I first encountered Trevor while working as a researcher in the Computing Department at Lancaster University around 2004. I was managing an interactions lab, and Trevor sought me out for access to a new eye tracker the lab had just received. After some stimulating meetings in his office, I ended up writing eye tracking control software some of the diverse experiments he was leading with his research team. Trevor introduced me to an exciting and rewarding multi-disciplinary research area, trying to address real-world clinical issues, that impact people’s lives.

Trevor is great and connecting you with the right people, just when you need it. Through Trevor, I made connections with other members of the Psychology Department at Lancaster. and was able to help them create software to collect and analysis data from several experiments, including for MRes and PhD students, resulting in several publications. I particularly enjoyed working with Trevor and his team in the friendly and inclusive research environment that he created. Thanks to Trevor I was also fortunate to meet David Manning, from what was to become the University of Cumbria. Trevor was helping David with eye tracking experiments relating to medical image perception – using eye tracking to monitor observers looking at complex medical images. Their enthusiasm led me to undertake a PhD in this area, with Trevor and David becoming my PhD supervisors.  I research and publish medical image perception work today, and I owe a lot to those initial meetings with Trevor. It changed my career.