Personal profile
Overview
I am a Lecturer in Psychology at the University of the West of Scotland, with a background in cognitive psychology.
My research interests relate to the cognitive demands of multitasking and media-multitasking. Specifically, recent research has investigated how media-multitasking frequency and performance relates to executive functioning.
I teach across various Undergraduate and Masters level modules and have a keen interest in the scholarship of learning and teaching.
External positions
Senior Fellow, Advance HE
24 Jan 2023 → …
BPS Committee Member, Division of Academics, Researchers and Teachers in Psychology
Nov 2021 → …
External Examiner, Nottingham Trent University
Oct 2018 → Sept 2022
Peer Review College Member, Economic and Social Research Council
2010 → …
Member, Experimental Psychology Society
2006 → …
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):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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A preliminary investigation of proximal effects of media multitasking on executive functioning
Seddon, A. L., Law, A. S., Adams, A.-M. & Simmons, F., 3 Oct 2025, In: Journal of Cognitive Psychology. 37, 7, p. 672-688 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Editorial
Hendry, G. & Law, A., 31 May 2025, In: Psychology Teaching Review. 31, 1, p. 4-5 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
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Experiences of foundation year students integrating into first year
Law, A. S. & Sheen, K., 1 Mar 2024, In: Journal of Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning. 26, 1, p. 63-89 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How best to embed academic, personal, and professional development (APPD) into first year psychology?
Law, A., 1 Oct 2024, In: Psychology Teaching Review . 30, 2, p. 116-116 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
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Questions that matter: using Q methodology to identify student priorities in module level experience
Zaitseva, E. & Law, A. S., 2023, In: Quality in Higher Education. 29, 2, p. 261-278 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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