Dr Federica Degno
- u_fdegno at bournemouth dot ac dot uk
- Senior Lecturer in Psychology
Biography
Federica joined the Department of Psychology at Bournemouth University (BU) as a Lecturer in October 2021, after holding a Research Fellowship in Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Central Lancashire (UK). Federica received a BSc in Psychological Science and Techniques and a MSc in Clinical, Developmental, and Neuropsychology from the University of Milano-Bicocca (Italy), and a PhD in Psychology from the University of Southampton. During her MSc, PhD, and Research Fellowship, Federica completed research visits at the University of Exeter (UK), Macquarie University (Australia), and the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit at the University of Cambridge (UK).
Research
Federica's research interests lie in the field of Cognitive Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience. She studies visual cognition, and is particularly interested in the foveal and parafoveal processes during reading and the link between behavioural and neural measures. Federica uses a variety of experimental techniques such as eye movements, event-related potentials, and their co-registration in her research.
Please contact Federica by email if you might be interested in carrying out an MRes or PhD under Federica's supervision.
Journal Articles
- Pagán, A., Degno, F., Milledge, S.V., Kirkden, R.D., White, S.J., Liversedge, S.P., Paterson, K.B., 2025. Correction to: Aging and word predictability during reading: Evidence from eye movements and fixation-related potentials (Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, (2025), 87, 1, (50-75), 10.3758/s13414-024-02981-9). Attention Perception and Psychophysics, 87 (5), 1839.
- Rettie, L., Marsh, J.E., Liversedge, S.P., Wang, M., Degno, F., 2025. Auditory distraction during reading: Investigating the effects of background sounds on parafoveal processing. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 78 (6), 1017-1040.
- Atanasov, P., Liversedge, S.P., Degno, F., 2025. Word order effects in sentence reading. Cognitive Psychology, 157.
- Pagán, A., Degno, F., Milledge, S.V., Kirkden, R.D., White, S.J., Liversedge, S.P., Paterson, K.B., 2025. Aging and word predictability during reading: Evidence from eye movements and fixation-related potentials. Attention Perception and Psychophysics, 87 (1), 50-75.
- Rettie, L., Potter, R.F., Brewer, G., Degno, F., Vachon, F., Hughes, R.W., Marsh, J.E., 2024. Warning—taboo words ahead! Avoiding attentional capture by spoken taboo distractors. Journal of Cognitive Psychology, 36 (1), 61-77.
- Zang, C., Zhang, Z., Zhang, M., Degno, F., Liversedge, S.P., 2023. Examining semantic parafoveal-on-foveal effects using a Stroop boundary paradigm. Journal of Memory and Language, 128.
- Degno, F., Loberg, O., Liversedge, S.P., 2021. Co-registration of eye movements and fixation-related potentials in natural reading: Practical issues of experimental design and data analysis. Collabra Psychology, 7 (1).
- Marsh, J.E., Threadgold, E., Barker, M.E., Litchfield, D., Degno, F., Ball, L.J., 2021. The susceptibility of compound remote associate problems to disruption by irrelevant sound: a Window onto the component processes underpinning creative cognition? Journal of Cognitive Psychology, 33 (6-7), 793-822.
- Degno, F., Liversedge, S.P., 2020. Eye movements and fixation-related potentials in reading: A review. Vision Switzerland, 4 (1).
- Degno, F., Loberg, O., Zang, C., Zhang, M., Donnelly, N., Liversedge, S.P., 2019. A co-registration investigation of inter-word spacing and parafoveal preview: Eye movements and fixation-related potentials. Plos One, 14 (12).
- de Lissa, P., McArthur, G., Hawelka, S., Palermo, R., Mahajan, Y., Degno, F., Hutzler, F., 2019. Peripheral preview abolishes N170 face-sensitivity at fixation: Using fixation-related potentials to investigate dynamic face processing. Visual Cognition, 27 (9-10), 740-759.
- Hepsomali, P., Hadwin, J.A., Liversedge, S.P., Degno, F., Garner, M., 2019. The impact of cognitive load on processing efficiency and performance effectiveness in anxiety: evidence from event-related potentials and pupillary responses. Experimental Brain Research, 237 (4), 897-909.
- Degno, F., Loberg, O., Zang, C., Zhang, M., Donnelly, N., Liversedge, S.P., 2019. Parafoveal previews and lexical frequency in natural reading: Evidence from eye movements and fixation-related potentials. Journal of Experimental Psychology General, 148 (3), 453-474.
PhD Students
- Laura Rettie. Auditory distraction during reading: Investigating the effects of background noise on parafoveal processing, (In progress)
- Petar Atanasov, 2025. Investigating Transposed Word Effects in Reading, (Completed)
- Marianna Constantinou. Episodic memory in young and older adults following exposure to emotional stimuli, (Completed)
Profile of Teaching PG
- Critical Issues in Cognitive Neuroscience - unit leader
- Research Project - supervisor
- Research Placement - supervisor
- Clinical and Cognitive Neuropsychology - unit leader
- Digital Methods and Data Skills
Profile of Teaching UG
- Research Project - supervisor
- Cognition and Language
- Current Trends in Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience
- Introduction to Educational Psychology
External Responsibilities
- Journal of Cognitive Psychology, Associate Editor
Internal Responsibilities
- Programme Leader for Level 6 BSc (Hons) Psychology, Department of Psychology
Memberships
- Advance HE, Fellow,
- Experimental Psychology Society, Member,
- Psychonomic Society, Member,
- North-West Visual Cognition Group, Member,