DrDaniel Pearson
Lecturer in Psychology
Faculty of Science
BIO
Dr. Daniel Pearson is a cognitive psychologist investigating how our previous experiences automatically shape what we attend to, and the consequences for the decisions we make. His research explores why some information automatically captures our attention while other information is ignored, with implications ranging from addiction to vulnerability to misinformation.
Dr. Pearson received his PhD in Psychology from UNSW Sydney in 2019, where he also completed his Bachelor of Advanced Science (Psychology) and Master of Psychology (Clinical). He held postdoctoral positions at the UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and UNSW Sydney, working with leading international researchers in attention and learning. He joined the University of Sydney as a Lecturer in 2023.
THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY APPOINTMENTS
- LecturerThe University of Sydney, School of Psychology, Sydney, Australia27 Feb 2023 - present
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Postdoctoral ResearcherUNSW Sydney, School of Psychology, Sydney, Australia1 Oct 2020 - 31 Dec 2022
- Postdoctoral ResearcherUniversity College London, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, London, United Kingdom1 Oct 2019 - 30 Sep 2020
CERTIFICATIONS
- PhDUNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia2015 - 2019
- Master of Psychology (Clinical)UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia21 Aug 2015 - 2019
- Bachelor of Science (Advanced) Honours Class 1UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia2008 - 2011
SCHOOL
- School of Psychology
AVAILABILITY
- Research collaboration
- Conference as a panellist or speaker
- Career advice
- Industry projects
- Membership of an advisory committee
- Mentoring
- Research supervision
UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
- 3 Good Health and Well Being
- 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure