Dr Nicholas Le Boutillier
| Name | Dr Nicholas Le Boutillier |
|---|---|
| Job title | Associate Professor in Psychology |
| Research institute | |
| Primary appointment | Psychology |
| Email address | n.leboutillier@mdx.ac.uk |
| ORCID | https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5880-1220 |
| Contact category | Academic staff |
Biography
Biography I am a Associate Professor in the Psychology Dept. at Middlesex University. My primary research interests are in areas linked to creativity. I have published papers on creativity and individual differences. These areas include the links between creativity and, mental imagery, mental health, mindedness, mindfulness, well-being and personality.
Teaching I teach in, research methods, cognitive psychology, and psychological well-being
Supervision
Employment
Associate Professor
Middlesex University
01 Sept 1994
28 Sept 2025
Education and qualifications
BSc (Hons.), PhD.
Mental Imagery and Creativity
09 Sept 2099
Middlesex University
Grants
Projects
- Creativity and Well-being
Prizes and Awards
Research outputs
Psychological mindedness, personality and creative cognition
Le Boutillier, N. and Barry, R. 2018. Psychological mindedness, personality and creative cognition. Creativity Research Journal. 30 (1), pp. 78-84. https://doi.org/10.1080/10400419.2018.1411440Creativity and the measurement subclinical psychopathology in the general population: schizotypy, psychoticism, and hypomania
Le Boutillier, N., Barry, R. and Westley, D. 2016. Creativity and the measurement subclinical psychopathology in the general population: schizotypy, psychoticism, and hypomania. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts. 10 (2), pp. 240-247. https://doi.org/10.1037/aca0000047The role of mental imagery in creativity
Le Boutillier, N. 1999. The role of mental imagery in creativity. PhD thesis Middlesex UniversityThe role of schizotypy in predicting performance on figural and verbal imagery-based measures of creativity
Le Boutillier, N., Barry, R. and Westley, D. 2014. The role of schizotypy in predicting performance on figural and verbal imagery-based measures of creativity. Creativity Research Journal. 26 (4), pp. 461-467. https://doi.org/10.1080/10400419.2014.961778Alcohol use and crime
Horvath, M. and Le Boutillier, N. 2014. Alcohol use and crime. in: Albanese, J. (ed.) The Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice West Sussex, UK WileyBlackwell.The image control and recognition task: a performance-based measure of imagery control
Irving, L., Barry, R., Le Boutillier, N. and Westley, D. 2011. The image control and recognition task: a performance-based measure of imagery control. Journal of Mental Imagery. 35 (3 & 4), pp. 67-80.Developments in the treatment for substance misuse offending
Le Boutillier, N. and Love, B. 2010. Developments in the treatment for substance misuse offending. in: Adler, J. and Gray, J. (ed.) Forensic psychology: concepts, debates and practice Abingdon Willan Publishing. pp. 329-348An investigation into priming effects in mental imagery and perception using Pavio’s Mental Clock Task.
Jalmbrant, M., Le Boutillier, N. and Westley, D. 2002. An investigation into priming effects in mental imagery and perception using Pavio’s Mental Clock Task. The British Psychological Society.1768
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