Academic CV
Academic CV
PhD Psychology
The University of Sheffield
2021 - Present
Thesis: The cognitive correlates of First-Person Shooter gameplay.
Supervised by Prof. Claudia von Bastian, Dr Dan Carroll and Prof. Robert Schmidt
MSc Cognitive Neuroscience and Human Neuroimaging
The University of Sheffield
2019 - 2021
Grade: Distinction
Research Project: Action video gamers’ task switching and processing speed abilities: a mixed-method investigation.
Supervised by Prof. Claudia von Bastian.
Modules: Fundamentals of Neuroscience, Fundamentals of Cognition, Neuroimaging 1&2, Neuroanatomy, Systems Neuroscience, Data Analysis and Visualisation.
BSc Psychology
The University of Hull
2016 - 2019
Grade: 2:1
Research Project: An investigation into attentional bias towards academic threat words among high- and low-test anxious university students.
Supervised by Dr Henning Holle.
Modules: Research Skills, Neuroscience, Cognition & Development, Social Psychology & Autism, Individual Differences, Psychological Wellbeing, Health Psychology, Global Challenge.
Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA)
The University of Sheffield
January 2023 - May 2026
Guest Lectures
The University of Sheffield
2023 - 2025
Supervision
The University of Sheffield
February 2023 - August 2025
Coding for Psychologists (PSY31008) 2024, 2025, 2026: supported teaching in workshops for third-year psychology undergraduate students in the module, which taught the principles and applications of R in psychological research. Evaluated weekly coursework and collaborated with colleagues in regular meetings to refine workshop delivery and address student feedback
Psychological Research Methodology (PSY1005/PSY2005) 2024: facilitated tutorials for first and second-year psychology undergraduate students in the modules, which introduced the knowledge and skills foundational to psychology. Assessed assignments and collaborated with colleagues in regular meetings to refine tutorial delivery and address student feedback.
Cognitive Psychology (PSY1002) 2024: assessed assignments for first-year psychology undergraduate students in the module, which introduced foundational aspects of cognition and research methodologies.
Sheffield United Community College 2024, 2025: delivered a lecture to BTEC Level 3 eSports students titled Researching Video Gaming & Esports as a Window to Cognitive Plasticity.
Contemporary Issues in Psychology (PSY217) 2023: delivered a lecture on my research on the cognitive correlates of video game play to second-year psychology undergraduate students in the module, which introduced students to a range of current research from within the school.
MSc Supervision: supervised and co-assessed three research projects (two Cognitive Neuroscience students and one Research Method student) on the cognitive correlates of FPS games. Provided mentorship throughout research projects regarding project planning, ethics applications, data collection, and data analysis as well as beyond the project, for example regarding careers.
Research Assistant
The University of Sheffield
January 2026 - May 2026
National ESRC-funded project STReaM: “Strategy training to support healthy cognitive ageing: behavioural, neuroimaging, and real-world investigations.” PI Prof. Louise Nicholls and CI Prof. Mario Parra Rodriguez in Strathclyde, CI Prof. Claudia von Bastian in Sheffield, CI Prof. Richard Allen and Prof. Melanie Burke in Leeds.
Will recruit, screen and collect data in younger and older adults during in-person experimental sessions.
Research Associate
The University of Sheffield
July 2022 - October 2024
International ESRC-funded project CoTraiLS: “Cognitive Training Effects Across the Adult Lifespan: A Diffusion Modelling Approach.” PI Prof. Claudia von Bastian in Sheffield, CI Prof. Tilo Strobach in Hamburg and CI Prof. Sylvie Belleville in Montreal.
Successfully recruited 140 participants, which included initial phone interviews with many potential participants beforehand to establish eligibility for participation in the study.
Managed and implemented the study design, coordinated day-to-day data collection and managed the hiring, training and supervision of Research Assistants.
Data collection, including the administration of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), computer-based cognitive tasks and questionnaires to participants aged 18-85 years.
Data analysis using advanced statistical methods and computational models (drift-diffusion modelling) employing version control and collaboration tools (GitHub).
Contribution to the dissemination of findings at conferences and through publications.
Research Assistant
The University of Sheffield
May - July 2022
Created a series of video tutorials which covered key features and functionalities of Tatool-Web (www.tatool-web.com a free, open-source research software package for implementing and conducting online and offline behavioural experiments), from basic setup and installation to linking with other experimental software necessary for data collection.
Published
von Bastian, C. C, Hyde, E. R. A., & Jiang, S. (2024). Tackling Cognitive Decline in Late Adulthood: Cognitive Interventions. Current Opinion in Psychology, 56(101780). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2023.101780
Submitted/Under Review
Hyde, E. R. A., Schmidt, R., Carroll, D. J., & von Bastian, C. C. (2025). First-Person Shooter Expertise: A Processing Speed, Not Multitasking Advantage. https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/t3znr_v1
Reinhartz, A., Strobach, T., Hyde, E. R. A., Jiang, S., Jacobsen, T., Belleville, S., & von Bastian, C. C. (2025). The 14-Item Everyday Problems Test (EPT-14): A Revised Assessment Tool for Problem Solving in an Everyday Context.
In Preparation
Hyde, E. R. A., Musfeld, P., Schmidt, R., Carroll, D. J., & von Bastian, C. C. Hebb-Repetition Learning in First-Person Shooter Players: A Bayesian Hierarchical Mixture Model Approach.
Hyde, E. R. A., Aryanto, C. B., Jiang, S., Reinhartz, A., Strobach, T., Belleville, S.m & von Bastian, C. C. Leisure Activity Engagement and Cognitive Functioning Across the Lifespan.
Hyde, E. R. A., Gradi, N., Bediou, B., & von Bastian, C. C. Effect of Video Game Genre and Expertise on Cognitive Performance: FPS and MOBA Players.
Hyde, E. R. A., Roe, D., Garvey, W. F., Jones, M., & von Bastian, C. C. Perceptual-Motor Advantages in First-Person Shooter Players: an EEG Study.
European Society for Cognitive Psychology (ESCoP), Sheffield, UK (2025). Talk: Cognitive Correlates of Expertise in Video Game Players
Brain and Learning Lab, University of Geneva, Switzerland (2025). Lab Vist Talk: Gaming and Cognition: Cognitive Correlates of Counter-Strike
Neuroscience Institute Early Career Researcher Symposium, University of Sheffield, UK (2025). Talk: Gaming and Cognition: Cognitive Correlates of Counter-Strike
Open Research Conversations, University of Sheffield, UK (2025). Talk and Panel Discussion: Early Career Researchers and Open Research
Music, Mind, Machine (MMM) Research Centre Launch Day, Sheffield, UK (2025). Poster: Video Games and Cognition
Psychonomic Society Annual Meeting, New York, USA (2024). Poster: Hebb-repetition learning in players of the video game Counter-Strike
4th International Conference on Working Memory, Leeds, UK (2024). Poster: A cross-sectional study of Hebb repetition-learning in first-person shooter game players
Memory & Attention Laboratory, University of South Dakota, USA (2024). Talk: Processing speed and multitasking in FPS players: a drift-diffusion model approach
Psychology Research Fair, University of Sheffield, UK (2024). Talk: Processing speed and multitasking performance in Counter-Strike players: a cross-sectional study
Symposium on Cognitive Abilities & Plasticity, University of Sheffield, UK (2024). Talk: Processing speed and multitasking in Counter-Strike players: a drift-diffusion model approach
Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia (2023). Talk: Cognitive correlates of first-person shooter gaming
Psychonomic Society Annual Meeting, San Francisco, USA (2023). Poster: Methodological challenges of video game research
European Society for Cognitive Psychology, Porto, Portugal (2023). Poster: Cognitive correlates of action video gaming: a cross-sectional study of Counter-Strike players
OpenFest, University of Sheffield, UK (2022). Talk: Tatool-Web Support and Interface for Experimental Code
Psychonomic Society Annual Meeting, Boston, USA (2022). Poster: Cognitive correlates of action video gaming: a cross-sectional study of habitual and professional Counter-Strike players
Learning and Plasticity (LaP), Äkäslompolo, Finland (2022). Poster: The association between video game expertise and processing speed, task mixing, and switching in Counter-Strike players
2026 - Present Open Research Champion (ORC), The University of Sheffield
2026 - Present Peer Reviewer, Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics; Perceptual and Motor Skills
2023 - Present Research Culture Steering Board Member, The University of Sheffield
2024 – 2025 Postgraduate Researcher Committee Member, ESCoP 2025
2023 – 2025 Digital Student Ambassador, The University of Sheffield
2024 – 2025 Psychology PGR Society Inclusion Officer, The University of Sheffield
2021 – 2022 Psychology PGR Society Inclusion Officer, The University of Sheffield
2021 – 2023 Psychology PGR Academic Representative, The University of Sheffield
European Society for Cognitive Psychology (ESCoP), Associate Member: 18164
Psychonomic Society, Graduate Student Member: 69586300
2025 Improving Research Community Builder Award, £950
Outstanding Oral Presentation, Neuroscience Institute Early Career Researcher Symposium