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Dr Matthew Rodger

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Dr Matthew Rodger

Dr Matthew Rodger

School Of Psychology

My main research interests are in perceptual-motor coordination and skill acquisition, with a specific focus on auditory-motor coordination. My research includes: studying how people synchronise with a beat or walk to rhythmic sounds; investigating how interactive sounds can be used as feedback to enhance learning of motor skills; skill acquisition in music performance, including understanding how sound-movement coupling emerges through musical training, and techniques to enhance musical skill acquisition in the context of music improvisation.

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  • m.rodger@qub.ac.uk
  • +44 (0) 28 9097 4177

Research Interests

Open to PhD applications in: 

  • Auditory perception in relation to coordination / mobility (including in people with visual impairments or Parkinson’s disease)
  • Auditory augmented feedback in skill acquisition / rehabilitation
  • Skill acquisition in music, particularly in musical improvisation

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Current Research Opportunities

  • Individuality in Complex Skill Learning

Research students

PhD area Human Movement Sonification for Motor Skill Learning
Name John Dyer
Years of study 2014-2018
Country Northern Ireland
   
PhD area The Roles of Gesture in Piano Teaching and Learning
Name Lilian Simones
Years of study 2011-2015
Country Northern Ireland
   
PhD area Improving Movement Skills of Visually-Impaired Children Using Interactive Sounds
Name Alannah Savage
Years of study 2015-2019
Country Northern Ireland
   
EdD area Mapping design of movement sonification to enhance motor skill acquisition
Name Michal Toth
Years of study 2018-2020
Country Northern Ireland
   
PhD area Using Virtual Environments to study the role of information in making action based decisions
Name James Stafford
Years of study 2016-2020
Country Northern Ireland
   

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