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Otto Loberg

My CV

  • Education:

    I went to school in central Finland and was accepted to study developmental psychology in University of Jyvaskyla in 2011. I stayed there for bachelors, master’s and a Phd degree.

  • Qualifications:

    Finnish Matriculation exam (roughly equivalent to A-levels) in 2006.

    Bachelor of Social Sciences in Developmental Psychology 2011.

    Master of Social Sciences in Developmental Psychology 2014.

    Phd in Psychology 2019.

  • Work History:

    Gardening assistant. Sales assistant at house exhibition.  Telemarketer. Publication assistant. Research assistant. Pre-doctoral researcher. Post-doctoral researcher.

  • Current Job:

    Lecturer in Psychology

  • Employer:

    Bournemouth University

    • About Me:

      Hi!

      I am Otto and I am Lecturer in Psychology at BU. I enjoy Sci-fi books and tv-series and love to play grand strategy games.

    • My pronouns are:

      My pronouns are he/him.

    • My Work:

      I am a Lecturer in Psychology at BU. I teach statistics, cognitive psychology and research methods. In my research I study brain activity and eye-movements during reading.

    • My Typical Day:

      My typical day begins by taking a bus to the campus and checking my emails if there is anything urgent that I need to take care off. Then typically I will answer some student questions related to their final year research projects.  Often, I deliver a lecture some time at afternoon, or direct a statistics workshop session where students work on workbook exercises. Typically i head home around 5pm.

    • What I'd do with the prize money:

      I would hire a media student to help me produce a video essay about my research.

    • My Interview

      • How would you describe yourself in 3 words?

        Enthusiastic cognitive neuroscientist

        What did you want to be after you left school?

        Psychologist

        Were you ever in trouble at school?

        Fairly often - I was quite passionate pupil.

        If you weren't doing this job, what would you choose instead?

        Videogame programmer

        Who is your favourite singer or band?

        Sonata Arctica

        What's your favourite food?

        Szechuan beef

        If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!

        More food options at work. TV-series adaptation of Neuromancer. New EEG amplifier.

        Tell us a joke.

        Why was the neuron sent to the principal’s office? - It had trouble controlling its impulses.

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