Dr
Gerasimos Markopoulos
- Senior Lecturer in Psychology
- Email: g.markopoulos@bathspa.ac.uk
- Telephone: +44 (0)1225 875721
- School: School of Sciences
- Campus: Newton Park

Personal Statement
Gerry Markopoulos is a senior lecturer in psychology. His primary interest is in the cognitive psychology of memory with a focus on the relationship between encoding and retrieval processes, and the role of environmental context. He co-leads the Biological and Cognitive Psychology module at Level 5 (PS5007-20) and the Advanced Cognitive and Biological Psychology module at Level 6 (PS6028-20). He contributes teaching to other modules including Introduction to Psychology (PS4001-40) and the Dissertation module (PS6002-40). Previously, Gerry has conducted neuroimaging research at the Otto-von-Guericke University in Germany, and taught psychology at a number of higher education institutions in Greece. Gerry has published articles at academic journals, authored book chapters, and presented his research at several national and international conferences.
Academic Qualifications
- PhD Keele University
- MSc Bristol University
- BSc(Hons) Keele University
Professional Memberships
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
- Member of the Mathematical, Statistical and Computing Psychology Section of the British Psychological Society
- Member of the Cognitive Psychology Section of the BPS
Research and academic outputs
Using the background to remember the foreground: the role of contextual information in memory
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Markopoulos, G (2016) 'Using the background to remember the foreground: the role of contextual information in memory.' In: Bruno, D, ed. The preservation of memory. Routledge, Abingdon, pp. 117-127. ISBN 9781138840188
Long-term memory: encoding to retrieval
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Markopoulos, G, Rutherford, A, Bruno, D and van den Bos, M (2012) 'Long-term memory: encoding to retrieval.' In: Braisby, N and Gellatly, A, eds. Cognitive Psychology. 2nd edition. Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 229-265. ISBN 978-0199236992
On the intimate relationship between neurobiology and function in the theoretical analysis of human learning and memory
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Markopoulos, G, Richardson-Klavehn, A, Bergström, Z, Magno, E, Sweeney-Reed, C and Wimber, M (2009) 'On the intimate relationship between neurobiology and function in the theoretical analysis of human learning and memory.' In: Neuroimaging of Human Memory: Linking cognitive process to neural systems. Oxford University Press, Oxford. ISBN 9780199217298
Strategies for improving memory
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Markopoulos, G (2014) 'Strategies for improving memory.' Psychology Review, 20 (Sep). pp. 8-9. ISSN 1750-3469
Encoding instructions and stimulus presentation in local environmental context-dependent memory studies
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Markopoulos, G, Green, J, Rutherford, A and Cairns, C (2010) 'Encoding instructions and stimulus presentation in local environmental context-dependent memory studies.' Memory, 18 (6). pp. 610-624. ISSN 0965-8211
Neural markers of inhibition in human memory retrieval
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Markopoulos, G, Wimber, M, Bäuml, K, Bergström, Z, Heinze, H and Richardson-Klavehn, A (2008) 'Neural markers of inhibition in human memory retrieval.' The Journal of Neuroscience, 28 (50). pp. 13419-13427. ISSN 0270-6474
The role of environmental context in dementia
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Markopoulos, G (2016) The role of environmental context in dementia. In: ICOM-6: 6th International Conference on Memory, 17 - 22 July 2016, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.
Differences between placement and non-placement students: a mixed methods approach
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McGuire-Snieckus, R, Markopoulos, G, Coombs, M, Stevens, D, Vitale, A and Wainwright, E (2014) Differences between placement and non-placement students: a mixed methods approach. In: BPS (British Psychological Society) Mathematical, Statistical and Computing Psychology Section: Scientific Meeting, 13 December 2014, Keele University, Keele, UK.