Dr Alison Lee

Nationality: British

Current Position	Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Bath Spa University College, Newton St. Loe, Bath, Somerset, BA2 9BN
Research Interests	§ The neuropsychology of motor disorders (e.g., Parkinson's disease, Huntingdon's disease, ataxia) § Perception to action § Visuospatial impairments (e.g., neglect, apraxia)
Qualifications	BSc (Hons) Psychology (Upper Second) 1987 The University of London, Goldsmith's College
	PhD Psychology 1993 Higher Level Visual Abnormalities in Parkinson's Disease: A Cognitive Neuropsychological Perspective University of Bristol, Department of Psychology Research Studentship funded by the Medical Research Council

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Research Grants

Oct. 1998 - March 2000 "Visual involvement in the motor disorders of Parkinson's disease". Sponsored by the Parkinson's Disease Society of the United Kingdom. With Dr JP Harris, University of Reading, Department of Psychology, Oct. 1995 - Oct. 1998 "Distortions of perceived space in Parkinson's disease". Sponsored by the Parkinson's Disease Society of the United Kingdom. With Dr JP Harris, University of Reading, Department of Psychology,

Previous Employment

Oct. 1995 – April 2000 Senior Research Fellow, University of Reading, Department of Psychology Earley Gate, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6AL Distortions of perceived space in Parkinson's disease The overall aims of the project were to investigate the role of abnormal perception and inter-sensory interactions (visual, proprioceptive and vestibular) in the akinesia of Parkinson's disease, and to determine to what extent training and appropriate strategies help people with Parkinson's disease overcome their problems manoeuvring through the environment.

Refereed Journal Articles	Lee AC, Harris JP & Calvert JE (1998) Mental rotation in Parkinson’s disease Neuropsychologia, 36, 209-214
	Lee AC & Harris (1999) Problems with the perception of space in Parkinson's disease Neuro-ophthalmology 22, 1-15
	Lee AC, Harris JP, EA Atkinson & MS Fowler (2001) Disruption of estimation of body-scaled aperture width in Hemiparkinson's disease Neuropsychologia 39, 1097-1104
	Lee AC & Harris JP (2001) Evidence from a line bisection task for visuospatial neglect in left Hemiparkinson's disease Vision Research 41, 2677-2686
Articles (Under Review)	Lee AC & Harris JP Evidence for upper altitudinal neglect in left unilateral Parkinson's disease Vision Research (submitted)