Dr Dan Kennedy-Higgins is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology Education in the Department of Psychology at the IoPPN. 

His research focuses on trying to understand the cognitive and neural mechanisms involved in the successful perception of clear speech and how these mechanisms change when speech becomes distorted, e.g. due to the presence of background noise. To investigate this topic, he uses behavioural, neuroimaging and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) research paradigms. In addition, he has recently become interested in the processes underlying errors in reading, using behavioural and eye-tracking paradigms. 

• PhD Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience, UCL 
• MSc Neuroscience, Language and Communication, UCL 
• BSc Psychology, Royal Holloway, University of London. 

Research interests

• Speech perception
• General auditory processing
• Reading

Teaching

Psychology BSc: Research Methods 1, Research Methods 2, Distorted Worlds, Psychological Skills – Computer Programming, Year 3 Research Projects.