Overview
Alex earned his Masters in Psychological Research, followed by a PhD in Educational Sciences at Bangor University. He has been a lecturer at Bangor University since 2020, and has been with the Psychology department since 2023.
Alex has a research background in cognitive neuropsychology, with projects looking into the use of self-talk to control executive functions in effort to boost cognitive output. This has included the use of EEG and rTMS. Additionally, he has a background in math anxiety, combined with self-talk, alongside numerical cognition and how it relates to working memory processes.
Publications
2023
- PublishedMaths anxiety in the classroom
Westley, L., Baxendale, A., Williams, J., Chaplin, C., Coulson, K. & Wade, P., 11 Jul 2023, Primary Teacher Solutions. Routledge, p. 81-88 8 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
2022
- PublishedThe hidden methodological implications of working memory and math anxiety: A review.
Baxendale, A., Roberts-Tyler, E. & Marí-Beffa, P., 22 Aug 2022, PsyArXiv.
Research output: Working paper › Preprint - PublishedThe role of verbalisations and anxiety in task switching
Baxendale, A. & Mari-Beffa, P., Mar 2022.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
2015
- PublishedAnatomical dissociations of forward and backwards semantic processing in the cerebellum using theta burst stimulation
Kiryakova, R. K., Allen-Walker, L. S., Baxendale, A., Kiryakov, R. K., Lawrie, S. & Mari-Beffa, P., 1 Aug 2015, In: Perception. 44, p. 42-43
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
2023
- University of Granada
visit to Prof Andrés Catena funded by Taith
May 2023
Activity: Visiting an external academic institution (Visiting researcher)