Graham Hitch


Graham Hitch is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at the University of York, best known for his work with Alan Baddeley in developing a Working Memory Model.

Education

He gained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Physics from the University of Cambridge, before gaining a Master of Science degree in Experimental Psychology from the University of Sussex. He then returned to Cambridge to complete his PhD in 1972.

Career and research

He has worked as a research fellow at the University of Sussex and the University of Stirling, and as a scientist on the Medical Research Council of the Applied Psychology Unit based in Cambridge. He has more recently been employed as a Lecturer at the University of Manchester, and as a Professor at the University of Lancaster, before moving to the University of York in 2000.