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Professor, Dr
EH14 4AS
United Kingdom
Accepting PhD Students
Willing to speak to media
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I am interested in how digital technologies influence the social, emotional and cognitive development of both typicallly and atypically developing (e.g. autistic) children and adults - and also using developmental theories in cognitive, socially assitive and developmental robotics, for example in Trust in Human-Robot Interaction.
I graduated with undergraduate and masters degrees in Psychology from the University of Birmingham, followed by a PhD in Developmental Psychology at the University of Nottingham. I was an ESRC Research Fellow at the University of Nottingham, before becoming a Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh, and then a Lecturer and Senior Lecturer at the University of Strathclyde. I joined Heriot-Watt University in 20212 as a Reader before being promoted to Professor.
The Developmental Psychology in Action Lab is based in the Department of Psychology, School of Social Sciences (SoSS) at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. We research, develop and evaluate digital technologies for people, especially children and people with developmental conditions.
We are members of the Edinburgh Centre for Robotics and the Safe and Secure AI for Robotics and Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) themes at the The National Robotarium – and colloborate with partners in Digital Education and Robotics and other autonomous systems.
Our theoretical heart is psychological, notably developmental theory of both typical and atypical development, which we use to inform all our work. Our focus is across many disciplines from STE(A)M (science, technology, engineering [Arts] and maths) to sport science and outdoor education. We are currently moving to reproducibility through the Open Science Framework.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
McKenna, P. E. (Speaker), Broz, F. (Contributor), Lim, M. Y. (Speaker), Aylett, R. (Speaker) & Rajendran, G. (Contributor)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Rajendran, G. (Editorial board member)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
Rajendran, G. (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Rajendran, G. (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Rajendran, G. (Member)
Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
Lohan, K. S., Lemon, O. & Rajendran, G.
20/03/17
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research