Rob Booth

@robertbooth.bsky.social

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Psychology researcher at Sabanci University. Interested in cognition in anxiety and depression. Also, diving!

A sea turtle looks at me grumpily, then slowly swims away
A picture of said man, doing said thing in said place.
"I am very poorly today and very stupid and hate everybody and everything." Charles Darwin, 1861
This is a picture, prepared by my university, to publicise the fact that I received a research grant.
A social media announcement about my new grant, made by my university.
Daniel Gumb's cave and the Cheesewring, Bodmin Moor
My 6 year old, pressing his sandwich together like he's a fancy chef
A common dolphin, coming up to take a breath in the Bosphorus, between the ferries
Me speaking at the conference, looking sweaty while pointing at my slides
The barista drew a cock and balls on my flat white :(
It's a PowerPoint error message, that says my document hasn't been updated since the 1st of January, 1601.
Group photo of speakers at the session.
The cover of the book.
Me by a big sign that says 'Trinity'
The sign says 'Şirin köfte'. Şirin is a name, but it's also what the Smurfs are called in Turkey
Exciting News from PROJ 201! Robert Booth and his talented student team Hasan Kuşpınar, Kaan Erhan, Kaan Yaldırak, and Ozan Erkocaoğlan have reached an exciting accomplishment! Their PROJ 201 project, 'Increasing Optimism', has been published in a prestigious journal under the title 'The Best Possible Self Task Has Direct Effects on Expectancies and Mood, and an Indirect Effect on Anxiety Symptom Severity." This success highlights how PROJ 201 serves as a valuable platform for undergraduate students and supervisors to collaborate on meaningful academic work that can make a real impact.
Plush Mario and Luigi (no, not that one) making out on my sofa, the filthy animals
Picture of the top of the article, with abstract and keywords. https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0001481
One of my cats, inexplicably tucked up in bed.
My talk: "Can emotion-recognition technologies ever be be possible? A counter-argument."