Profile
Maria Uther
My CV
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Education:
BSc. University of Sydney, Australia
BSc. (Hons) University of Wollongong, Australia
PhD University of New South Wales, Australia
MSc Occupational and Organisational Psychology, University of Surrey
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Current Job:
Professor of Psychology and Associate Dean for Research and Knowledge Exchange, Faculty of Education, Health and Wellbeing, University of Wolverhampton.
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About Me:
Maria Uther is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Wolverhampton and Associate Dean for Research and Knowledge Exchange in the Faculty of Education, Health and Wellbeing at University of Wolverhampton.
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My research is in the field of auditory, speech perception and digital technologies. I have authored numerous peer refereed journal articles, given keynotes talks, and my work has been funded by a variety of sources including the EPSRC, ESRC, Nuffield Foundation, Nokia Foundation and Sharp Research Laboratories of Europe. My research expertise encompasses auditory perception, speech perception, human factors, mobile technologies and stress in the workplace. I am a sought after external consultant on the use of digital technologies. I have served on numerous scientific committees including Interspeech, IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing, IADIS mobile learning, among others.
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My Typical Day:
Nothing is typical about the working day of a Professor of Psychology 🙂
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What I'd do with the prize money:
I would love to organise some webinars on communication via digital technology. Something like email and zoom: the good, the bad and the ugly!
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
mother, critical thinker and avid board-gamer!
What did you want to be after you left school?
A Psychologist
Were you ever in trouble at school?
Once. Never again.
Who is your favourite singer or band?
Siouxsie and the Banshees
What's your favourite food?
Tapas
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
More money (so I can pay off the house), make a positive difference in people's lives and unlimited business class flights to Australia to see family and friends.
Tell us a joke.
Before the Covid pandemic, my students laughed at my jokes. Now that I teach on Zoom, they no longer laughed. I asked them why. They said 'because your jokes are not remotely funny'.
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