Dr Dan Carroll

MA, PhD

School of Psychology

Senior Lecturer

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d.carroll@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 6603
Interdisciplinary Centre of the Social Sciences (ICOSS)

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Dr Dan Carroll
School of Psychology
Interdisciplinary Centre of the Social Sciences (ICOSS)
219 Portobello
Sheffield
S1 4DP
Qualifications
  • MA (Oxon)
  • PhD (Birmingham)
Research interests

The development of cognitive control

The ability to think and act in a flexible manner is a fundamental part of human cognition. My main research interest focuses on the cognitive mechanisms that allow children to think and act flexibly, in particular looking at the development of inhibitory control during early childhood. I’m also interested in looking at how other domain-general cognitive processes, including symbolic understanding and strategic reasoning, interact with executive skills.

Publications

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Journal articles

  • Carroll DJ, Riggs KJ, Apperly IA, Graham K & Geoghegan C (2012) How do alternative ways of responding influence 3- and 4-year-olds' performance on tests of executive function and theory of mind?. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology.
  • Beck SR, Carroll DJ, Brunsdon VEA & Gryg CK (2010) Supporting children's counterfactual thinking with alternative modes of responding. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology.
  • Apperly IA, Carroll DJ, Samson D, Humphreys GW, Qureshi A & Moffitt G (2010) . Q J EXP PSYCHOL, 63(6), 1201-1217.
  • Apperly IA & Carroll DJ (2009) . DEVELOPMENTAL SCI, 12(6), 1070-1082.

All publications

Journal articles

  • Chan HK, Rowe R & Carroll D (2024) . PLoS ONE, 19(5).
  • YavaÅŸlar DoÄŸru Y, Carroll D & Blakey E (2023) Cognitive flexibility in early childhood: a contemporary view of the development of flexible goal-oriented behavior. Psikoloji Çalışmaları / Studies in Psychology, 43(2), 171-193.
  • James-Brabham E, Loveridge T, Sella F, Wakeling P, Carroll DJ & Blakey E (2023) . Child Development, 94(6), 1550-1565.
  • Lambek R, Sonuga-Barke EJS, Lange A-M, Carroll DJ, Daley D & Thomsen PH (2022) . Journal of Attention Disorders.
  • Morgan EJ, Carroll DJ, Chow CKC & Freeth M (2022) . Cognitive Science, 46(4).
  • Simpson A, Lipscombe S & Carroll DJ (2022) . Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 220.
  • Heapy C, Emerson L-M & Carroll D (2022) . Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 76.
  • Carroll DJ, Blakey E & Simpson A (2021) . Child Development, 92(6), 2205-2212.
  • Blakey E, Matthews D, Cragg L, Buck J, Cameron D, Higgins B, Pepper L, Ridley E, Sullivan E & Carroll DJ (2020) . Child Development, 91(5), 1594-1614.
  • Simpson A & Carroll DJ (2019) . Child Development, 90(5), 1459-1473.
  • Shearman N, Millings A, Carroll D & Rowe A (2019) . Schizophrenia Research, 208, 493-495.
  • Blakey E & Carroll DJ (2018) . Child Development, 89(2), 609-619.
  • Simpson A & Carroll DJ (2018) . Cognition, 170, 270-279.
  • Simpson A, Upson M & Carroll DJ (2017) . Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 162, 18-30.
  • Rahman AA, Carroll DJ, Espy KA & Wiebe SA (2017) . Developmental Neuropsychology, 42(5), 336-350.
  • Carroll DJ, Blakey E & FitzGibbon L (2016) . Child Development Perspectives, 10(4), 211-215.
  • Blakey E, Visser I & Carroll DJ (2016) . Child Development, 87(2), 513-526.
  • Blakey E & Carroll DJ (2015) . Frontiers in Psychology, 6.
  • Ladas AI, Carroll DJ & Vivas AB (2015) . Child Development, 86(2), 557-578.
  • Kyriakidou M, Blades M & Carroll D (2014) . Frontiers in Psychology, 5.
  • Simpson A & Carroll DJ (2014) . J Exp Child Psychol, 121, 1-11.
  • Fitzgibbon L, Cragg L & Carroll DJ (2014) . Front Psychol, 5, 101.
  • Carroll DJ, Fitzgibbon L & Critchley A (2014) . Br J Dev Psychol, 32(2), 195-204.
  • Simpson A, Carroll DJ & Riggs KJ (2013) . Journal of Experimental Child Psychology.
  • Carroll DJ, Riggs KJ, Apperly IA, Graham K & Geoghegan C (2012) How do alternative ways of responding influence 3- and 4-year-olds' performance on tests of executive function and theory of mind?. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology.
  • Beck SR, Carroll DJ, Brunsdon VEA & Gryg CK (2010) Supporting children's counterfactual thinking with alternative modes of responding. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology.
  • Apperly IA, Carroll DJ, Samson D, Humphreys GW, Qureshi A & Moffitt G (2010) . Q J EXP PSYCHOL, 63(6), 1201-1217.
  • Apperly IA & Carroll DJ (2009) . DEVELOPMENTAL SCI, 12(6), 1070-1082.
  • Carroll DJ, Apperly IA & Riggs KJ (2007) . J Exp Child Psychol, 98(3), 184-192.
  • Carroll DJ, Apperly IA & Riggs KJ (2007) . Cognitive Development, 22(1), 142-148.
  • Robinson EJ, Rowley MG, Beck SR, Carroll DJ & Apperly IA (2006) . Child Development, 77(6), 1642-1655.
  • Beck SR, Robinson EJ, Carroll DJ & Apperly IA (2006) . Child Development, 77(2), 413-426.

Preprints

  • Hyde ERA, Schmidt R, Carroll DJ & von Bastian CC (2025) , Center for Open Science.
  • James-Brabham E, Loveridge T, Sella F, Wakeling P, Carroll DJ & Blakey E (2021) , Center for Open Science.
  • Carroll DJ, Blakey E & Simpson A (2020) , Center for Open Science.
Teaching activities

I supervise MSc and BSc Research Projects in Psychology, and I teach on the following modules as part of the undergraduate Psychology degree:

  • PSY1004 and PSY2004 Developmental Psychology (Level 1 and 2)
  • PSY331 Extended Essay in Psychology (Level 3)

I'm also a personal tutor to students at all levels.

PhD Opportunities

I am happy to receive applications for ¾Ã²Ý¸£Àû in my area of research.

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For further information, please see the department PhD Opportunities page.