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Personal profile
Key Research Interests
Dr. Rossit’s research is inter-disciplinary at the intersection of Neuroscience, Psychology and Medicine. The overarching goal of her research program is to: 1) investigate how the brain supports perception, action and attention; 2) investigate how these processes are affected by aging and brain disease; and 3) develop and test novel ‘complex interventions’ for cognitive rehabilitation. In PSY, she leads a unique line of research in the Neuropsychology Laboratory (Neurolab) bridging the gap between neuroscience and clinical practise and working with severe clinical populations (stroke survivors, traumatic brain injury survivor, dementia and cognitive impairment). For more information please visit the Neurolab website.
Want to do an MSc. or a Ph.D.? Want to get research experience?
Students who wish to pursue an MSc. or a Ph.D. or get research experience under the supervision of Dr. Rossit should send her an e-mail including a short description (max = 200 words) of why they are interested in joining her lab. Every year, MSc. and PhD. studentships are advertised at UEA so get in touch if you would like more information. Other funding opportunities can also be discussed.
Biography
Dr. Stephanie Rossit joined UEA in 2013. She graduated in Psychology from the University of the Algarve (Portugal) and then went on to do a Ph.D. at the University of Glasgow investigating stroke patients who suffered from visual neglect. After her Ph.D. she undertook a post-doctoral research position at the Brain and Mind Institute at the Western University (Canada) using functional magnetic resonance imaging to study visuomotor control. She is an executive commitee member of the British Neuropsychological Society, an Editor for the journal Cogent Psychology (Neuropsychology Section) and a consulting Editor for Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance. She is a Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol) and an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society (AFBPsS). For more information please visit the Neurolab website.
Indicative Publications
Knights, E., Mansfield, C., Tonin, D., Saada, J. Smith, F.W. & Rossit, S. (2021). Hand-selective visual regions represent how to grasp 3D tools: brain decoding during real actions. The Journal of Neuroscience, 41 (24), 5263-5273.
Rossit, S., Benwell C., Szymanek L., Learmonth G. McKernan L., Corrigan E., Muir K., Reeves I., Duncan G., Birschel P., Roberts M., Livingstone K., Jackson H., Hogg C., Castle P. & Harvey, M. (2019). Efficacy of home-based visuomotor feedback training in stroke patients with chronic hemispatial neglect. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 29, 251-272.
Rossit, S., Harvey, M., Butler, S.H., Szymanek, L., Morand, S., Monaco, S. & McIntosh, R.D. (2018). Impaired peripheral reaching and on-line corrections in patient DF: optic ataxia with visual form agnosia. Cortex, 98, 84-101.
Fernandez-Espejo, D., Rossit, S., Owen, A.M. (2015) A Thalamocortical Mechanism for the Absence of Overt Motor Behavior in Covertly Aware Patients. JAMA Neurology, 72(12):1442-1450.
Teaching Interests
- Year 1 - Introduction to Psychology
- Year 2 - Cognition, Biology, and Individual Differences: Biological Psychology Lecturer (Vision; Motor control)
- Year 3 - Clinical Neuropsychology: Module lead and Lecturer
- Year 3 - Undergraduate Research Project:supervisor
- MSc. - Practical skills for psychological research (open research)
- MSc. Cognitive Neuroscience - Topics and Techniques in Cognitive Neuroscience (Structural neuroimaging & anatomy; Real world Neuroscience)
- MSc. Cognitive Neuroscience - Dissertation supervisor
- Clinical Psychology Doctorate - Neuropsychology
Key Responsibilities
UEA Institutional Lead for UK Reproducibility Network
UEA Research Culture Working Group
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Keywords
- Psychology
Media Expertise
- Dementia
- Psychology
- Neuroscience
- Healthy Ageing
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Spatial Inattention Grasping Therapy (SIGHT) for rehabilitation of spatial neglect poststroke: a randomised-controlled multicentre efficacy trial with embedded mechanistic study of determinants of therapy response
Rossit, S., Broomfield, N., Pomeroy, V., Clark, A., Hammond, M., Pond, M. & Sims, E.
National Institute for Health and Care Research
1/01/25 → 29/02/28
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EyeFocus: a mobile APP deliverying attention telerehabilitation for brain injury
National Institute for Health and Care Research
4/01/21 → 31/08/22
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Aging effects on extrapersonal (far-space) attention: Cancellation and line bisection performance from 179 healthy adults
Morse, H., Jolly, A. A., Browning, H., Clark, A., Pomeroy, V. & Rossit, S., May 2024, In: Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition. 31, 4, p. 605-626 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Is there a lower visual field advantage for object affordances? A registered report
Warman, A., Clark, A., Malcolm, G. L., Havekost, M. & Rossit, S., Nov 2024, In: Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 77, 11, p. 2151-2164 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Peripheral and bimanual reaching in a stroke survivor with left visual neglect and extinction
Knights, E., McIntosh, R. D., Ford, C., Buckingham, G. & Rossit, S., 13 Aug 2024, In: Neuropsychologia. 201, 108901.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Spatial working memory predicts re-cancellation behaviour in neglect
McIntosh, R. D., Rossit, S. & Beschin, N., 22 Nov 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Cortex.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Human see, human do? Viewing tool pictures evokes action-specific activity in visual hand-selective occipitotemporal cortex
Warman, A., Tonin, D., Smith, F., Knights, E. & Rossit, S., Aug 2023, In: Journal of Vision. 23, 4928.Research output: Contribution to journal › Abstract › peer-review
Open Access
Datasets
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Reconsidering the role of attention in optic ataxia: A case report of optic ataxia in visual neglect and extinction
Knights, E. (Creator) & Rossit, S. (Creator), Open Science Framework, 6 Sep 2021
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Peripheral reaching in Alzheimer’s disease and mild cognitive impairment
Mitchell, A. G. (Creator), McIntosh, R. D. (Creator), Rossit, S. (Creator), Pal, S. (Creator) & Hornberger, M. (Creator), Open Science Framework, 1 Oct 2020
Dataset
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Hand-selective visual regions represent how to grasp 3D tools for use: brain decoding during real actions
Knights, E. (Creator), Mansfield, C. (Creator), Tonin, D. (Creator), Saada, J. (Creator), Smith, F. (Creator) & Rossit, S. (Creator), OpenNeuro, 20 Oct 2020
DOI: 10.18112/openneuro.ds003342.v1.0.0
Dataset
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Aging effects of far-space attention: cancellation and line bisection performance from 179 healthy adults
Morse, H. (Contributor), Jolly, A. (Contributor), Browning, H. (Contributor), Clark, A. (Contributor), Pomeroy, V. (Contributor) & Rossit, S. (Creator), Open Science Framework, 2023
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Is there a lower visual field preference in object affordances?
Rossit, S. (Creator), Open Science Framework, 2023
Dataset
Prizes
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Achievement Award for Outstanding Contribution to Public and Community Engagement
Rossit, Stephanie (Recipient), 2019
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Associate Dean of Innovation award
Rossit, Stephanie (Recipient), 2020
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Best oral presentation at SINAPSE annual scientific meeting
Rossit, Stephanie (Recipient), 2012
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British Psychological Society Award for outstanding doctoral research contributions to Psychology
Rossit, Stephanie (Recipient), 2012
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Economic and Social Research Council Impact Accelerator Account
Rossit, Stephanie (Recipient), 2018
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Cortex (Journal)
Stephanie Rossit (Peer reviewer)
Jan 2025 → …Activity: Editorial work › Publication editorial role
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External Examiner MSc Human Cognitive Neuroscience
Stephanie Rossit (Examiner)
2024 → 2027Activity: Examination
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Press/Media
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World's largest clinical trial to address disabling cognitive condition affecting one third of stroke survivors
23/10/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: UEA Press Release
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Team 'reads minds' to understand human tool use (May 2021)
Stephanie Rossit & Fraser Smith
10/05/21 → 20/05/21
15 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media Coverage or Contribution
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A new understanding of how the human brain controls our hands – new research
10/05/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Media Coverage or Contribution
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Clinical Trial: Can we Use c-SIGHT for Spatial Neglect in Stroke Survivors' Homes? (Feb 2021)
13/02/21
2 items of Media coverage
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Researchers at the University of East Anglia have been putting virtual reality rehabilitation for stroke survivors to the test (Sept 2020)
23/09/20 → 25/09/20
21 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media Coverage or Contribution