Eleanor Hyde

My supervisor is Professor Claudia von Bastian, and I am a member of the Cognitive Ability and Plasticity Lab at the School of Psychology, University of Sheffield. My doctoral research investigates the cognitive correlates of video game expertise, using behavioural, computational modelling, EEG and eye-tracking methods to examine how video gameplay relates to cognitive performance.

I am also interested in healthy cognitive ageing, where I have worked as a Research Associate for the international CoTraiLS and national STReaM project, investigating how cognitive and strategy interventions affect healthy cognitive ageing. Within both roles, I co-coordinated the recruitment and testing of over 300 participants (ages 18-85), executing complex research protocols and multi-site collaborations.

Beyond the lab, I am a dedicated advocate for Open Research and am passionate about teaching and mentoring undergraduate and postgraduate students.