Personal profile
Particulars
Ben completed his BSc in Psychology and MSc in Neuroimaging at Bangor University before completing an MRes in Computational Neuroscience & Cognitive Robotics and a PhD in Psychology at the University of Birmingham, where he went on to teach a variety of topics to students in both the Biology and Psychology departments. Ben joined the lecturing staff at QUB in October 2020.
Ben is a Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol), a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), and a member of the European Society of Psychology Learning and Teaching (ESPLAT). He is passionate about statistical analysis, personality psychology, social psychology and psychobiology.
Teaching
Current Teaching Responsibilities
UG Personal Tutor
PSY1008 Foundations in Psychology
PSY2067 Psychological Methods
PSY3100 Placement Module
PSY7093 Methods, Design and Analysis in Psychology
BSc Thesis Supervision
Student Engagement Officer
Previous Teaching Experience
Undergraduate Teaching:-
Advanced Statistics (Module Lead)
Introduction to MATLAB (Module Lead)
Evolutionary Psychology (Module Lead)
Applied Psychology: The Psychology of Health and Wellbeing (Module Lead)
Research Methods
Neurobiology
Personality and Individual Differences
Personality and Intelligence at Work
Psychobiology
BSc Thesis Supervision
Level 1 and Level 2 Personal Tutor
Postgraduate Teaching:-
Foundations in Critical Thinking (Module Lead)
Current Research
Introduction to Computational Methods
Computer Use
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Explainable software engineering: from state of the practice to state of the art
Li, Z., Ferrario, M. A., Crossey, B. & Rainer, A., 24 Feb 2026, 2025 32nd Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference (APSEC): Proceedings. IEEE, p. 842-846 5 p. (Proceedings of the Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference (APSEC)).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Lost in the Crowd: Imagining Walking in Synchrony with a Crowd Increases Affiliation and Deindividuation.
Crossey, B. P., Atherton, G. & Cross, L., 23 Jul 2021, In: PLoS ONE. 16, 7, 11 p., e0254017.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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There Is No ‘You’ In Team: Narcissism, Machiavellianism And Psychopathy Predict Group Assessment Preferences
Crossey, B., 02 Sept 2021.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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Together as Two: The Affiliative Effects of Alignment are Present for Certain Non-Synchronous Interpersonal Movement Types.
Crossey, B., 2019.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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Joint action: mental representations, shared information and general mechanisms for coordinating with others
Vesper, C., Abramova, E., Bütepage, J., Ciardo, F., Crossey, B. P., Effenberg, A., Hristova, D., Karlinsky, A., McEllin, L., Nijssen, S. R. R., Schmitz, L. & Wahn, B., 04 Jan 2017, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 7, 2016, 2039.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
- 1 Invited talk
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None Together: Why are the Affiliative Effects of Alignment Present for Some Non-Synchronous Interpersonal Movement Types?
Crossey, B. (Advisor)
2018Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk