical Internet Research. 22, 5, p. e17824 17 p., e17824.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

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Sexual expression and cognitive function: gender-divergent associations in older adults

Wright, H., Jenks, R. & Lee, D., Apr 2020, In : Archives of Sexual Behavior. 49, 3, p. 941-951 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Frequent sexual activity predicts specific cognitive abilities in older adults

Wright, H., Jenks, R. & Demeyere, N., Jan 2019, In : The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences. 74, 1, p. 47-51 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

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10 Citations (Scopus)

62 Downloads (Pure)

Associations between cognitive function and sexual activities in later life

Wright, H., Lee, D. & Jenks, R., 2017, (Accepted/In press).

Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract

Exploring the Links Between Cognition and Sexual Activity: Cognitive Flexibility, Dopamine and the Prefrontal Cortex

Wright, H., Jenks, R., Rizos, A. & Demeyere, N., 2017, (Accepted/In press).

Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract

Activities

4 Participation in conference
4 Publication peer-review

22/06/17

1 item of Media coverage

Press/Media: Research