Personal Statement
I am a Lecturer in Cognitive Psychology Psychology in the Department of Psychology. My primary research interests concern visual perception and symmetry and lateral asymmetries in images.

Research Overview
My research has focused on asymmetries and composition (where objects are placed and where they are facing). Studies have involved artworks spanning 8 centuries, (Bertamini, Bennett, Bode, 2011) and cross-cultural preferences for symmetry (Bode, Helmy, &Bertamini, 2017), films by Akira Kurosawa and other directors (Bertamini, Bode & Bruno, 2014; Bode, Bertamini, & Helmy, 2016), and the phenomenon of selfies (Bruno, Bode & Bertamini, 2016). You can read more here: Research Gate