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Stuart Leask

Clinical Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

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Biography

Cambridge (Med Sci Tripos), London (MB BChir), GPVTS (Northampton rotation), Psychiatry (Oxford rotation), Research (Tim Crow's group, Oxford), Clinical Lecturer (Peter Jones' group, Nottingham), Clinical Senior Lecturer (Nottingham - to date).

Expertise Summary

Large dataset analysis, data reduction applied to clinical measures.

Teaching Summary

Implementation of mixed media teaching. Research methodology.

Research Summary

Premorbid features of schizophrenia, laterality measures and brain function, aetiology, definition and detection of schizophrenia.

Recent Publications

  • BRIGNELL, C.J, DRYDEN, I.L, GATTONE, S.A, PARK, B, LEASK, S, BROWNE, W.J. and FLYNN, S., 2010. Surface shape analysis with an application to brain surface asymmetry in schizophrenia Biostatistics. 11(4), 609-630
  • HIRNSTEIN, M, LEASK, S.J, ROSE, J. and HAUSMANN, M., 2010. Disentangling the relationship between hemispheric asymmetry and cognitive performance Brain and Cognition. 73(2), 119-27
  • LEASK, S.J, VERMUNT, J.K, DONE, D.J, CROW, T.J, BLOWS, M. and BOKS, M.P., 2009. Beyond symptom dimensions: schizophrenia risk factors for patient groups derived by latent class analysis. Schizophrenia Research. 115(2-3), 346-50
  • CHEYNE, C.P, ROBERTS, N, CROW, T.J, LEASK, S.J. and GARCIA-FINANA, M., 2009. The effect of handedness on academic ability: A multivariate linear mixed model approach. Laterality. 17, 1-14
  • Deputy Editor, RCPsych CPD Online.
  • Chair 4th year undergraduate medicine, Nottingham University.
  • Co-Course Director, Masters in Mental Health.
  • Medical Staff Member, Trust Governor's Council.

School of Community Health Sciences

The University of Nottingham
Medical School
Nottingham, NG7 2UH

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