Masters student profiles

Meet current students and recent graduates from our masters courses in psychology as they share their experiences of studying at Sheffield and what they went on to do after their degree.

Nora stood in front of the Firth Court sign at her graduation

The diversity of the modules made the course very interesting

Nora K Abo Ghaddara MSc Cognitive Neuroscience and Human Neuroimaging

Nora’s research project on Autologous Haematopoietic Stem Cell transplantation as a first line treatment in patients with very active Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis was the highlight of her MSc Cognitive Neuroscience and Human Neuroimaging studies and has inspired her to pursue a PhD in the field of Multiple Sclerosis in the future.

My dissertation supervisor was enthusiastic and engaging, providing guidance and support

Peter Carr MSc Psychological Research Methods with Advanced Statistics

Peter began studying the MSc Psychological Research Methods with Advanced Statistics course to help him to develop the strong statistical and data science skills to be able to pursue a career in this area.

I particularly enjoyed modules which involved looking at models of the brain from multiple levels of abstraction

Muneerah Patel MSc Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience

Muneerah wanted a masters programme that blended neuroscience, mathematical modelling and neuroimaging to give her a broad overview and a future focus. Muneerah is now a Research Software Engineer at the University of Sheffield.

I funded the course myself after having worked for 25 years

John Brooke MSc Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience

After a long career in high-performance computing, John chose to study the MSc Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience course to pursue his interest in how the brains of animals and humans perform complex computational tasks using very small amounts of energy. John is now continuing the research as a PhD student in the department.

Jake Toth stood in Weston Park by a pond

I wanted a course in neuroscience that was approachable from an engineers standpoint

Jake Toth MSc Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience

Jake studied BEng Mechatronic and Robotic Engineering at Sheffield before choosing to pursue the MSc Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience. His training on the course covers the whole spectrum of approaches to answer questions about how the brain works and following graduation he hopes to pursue a PhD in this field.

The MSc was fantastic in giving me skills that would help me become a researcher

Dr Emma Blakey MSc Psychological Research Methods

Emma came to Sheffield to study Psychology as an undergraduate and after discovering a passion for Developmental Psychology research, chose to progress onto the MSc Psychological Research Methods course to develop the skills to become a researcher.

I was lucky enough to have a fabulous supervisor that gave me great opportunities for research in depression and anxiety

Caroline Wojnarowski MSc Psychological Research Methods with Advanced Statistics

After completing research in depression and anxiety as part of her masters, Caroline is now a Clinical Studies Officer in the NHS, working within mental health and dementia.

The statistical programming skills I developed during my masters have proven extremely beneficial for my PhD

Alex Patterson MSc Psychological Research Methods with Advanced Statistics

Alex chose his MSc in order to gain a better understanding of statistics and scientific methodology. Alex is now pursuing a PhD at Sheffield, focusing on applying data analytics to crime data. The statistical programming skills he developed during his masters are proving extremely beneficial for this next stage of his studies.

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