Dr Clare Rathbone
PhD
Associate Professor in Psychology
School of Psychology, Social Work and Public Health
Role
Teaching and supervision
Modules taught
Module Leader:
PSYC5015: Memory and Language
PSYC6021: Self and Autobiographical Memory
Additional teaching:
PSYC7008: Cognitive and Social Aspects of Development
PSYC6012: Undergraduate Dissertations
PSYC7007: Postgraduate Dissertations
Supervision
Sofia Pellaschiar: Self-conscious emotion in depression, Active
Ali Hutchin: Understanding the University Experience for Autistic Students, Active
Shannon Skeffington: Music and its uses across the lifespan, Active
Julie Bennett: Experiences of nostalgia in individuals both with and without Autism, Completed
Sophie Harris: The influence of anxiety, self-efficacy and movement variability on the perceptual judgements and executed actions of adults with and without Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), Completed
Alfred Veldhuis: The role of emotion and psychological distance on perception and memory, Completed
Adil Al Ghamdi: Acculturation Experiences and Identity Negotiations in Saudi Arabian International Students in the UK: From an Acculturation Perspective to a Dialogical Self Perspective, Completed
Research Students
| Name | Thesis title | Completed |
|---|---|---|
| Shannon Skeffington | Music and its uses across the lifespan | Active |
| Julie Bennett | Experiences of nostalgia in individuals both with and without Autism | 2024 |
| Dr Sophie Harris | The influence of anxiety, self-efficacy and movement variability on the perceptual judgements and executed actions of adults with and without Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) | 2023 |
Research
Clare’s research interests include: autobiographical memory in clinical populations, the nature of the self, remembering and imagining self-relevant information, and how semantic and episodic memory processes support the self.
Her work has been funded by the Royal Society, and ESRC (e.g. ESRC Future Research Leaders grant on Memory and the Self in Ageing).
She has served as an Associate Editor at the journal ‘Memory’ (2021-2024), is a member of the ESRC Peer Review College (2012-present), and was nominated as a Young Leader in Dementia (part of the WHO-affiliated ‘Global Action Against Dementia’ international network).
Research impact
Clare's research has been cited in The Washington Post, The Guardian, The Independent, and Oxford Mail.
She has been interviewed on Al Jazeera (discussing dementia research) and done consultancy work for VICE magazine on music and nostalgia.
Clare took part in Oxford University’s Science Together programme in 2021-22, collaborating with local charity Daybreak (dementia day clubs).
She is a registered STEM Ambassador, responsible for encouraging younger generations to explore career options in science, technology, engineering and maths, and promoting public understanding of science.
Groups
Projects as Principal Investigator, or Lead Academic if project is led by another Institution
- SELFSEP - L’intégration de la maladie à l’identité personnelle dans la SEP de forme rémittente : une étude en neuropsychologie clinique sur les liens entre identité, mémoire autobiographique et pensée future (led by Université Paris 8) (01/10/2021 - 31/10/2024), funded by: Fondation d'Aide pour la Recherche sur la Sclerose en Plaques (ARSEP), funding amount received by Brookes: £1,760
Projects as Co-investigator
- Our Earth, Our Futures: Exploring transformative Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship in Maldivian and English primary schools. (led by Maldavian National University)(01/05/2024 - 31/10/2025), funded by: Maldives National University, funding amount received by Brookes: £9,860, funded by: Maldives National University
Publications
Professional information
Memberships of professional bodies
British Psychological Society (Chartered Member)
Further details
- Associate Professor in Psychology (2023-present)
- Senior Lecturer in Psychology (2014-2023)
- ESRC Future Research Leader Fellowship (2012-2015, Oxford Brookes University)
- Lecturer in Psychology (2012-2014, Oxford Brookes University)
- Teaching Fellow (2011-2012, University of Reading)
- ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship (2010-2011, University of Reading)
- PhD Psychology (2006-2010, University of Leeds)