J. Prof. Merle Fairhurst

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Track Record

I am a multilingual researcher with vast international experience. I have published over 30peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, with over 2000 citations, in high impact journals including Journal of Neuroscience, Psychological Science, Cerebral Cortex, Scientific Reports and Neuroimage. My work can be summarised as the application of psychophysical, physiological and neuroimaging techniques combined with novel computational modelling approaches to investigate socially rich, dynamically evolving multisensory events. Through strong interdisciplinary ties, my research pushes technological, computational and theoretical boundaries, working with computerscientists, engineers, mathematicians and philosophers.

Curriculum vitae

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2022 – heute	J. Professor Social Affective Touch Center for the tactile internet with human in the loop (CeTI), TU Dresden, Germany
2019 - 2022	Professor for Biological Psychology (Vertretung/Temporary) Institute für Psychologie, Universität der Bundeswehr München, Germany
2017 - 2022	Assistant Professor Philosophy of Mind and Munich Center for Neurosciences, LMU Munich, German
2014 - 2017	Post-doctoral researcher Centre for the Study of the Senses, Institute of Philosophy, University of London, UK
2012 - 2014	Post-doctoral researcher Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany Early Social Development Research Group
2009 - 2012	Post-doctoral researcher Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany Music Cognition & Action Research Group
2008	Postgraduate (D.Phil) FMRIB Centre, University of Oxford, UK Supervisor: Prof. Irene Tracey
2004	Undergraduate (A(Hons)/MA Physiological Sciences) University of Oxford, UK
2000	Diploma The Juilliard School of Music, USA

Reviewing Activities

2023 – present Guest Editor Computers in Human Behaviour
2023 – present Guest Editor Frontiers Psychology special issue
2022 - present Review Editor, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience Interacting Minds and Brain
2021 – present Action Editor, Psychological Research
2020 – 2021 Guest Editor SCAN special issue
2020 – 2021 Guest Editor Frontiers Psychology special issue
2007 – present Ad hoc Reviewer for Cerebral Cortex, Plos One, Journal of Neurophysiology,
Consciousness & Cognition, Journal of Psychology, Neuroimage, Psychology &
Neuroscience, Somatosensory & Motor Research, Behavioural Sciences, e-life,
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, International Journal of
Psychophysiology, Cognition, Frontiers in Psychology, Nature Translational
Psychiatry, Nature Scientific Reports

Membership of Scientific Societies

2009 – present Society for Neuroscience

Fellowships and Awards

Warr-Goodman Graduate Scholarship LMH, University of Oxford 2004-2005
Henrietta Jex Blake LMH, University of Oxford 2005-2006
Cyclosporin Academic Award LMH, University of Oxford 2007
Young Researcher, honourable mention ICMPC 2010
Best paper, honourable mention CHI 2015 2015
LMU Excellence Seed Funding LMU, Munich 2018

Publications

48 Entries

2023

You, me, and us: Maintaining self-other distinction enhances coordination, agency, and affectFairhurst, M. T., Tajadura-Jiménez, A., Keller, P. E. & Deroy, O., 15 Dec 2023, In: iScience. 26, 12, 15 p., 108253Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
Social touch to build trust: A systematic review of technology-mediated and unmediated interactionsValori, I., Jung, M. M. & Fairhurst, M. T., Dec 2023, In: Computers in human behavior. 153, 108121Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Review article
Topography and relationship-specific social touching in individuals displaying body image disturbancesBellard, A., Mathew, J., Sun, W., Denkow, L., Najm, A., Michael-Grigoriou, D., Trotter, P. & 3 others, 14 Aug 2023, In: Scientific reports. 13, 1, 13198Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
A functional framework for multisensory and interactive mediated social touch experiencesFairhurst, M. & Valori, I., 12 Jun 2023, IMXw '23: Proceedings of the 2023 ACM International Conference on Interactive Media Experiences Workshops. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), New York, p. 46-51, 6 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Conference contribution
Collaborative Creativity: Information-Driven Coordination Dynamics and Prediction in Movement and Musical ImprovisationWiltshire, T. J. & Fairhurst, M. T., 1 Jan 2023, The Routledge International Handbook of Creative Cognition. Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 624-645, 22 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Chapter in book/Anthology/Report

2022

Sensing the body through soundTajadura-Jiménez, A., Fairhurst, M. T. & Deroy, O., 30 Nov 2022, The Routledge Handbook of Bodily Awareness. Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 230-246, 17 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Chapter in book/Anthology/Report
Editorial: Interpersonal synchrony and network dynamics in social interactionMüller, V., Fairhurst, M. T., van Vugt, F. T., Keller, P. E. & Müller, M. F., 29 Nov 2022, In: Frontiers in human neuroscience. 16, 1095735Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Editorial (Lead article)
Affective touch: a communication channel for social exchangeFairhurst, M. T., McGlone, F. & Croy, I., Feb 2022, In: Current opinion in behavioral sciences. 43, p. 54-61, 8 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Review article
The role of C-tactile nerve fibers in human social developmentCroy, I., Fairhurst, M. T. & McGlone, F., Feb 2022, In: Current opinion in behavioral sciences. 43, p. 20-26, 7 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Review article
The Virtual Touch Toolkit: An Interactive Media Mobile Application for Promoting Well-Being through Affective and Social TouchNajm, A., Hadjipanayi, C., Michael-Grigoriou, D., Banakou, D., McGlone, F. & Fairhurst, M., 2022, 2022 International Conference on Interactive Media, Smart Systems and Emerging Technologies, IMET 2022 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 1-4Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Conference contribution