I obtained a degree in Psychology from the University of Sheffield and completed my PhD in Psychology at Trinity College in Dublin. I worked at a number of Universities before moving to the University of Leicester in 2012 where I teach both undergraduate and postgraduate students.
My research focuses on how our thinking and reasoning impacts on our judgment and decision making in both adults and children. In particular, I am interested in how our 'if only' thinking (called counterfactual thinking) and associated emotions and causal reasoning play a role. I am also interested in how these mental processes relate to risk taking behaviour. Some of my other research examines the relationship between reasoning and mathematical ability, and decision making under stress.
Experience
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–presentLecturer in Psychology, University of Leicester
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2011–2012Postdoctoral research fellow, University College London
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2009–2011Postdoctoral research fellow, Queen's University Belfast
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2006–2009Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Reading
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2008–2008Postdoctoral research fellow, Princeton University
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2001–2003Research Assistant, University of Sheffield
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2002–2003Principal Learning Officer, Leeds Beckett University
Education
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2014University of Leicester, Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice in Higher Education
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2007Trinity College Dublin, PhD
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2005Trinity College Dublin, Diploma in Statistics
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2001University of Sheffield, BSc Psychology
Professional Memberships
- Experimental Psychology Society
- Leicester, UK
- Website
- @CarenFrosch
- Article Feed
- Joined
