Dr Denise Wallace
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Email
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Telephone
+44 (0) 1206 874152
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Location
3.712, Colchester Campus
Profile
Biography
My PhD investigated the impact of cumulative life stress and neuromodulation on adults’ cognitive function and subjective well-being. I have worked in the Department of Psychology at the University of Essex on a wide range of research projects. These include visual attention, cognition, subjective well-being, electromagnetic hypersensitivity and decision-making. I have also worked on collaborative industry projects related to energy management and usability testing. I have extensive experience with transcranial electrical stimulation methods, such as transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS). Transcranial electrical stimulation offers safe, practical and cost-effective applications in research and clinical settings. I also have extensive experience in a wide range of research design and analysis methods. I am currently working on a collaborative project called NETWORK PLUS (London South Bank University, Imperial College, University of Sussex, University of Essex). The project PI is Professor Sandra Dudley-Mcevoy at LSBU. Our team's role is to understand the psychological and socio-technical factors important to consumer acceptance and engagement with 'prosumerism' (generating, storing and trading of electricity) in a new area of green energy and smart grid technology. When I'm not working on my research I enjoy outdoor activities like cycling with my local club, running and enjoy quality time with family and friends.
Qualifications
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MSc in Psychology (with distinction) University of Essex, (2003)
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PhD Psychology University of Essex, (2023)
Appointments
University of Essex
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Research Officer, Psychology, University of Essex (7/11/2022 - present)
Publications
Journal articles (16)
Wallace, D., Cooper, NR., Sel, A. and Russo, R., (2023). Do non-traumatic stressful life events and ageing negatively impact working memory performance and do they interact to further impair working memory performance?. PLoS One. 18 (11), e0290635-e0290635
Wallace, D., Cooper, NR., Sel, A. and Russo, R., (2023). The Social Readjustment Rating Scale: updated and modernised. PLoS One. 18 (12), e0295943-e0295943
Maltezou-Papastylianou, C., Russo, R., Wallace, D., Harmsworth, C. and Paulmann, S., (2022). Different stages of emotional prosody processing in healthy ageing-evidence from behavioural responses, ERPs, tDCS, and tRNS.. PLoS One. 17 (7), e0270934-e0270934
Eltiti, S., Wallace, D., Russo, R. and Fox, E., (2018). Symptom Presentation in Idiopathic Environmental Intolerance With Attribution to Electromagnetic Fields: Evidence for a Nocebo Effect Based on Data Re-Analyzed From Two Previous Provocation Studies. Frontiers in Psychology. 9 (AUG), 1563-
Russo, R., Twyman, P., Cooper, NR., Fitzgweald, PB. and Wallace, D., (2017). When You Can, Scale Up: Large-Scale Study Shows No Effect of tDCS in an Ambiguous Risk-Taking Task. Neuropsychologia. 104, 133-143
Wallace, D., Cooper, NR., Paulmann, S., Fitzgerald, PB. and Russo, R., (2016). Perceived Comfort and Blinding Efficacy in Randomised Sham-Controlled Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) Trials at 2 mA in Young and Older Healthy Adults. PLoS One. 11 (2), e0149703-e0149703
Eltiti, S., Wallace, D., Russo, R. and Fox, E., (2015). Aggregated data from two double‐blind base station provocation studies comparing individuals with idiopathic environmental intolerance with attribution to electromagnetic fields and controls. Bioelectromagnetics. 36 (2), 96-107
Russo, R., Wallace, D., Fitzgerald, PB. and Cooper, NR., (2013). Perception of Comfort During Active and Sham Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation: A Double Blind Study. Brain Stimulation. 6 (6), 946-951
Wallace, D., Eltiti, S., Ridgewell, A., Garner, K., Russo, R., Sepulveda, F., Walker, S., Quinlan, T., Dudley, S., Maung, S. and others, (2011). Cognitive and physiological responses in humans exposed to a TETRA base station signal in relation to perceived electromagnetic hypersensitivity. Bioelectromagnetics. 33 (1), 23-39
Wallace, D., Eltiti, S., Ridgewell, A., Garner, K., Russo, R., Sepulveda, F., Walker, S., Quinlan, T., Dudley, SEM., Maung, S. and others, (2010). Do TETRA (Airwave) base station signals have a short-term impact on health and well-being? A randomized double-blind provocation study. Environmental Health Perspectives. 118 (6), 735-735
Eltiti, S., Wallace, D., Ridgewell, A., Zougkou, K., Russo, R., Sepulveda, F. and Fox, E., (2009). Short‐term exposure to mobile phone base station signals does not affect cognitive functioning or physiological measures in individuals who report sensitivity to electromagnetic fields and controls. Bioelectromagnetics. 30 (7), 556-563
Eltiti, S., Wallace, D., Ridgewell, A., Russo, R. and Fox, E., (2008). Mobile Phone Base Stations: Eltiti et al. Respond. Environmental Health Perspectives. 116 (2), A64-A65
Eltiti, S., Wallace, D., Ridgewell, A., Russo, R. and Fox, E., (2008). Do the electromagnetic fields generated by mobile-phone base-stations have short-term effects on health? A response to commentaries. Environmental Health Perspectives. 116 (2), A64-A65
Eltiti, S., Wallace, D., Ridgewell, A., Zougkou, K., Russo, R., Sepulveda, F., Mirshekar-Syahkal, D., Rasor, P., Deeble, R. and Fox, E., (2007). Does Short-Term Exposure to Mobile Phone Base Station Signals Increase Symptoms in Individuals Who Report Sensitivity to Electromagnetic Fields? A Double-Blind Randomized Provocation Study. Environmental Health Perspectives. 115 (11), 1603-1608
Eltiti, S., Wallace, D., Zougkou, K., Russo, R., Joseph, S., Rasor, P. and Fox, E., (2007). Development and evaluation of the electromagnetic hypersensitivity questionnaire. Bioelectromagnetics. 28 (2), 137-151
Eltiti, S., Wallace, D. and Fox, E., (2005). Selective target processing: Perceptual load or distractor salience?. Perception & Psychophysics. 67 (5), 876-885
Conferences (2)
Eltiti, S., Wallace, D., Ridgewell, A., Zougkou, K., Russo, R., Sepulveda, F. and Fox, E., (2012). BEHAVIORAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES DURING COGNITIVE TASKS NOT SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE NOCEBO EFFECT
Wallace, D., Eltiti, S., Ridgewell, A., Garner, K., Russo, R. and Fox, E., (2008). Idiopathic environmental intolerance with attribution to electromagnetic fields: A grounded theory model of illness and coping
Thesis dissertation (1)
Wallace, D., (2023). An investigation into the impact of cumulative life stress and neuromodulation on adults’ cognitive function and subjective well-being.
Grants and funding
2017
Evaluation of Usability of a Smart Energy Display by Adult Users
Green Energy Options Ltd
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