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Kelly Wolfe

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 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4077-6415

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    EH14 4AS Edinburgh

    United Kingdom

Accepting PhD Students

PhD projects

I would be happy to supervise PhD students on topics in these areas: cognitive ageing, collaborative learning, social robotics, decision-making and risk.

Willing to speak to media

20212026

Research activity per year

Personal profile

Biography

I completed my Bachelor of Science in Psychology (BSc) at Leiden University in 2015, followed by a Master of Science in Psychological Research Methods (MSc) at the University of Edinburgh in 2017. I did my doctorate degree at the University of Essex from 2017 until 2021 on the topic of age differences in risk-taking behaviour, for which I was supervised by Professor Miroslav Sirota and Dr Alasdair Clarke.

I have held postdoctoral positions at the University of Edinburgh and the University of Strathclyde before commencing my current position as Assistant Professor at Heriot-Watt University.

Research interests

My research focuses on advancing our understanding of healthy ageing and identifying effective ways to support it. I primarily employ experimental methodologies, complemented by the application of theoretical frameworks to inform intervention design.

A key area of interest is how healthy ageing influences cognitive processes such as learning and decision-making. For example, I investigate whether age-related changes in risk-taking behaviour are driven by shifts in personality traits (e.g., risk preference) and/or cognitive functions (e.g., numeracy, working memory, processing speed). I also explore the conditions under which collaborative learning can enhance cognitive performance in older adults.

In addition, I examine how social robotics can support healthy ageing. This includes studying how older adults perceive interactions with robots versus human partners, the impact of these interactions on task performance, and the attributes older adults value in social robots.

I am committed to open science and strive to make my research transparent and reproducible. I regularly share data and code, and frequently publish using the Registered Report format.

If you'd like to read more about my research or any upcoming papers and presentations, please check my website for more details: https://www.wolfekelly.com/.

External positions

Scottish Cognitive Ageing Network

2023 → …

Keywords

  • BF Psychology
  • Risk behaviour
  • Collaborative Learning
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Ageing
  • Learning
  • Robotics
  • Decision-making

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

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):

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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  • Investigating the replicability of the social and behavioural sciences

    Tyner, A. H., Abatayo, A. L., Daley, M., Field, S., Fox, N., Haber, N. A., Hahn, K. M., Struhl, M. K., Mawhinney, B., Miske, O., Silverstein, P., Soderberg, C. K., Stankov, T., Abbasi, A., Aberson, C. L., Aczel, B., Adamkovič, M., Albayrak-Aydemir, N., Allen, P. J. & Andreychik, M. R. & 43 others, Awtrey, E., Axxe, E., Azevedo, F., Bader, M. D., Bago, B., Bailey, J., Bakker, M., Banik, G., Banks, G. C., Baskin, E., Batruch, A., Beatteay, A., Behr, S. M., Berente, N., Berry, Z., Białkowski, J., Bodroža, B., Boeschoten, L., Bognar, M., Bokhove, C., Bonfiglio, D., Bouwman, R., Brady, T. F., Braithwaite, S. R., Briceño Jiménez, G., Brick, C., Bricka, T., Briker, R., Brown, A. N., Brown, G. D. A., van Aert, R. C. M., Caldwell, K., Captain, S., Capitán, T., Chandler, J., Charles, T., Chartier, C. R., Chawdhary, R., Cheng, K. J., Chopik, W. J., Wolfe, K., Nosek, B. A. & Errington, T. M., 2 Apr 2026, In: Nature. 652, 8108, p. 143-150 8 p.

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  • Measuring the Semantic Priming Effect Across Many Languages

    Buchanan, E. M., Cuccolo, K., Heyman, T., van Berkel, N., Coles, N. A., Iyer, A., Peters, K., van ’t Veer, A. E., Montefinese, M., Maxwell, N. P., Taylor, J. E., Valentine, K. D., Arriaga, P., Barzykowski, K., Boucher, L., Collins, W. M., Vaidis, D. C., Aczel, B., Al-Hoorie, A. H. & Ambrosini, E. & 304 others, Besson, T., Burin, D. I., Butt, M. M., Clarke, A. J. B., Daryani, Y., El-Dakhs, D. A. S., Elsherif, M. M., Fernández-López, M., dos Santos Ferreira, P. R., Meister Ko Freitag, R., Gattei, C. A., Godbersen, H., Grim II, P. A., Halama, P., Havan, P., Irrazabal, N. C., Isloi, C., Kvisler Iversen, R., Julliard, Y., Karaaslan, A., Kohút, M., Kohútová, V., Kos, J., Kosachenko, A. I., Souza de Lima, T. J., Mak, M. H. C., Manouilidou, C., Marciaga, L. A., Melinna Melinna, X., Francisco Miranda, J., Morvinski, C., Muppoor, A., Elif Müjdeci, F., Nielsen, Y. A., Oliveros, J. C., Onič, J., Papadatou-Pastou, M., Patel, I., Pavlović, Z., Pažon, B., Pfuhl, G., Pronizius, E., Roettger, T. B., Ronderos, C. R., Ruiz-Fernandez, S., Senderecka, M., Solak, Ç., Stückler, A., Szekely-Copîndean, R. D., Taboh, A. R., Thériault, R., Tran, U. S., Trecca, F., Ulloa, J. L., Varga, M. A., Verheyen, S., Vesić Pavlović, T., Viviani, G., Wang, N., Zivna, K., Yun, C. C., Clark, O. J., Acar, O. A., Adamkovič, M., Agnoletti, G., Akil, A. M., Alsuhaibani, Z., Amenta, S., Ananyeva, O. A., Andreychik, M., Angele, B., Arias Quiñones, D. C., Arinze, N. C., Dahl Askelund, A., Baker, B. J., Baskin, E., Batalha, L., Batres, C., Soledad Beato, M., Becker, M., Becker, M., Behnke, M., Blaison, C., Borghi, A. M., Brandstätter, E., Buczny, J., Budak, N., Cabana, Á., Cai, Z. G., Canessa, E. C., Cavdan, M., Cecchetti, L., Chaigneau, S. E., Chang, F. X. W., Chartier, C. R., Chen, S.-C., Cherniaeva, E., Christiansen, M. H., Chuan-Peng, H., Chwiłkowska, P., Comesaña, M., Cong, C. W., Cowan, C., Dandeneau, S. D., David, O. A., Davis, W. E., Burak, E. G. D., Wyld Dixson, B. J., Du, H., Duclos, R., Duyck, W., Efimova, L. A., Egan, C., Era, V., Evans, T. R., Exner, A., Feldman, G., Fellnhofer, K., Fini, C., Fisher, S. E., Flowe, H. D., Garrido-Vásquez, P., Gatti, D., Geller, J., Giannouli, V., Sergeevna Gorokhova, A., Griener, L. M., Grigoryev, D., Grossmann, I., Ghasemi, H., Handjaras, G., Hauspie, C., He, Z., Heilman, R. M., Heydari, A., Hine, A. M., Hoyer, K., Hryniszak, W., Hsiao, J.H.-W., Huang, G., Ihaya, K., Ilczuk, E., Ishii, T., Dumbravă, A., Jankowiak, K., Jiang, X., Johnson, D. C., Jończyk, R., Järvikivi, J., Kaczer, L., Kamermans, K. L., Karl, J. A., Karner, A., Kačmár, P., Keech, J. J., Kim, M. J., Korbmacher, M., Kostorz, K., Kowal, M., Kratochvil, T., Kunisato, Y., Kuzminska, A. O., Körtvélyessy, L., Ebru Köse, F., Köster, M., Kękuś, M., Labusch, M., Lamm, C., Lau, C. M., Laurino, J., Law, W., Lettieri, G., Levitan, C. A., Lu, J. G., MacPherson, S. E., Malinakova, K., Manriquez-Robles, D., Marchant, N., Marelli, M., Martínez, M., Matthews, M. F., Mattiassi, A. D. A., Mattoli-Sánchez, J., Mazzuca, C., McGovern, D. P., Meier, Z., Melinscak, F., Misiak, M., Pereira Monteiro, L. C., Moreau, D., Moreno, S., Mulgrew, K. E., Muller, D., Nagy, T., Naranowicz, M., Ndukaihe, I. L. G., Neta, M., Novak, L., Ogbonnaya, C. E., Paek, J. J. W., Paltoglou, A. E., Parada, F. J., Parker, A. J., Paruzel-Czachura, M., Pavlov, Y. G., Paydarfard, S., Pegler, D., Peker, M., Perea, M., Pfattheicher, S., Protzko, J., Sergeevna Prusova, I., Pypno-Blajda, K., Qiu, Z., Reips, U.-D., Ribeiro, G., Rinaldi, L., Roberts, S. C., Roembke, T. C., Romanova, M. O., Ross, R. M., Röer, J. P., Rızaoğlu, F., Saari, T. T., Sampaolo, E., Caetano Santos, A., Sarıçiçek, F. Ç., Sasaki, K., Scharnowski, F., Schmidt, K., Sepehri, A., Serçe, H. O., Sevincer, A. T., Siew, C. S. Q., Simonetti, M. E., Sirota, M., Sorokowska, A., Sorokowski, P., Stephen, I. D., Stevens, L. M., Stewart, S. L. K., Steyrl, D., Stieger, S., Studzinska, A., Suarez, M., Szala, A., Szmalec, A., Sznycer, D., Szumowska, E., Söylemez, S., Söylemez, B., Takashima, K., Tamnes, C. K., Tan, J. C. R., Tang, C., Tavel, P., Tejada, J., Thompson, B. C., Tiernan, J. G., Torres-Muñoz, V., Touloumakos, A. K., Trémolière, B., Tschense, M., Türkan, B. N., Vadillo, M. A., Vannucci, C., Varnum, M. E. W., Vasilev, M. R., Vaughn, L. A., Verkampt, F., Villar, L. M., Wallot, S., Wang, L., Wang, K., Williams, G. P., Willinger, D., Wolfe, K., Wormley, A. S., Yamada, Y., Yang, Y., Zhou, Y., Zhang, M., Zheng, W., Zheng, Y., Zhou, C., Zidkova, R., Meret Zumbrunn, N., Çoker, O., Çoksan, S., Öner, S., Özdoğru, A. A., Şahin, S. M., Kasanov, D., Arvanitis, A., Brick, C., Colloff, M. F., Gallyamova, A., Koch, C., Ropovik, I., Zhang, Y., Zhou, X., Patel, S., Suchow, J. W. & Lewis, S. C., Jan 2026, In: Nature Human Behaviour. 10, 1, p. 182-201 20 p.

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  • The impact of perceived human and computer interaction on collaborative learning: insights from the Map Task

    Crompton, C. J., Wolfe, K., Tullo, A., Hoffman, P., Wolters, M. K. & MacPherson, S. E., 27 May 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Cognitive Processing.

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  • Collaborative learning in older age and the role of familiarity: evidence from the map task

    Wolfe, K., Crompton, C. J., Hoffman, P., Wolters, M. K. & MacPherson, S. E., 4 May 2025, In: Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition. 32, 3, p. 459-483 25 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Mapping and Increasing Error Correction Behaviour in a Culturally Diverse Sample

    Sirota, M., Šrol, J., Lisi, M., Juanchich, M., Wolfe, K. & Buchanan, E. M., 14 Jan 2025, PsyArXiv.

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