Andy Young (psychologist)
Andrew William Young is a British cognitive neuropsychologist whose primary research has been on face perception.
Career
Young obtained a BSc (Psychology) from Bedford College, London in 1971 followed by a PhD from the University of Warwick in 1974. He initially worked as a Lecturer at the University of Aberdeen (1974-1976) and at the University of Lancaster (1976-1989). He then moved to the University of Durham as Professor (1989-1993) followed by four years at the MRC Applied Psychology Unit at the University of Cambridge. In 1997 he was appointed Professor of Neuropsychology at the University of York.[1]
Research
He has conducted research on aspects of face perception. This has included functional neuroimaging and studies of people with different types of brain injury and psychiatric conditions.[2][3][4]
He has discussed his work at different forums.[5]
He has been President of the Experimental Psychology Society and the Psychology Section of the British Association for the Advancement of Science.[6]
Awards
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- 1995 – Presidents Award, British Psychological Society
- 2000 – Honorary doctorate, University of Liège
- 2001 – Fellow, British Academy[7]
- 2004 – Academician/Fellow, Academy of Social Sciences
- 2005 – Honorary Fellow, British Psychological Society
- 2013 - Lifetime Achievement Award, British Psychological Society, (for Distinguished Contributions to Psychological Knowledge)[8]
Books
- Young, A. (2016). Facial Expression Recognition: The Selected Works of Andy Young (World Library of Psychologists).[9]
- Bruce, V., & Young, A. (2011). Face Perception.[10]
References
- ^ "Andy Young, Professor". University of York. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ Young, Andy (2006). "Why I study - the effects of brain injury". The Psychologist. 19: 222–224.
- ^ "Andy Young". Google Scholar. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Loop Andy Young". Loop. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "The Interview". The Psychologist. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ Mallow, Richard (2013). "President's column: Lifetime achievement award". The Psychologist. 26: 668–671.
- ^ "Professor Andrew Young FBA". British Academy. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Prestigious BPS Award for Andy Young". University of York. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ Facial Expression Recognition: The Selected Works of Andy Young (World Library of Psychologists). Psychology Press. 2016. p. 340. ISBN 978-1138884717.
- ^ Bruce, Vicki (2011). Face Perception. Psychology Press. p. 496. ISBN 978-1841698786.