{"id":11851,"date":"2021-11-11T05:12:25","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T05:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/staff\/staff\/kim-schenke\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T11:08:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T11:08:07","slug":"kim-schenke","status":"publish","type":"staff","link":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/staff\/profile\/kim-schenke\/","title":{"rendered":"Kim Schenke"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section id=\"lead--7888\" class=\"acf-block acf-block--lead align    \">\n<style>\n\t#lead--7888::before,#lead--7888::after{background-color:!important;}\n<\/style>\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" version=\"1.2\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" overflow=\"visible\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 117.99999 146\" width=\"117.99999\" height=\"146\"><g transform=\"translate(0, 0)\"><g transform=\"translate(0, 9.298117831235686e-16) rotate(0)\"><path fill=\"\" d=\"M61.26887,146h-61.26887l55.69763,-73.0111l-55.64577,-72.926l61.26887,-0.0629l56.67926,73.15169zM6.20468,142.6372l53.60471,-0.0518l54.30111,-69.73311l-0.06297,-0.08139l-54.23444,-69.99209l-53.56396,0.0555l53.31207,69.8626z\" style=\"stroke-width: 0; stroke-linecap: butt; stroke-linejoin: miter;\" vector-effect=\"non-scaling-stroke\"\/><\/g><defs><path id=\"path-1677255449551573141\" d=\"M61.26887,146h-61.26887l55.69763,-73.0111l-55.64577,-72.926l61.26887,-0.0629l56.67926,73.15169zM6.20468,142.6372l53.60471,-0.0518l54.30111,-69.73311l-0.06297,-0.08139l-54.23444,-69.99209l-53.56396,0.0555l53.31207,69.8626z\" vector-effect=\"non-scaling-stroke\"\/><\/defs><\/g><\/svg>\n\t<div class=\"columns is-flex\">\n\t\t<div class=\"column is-paddingless\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\n\nI&#8217;m a cognitive neuroscience researcher who investigates how people perceive, interpret and respond to the world around them. From exploring how expectations, experience and context shape attention, prediction and decision-making, to understanding cognitive fatigue, adaptation and wellbeing in people living with long-term health conditions, and the role of human-animal relationships in supporting health and quality of life.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"heading wp-block-heading is-3 is-3\">Biography<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I joined University of Gloucestershire in September 2016, having previously worked as a Teaching and Research Associate at Plymouth University where I completed my PhD. My research focus is within social (cognitive) neuroscience, and I am interested in using technology to improve research methods and practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"heading wp-block-heading is-3 is-3\">Qualifications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">BSc: Psycholoy, Sheffield Hallam University, 2008<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">MSc: Applied Cognitive Neuroscience, Sheffield Hallam University, 2009<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">PhD: Psychology\/Social Neuroscience, Plymouth University, 2017<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"heading wp-block-heading is-3 is-3\">Accreditation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Higher Education Academy (Fellow)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"heading wp-block-heading is-3 is-3\">Teaching &amp; research<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"heading wp-block-heading is-4 is-4\">Teaching<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I teach the following at both undergraduate and postgraduate level:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Research methods and statistics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Social psychology\/neuroscience<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Cognitive psychology\/neuroscience<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"heading wp-block-heading is-4 is-4\">Research<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>My research explores how cognitive, contextual and social factors shape human behaviour, performance and wellbeing, with a particular interest in how people adapt to changing demands within complex environments. I am interested in how prior knowledge, expectations, experiences and context influence perception, attention, decision-making and everyday functioning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A central theme of my work is understanding the interaction between individuals and their environments, and how this shapes the experience and management of challenges across different settings. My research examines how people interpret information, regulate their behaviour and use available resources to maintain functioning, particularly when faced with uncertainty, complexity or increased demands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I investigate these processes across applied contexts, including healthcare, education, emergency response and everyday life, with a particular focus on long-term health conditions. My work explores cognitive fatigue and its impact on participation, quality of life and self-management in conditions including acquired brain injury and inflammatory bowel disease, as well as how environmental, social and systemic factors influence experiences of health and disability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alongside this, I research the relationship between humans and companion animals, exploring how interactions with dogs may support health, wellbeing, social connection and adaptation, including within populations living with long-term health conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Across my research, I aim to understand behaviour as emerging from the interaction between individuals, their cognitive processes, their environments and the support systems around them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"heading wp-block-heading is-3 is-3\">Publications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Publications from Dr Kim Schenke can be found in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eprints.glos.ac.uk\/view\/creators\/6468.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Research Repository<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m a cognitive neuroscience researcher who investigates how people perceive, interpret and respond to the world around them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12900000639,"parent":0,"template":"","schools":[148],"subject_area":[],"staff_tag":[54,65],"class_list":["post-11851","staff","type-staff","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","schools-education-health-sciences","staff_tag-sport-exercise-health-and-wellbeing","staff_tag-health-life-sciences-sport-wellbeing"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/staff\/11851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/staff"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/staff"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/staff\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"schools","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/schools?post=11851"},{"taxonomy":"subject_area","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/subject_area?post=11851"},{"taxonomy":"staff_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/staff_tag?post=11851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}