Professor Merim Bilalic

Professor

School: Psychology

I did my diploma studies (Psychology) in Sarajevo and my DPhil (Experimental Psychology) at Oxford. I subsequently held research and teaching positions at Humboldt, Brunel, and Tübingen. Before moving to Northumbria University, I held the Chair in Cognitive Psychology at Klagenfurt.

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Computers and Chess Masters: The Role of AI in Transforming Elite Human Performance, Bilalic, M., Graf, M., Vaci, N. 1 May 2026, In: British Journal of Psychology
How long to fast? Development and competition context in season-fastest swimming performances, Johns, K., Cocic, D., Bilalic, M., Powell, C. 9 Jul 2026, In: International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching
Low-Dimensional and Optimised Representations of High-Level Information in the Expert Brain, Costantino, A., Platonov, A., Vieira, F., Van Hove, E., Bilalić, M., Op de Beeck, H. 10 Aug 2026, In: Nature Communications
Studying the Best Can Mislead: Selection Bias in Expertise Research, Bilalic, M., Vaci, N., Honekopp, J., Pollet, T. 11 Sep 2026, In: Perspectives on Psychological Science
Covid-19 Pandemic as a Natural Experiment: The Case of Home Advantage in Sports, Vaci, N., Gula, B., Bilalić, M. 1 Apr 2025, In: Current Directions in Psychological Science
Grit subcomponents are differentially associated with practice trajectories underlying expertise development, Cocic, D., DeCouto, B., Fawver, B., Cowan, R., Hendry, D., Williams, A., Bilalic, M. 29 Oct 2025, In: Scientific Reports
How Small Differences Grow over Time – The Snowball Effect of Grit on Practice in Sport, Cocic, D., Larkin, P., Hendry, D., Williams, A., O’Connor, D., Bilalic, M. 29 Jul 2025, In: International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
Past reflections, present insights: A systematic review and new empirical research into the working memory capacity (WMC)-fluid intelligence (Gf) relationship, Đokić, R., Koso-Drljević, M., Bilalić, M. 1 Jan 2025, In: Intelligence
Planning, Cognitive Reflection, Inter-Temporal Choice, and Risky Choice in Chess Players: An Expertise Approach, Campitelli, G., Labollita, M., Bilalić, M. 19 Mar 2025, In: Journal of Intelligence
Revising Home Advantage in Sport – Home Advantage Mediation (HAM) Model, Bilalic, M., Gulab, B., Vaci, N. 3 Jul 2025, In: International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology