Dr Libby Orme

Associate Professor

School: Psychology

Libby is an Associate Professor of Learning and Teaching, and Deputy Head of the Department of Psychology.

As a senior fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Libby engages in research related to both learning and teaching and cognitive neuropstchology. She has a strong interest in memory and learning, young peoples wellbeing, student community, the use of technology in higher education and academic staff development. Libby is programme leader for the BSc Psychology programme at Kaplan in Singapore, runs the second year undergraduate Psychobiology, Cognition and Individua; Differences module and teaches Research Experience on the MSc Psychology via Distance Learning.

Her doctoral thesis investigated the integration of long-term and short-term visual memory as well as construct validity of memory measures. Since then, much of her research in psychology has focused on how novel visual information is grouped in memory to reduce information load, the cognitive processes involved and the ERP components associated with encoding and retrieval of such material.

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Research Themes and Scholarly Interests

My research interests include

Measurement of Cognitive Abilities
Young Peoples Wellbeing
The transition to higher education
How we support teaching through the use of technology
Student community and wellbeing
Distance learning
Staff training and development in higher education

Key Publications

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What Does Community Well-Being Mean in the University Setting? Staff Perspectives on Connection, Compassion, and Culture, Dodd, A., Punton, G., Thomas, L., Orme, L., Martin, S., Hey, N., Byrom, N. 1 Sep 2025, In: Social Indicators Research
New academics’ experiences of induction to teaching: using Cultural Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) to understand and improve induction experiences, Mathieson, S., Black, K., Allin, L., Hooper, H., Penlington, R., McInnes, L., Orme, L., Anderson, E. 2 Jul 2024, In: International Journal for Academic Development
Culture shock and the gendered teaching experiences of new academics., Hooper, H., Mathieson, S., Black, K., Allin, L., Orme, L., Anderson, E., Penlington, R., McInnes, L. 7 Dec 2021, Society for Research into Higher Education: Annual International Research Conference 2021
Facilitating group work in large cohorts with collaborative technologies, Orme, E., Rossiter, N., Rowe, M., Thomas, L. 2020, In: Psychology Teaching Review
Student Loneliness: The Role of Social Media through Life Transitions, Thomas, L., Orme, E., Kerrigan, F. 1 Mar 2020, In: Computers and Education
New academics’ experiences of induction to teaching: an Activity Theory approach, Mathieson, S., Allin, L., Penlington, R., Black, K., Orme, E., Anderson, E., Hooper, H., McInnes, L. 31 Dec 2019
Retrieval and monitoring processes during visual working memory: An ERP study of the benefit of visual semantics, Orme, E., Brown, L., Riby, L. 5 Jul 2017, In: Frontiers in Psychology
Art expertise modulates the emotional response to modern art, especially abstract: An ERP investigation, Else, J., Ellis, J., Orme, E. 30 Sep 2015, In: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Food for Thought: the Efficiency of Glucose Metabolism Predicts the Self-generation of Temporally Distant Cognition, Riby, L., Orme, E., Greer, J., Gillan, A., Griffiths, R., Aspray, T., Scholey, A., Smallwood, J. 18 Aug 2014, In: Research in Psychology and Behavioral Sciences
A familiar pattern? Semantic memory contributes to the enhancement of visuo-spatial memories, Riby, L., Orme, E. 2012, In: Brain and Cognition

Current and Recent Projects

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University community well-being, Dodd, A. (Principal Investigator), Orme, L. (Co Investigator), RIS Internal Funding, 23/01/23 - 23/07/23, £18,638.00

Professional Activity

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Oral presentation: Exploring psychological sense of community in distance learning and campus-based postgraduates 2021
Oral presentation: Student Loneliness: The Role of Social Media Through Life Transitions 2019