Postdoctoral Researcher
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Farah_Ghosn
Research Interests
After completing her doctoral research at La Fe Health Research Institute in Valencia, Spain, Dr. Farah Ghosn Yassine joined the IndieLab Research Group as a Postdoctoral Researcher. Her expertise includes multicentre studies on early predictive biomarkers and longitudinal neurodevelopmental assessments. She has a strong interest in phenotypical characteristics and emotional processing in neurodevelopment.
Dr. Ghosn is currently working on the longitudinal SENSOR (Sensory Sensitivity and Over-Responsivity) project, led by Dr. Virginia Carter-Leno. The project focuses on understanding brain activity and behavioural responses to auditory, visual, and tactile stimuli, contributing to a deeper understanding of sensory processing differences in neurodevelopment.
Education
2024 – PhD in Research Psychology (Cum Laude with Industrial and International Mentions), University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
2017 – Dip University Expert in Emotional Disorders
2015 – MSc in Cognitive Neuroscience and Special Educational Needs and Disability, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
2010 – BA in Psychology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
Publications
Psychomotor development, emotional regulation, and executive functions in 2-years-old children after threatened preterm labour: a prospective cohort study
Understanding decision-making in autistic children and adolescents: Insights from deliberative processes and behavioral economic paradigms
The impact of perinatal factors on executive function development in 30 months infants following threatened preterm labour: a cohort study
Predictors of change in emotional regulation from 6 to 30 months of age in infants born after a threatened preterm labour.
Maternal mental health and trajectories of Preterm Behavioural Phenotype in infants born after a threatened preterm labour
Funding and Awards
2023 – Research stay at Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development (Birkbeck College, University of London) funded by the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (Ministry of Science and Innovation) through the mobility grant for research personnel “ayudas para la movilidad de personal investigador contratado en el marco de la AES” M-AES”.
2022 – Funding aid to finance actions that favor the completion of Industrial Doctorates awarded by the Department of Innovation, Universities, Science, and Digital Society (Conselleria de Innovación, Universidades, Ciencia y Sociedad Digital) of the Valencian Government.
2020 – A competitive predoctoral contract for training in health research “Contrato predoctoral de formación en investigación en salud” funded by the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (Ministry of Science and Innovation) and co-financed by the European Union (European Social Fund). Ranked 3rd place in the 2019 national grant call for these predoctoral health research training contracts.
2020 – AEPNYA Research Award 2020 granted by the Spanish Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Asociación Española de Psiquiatría de la Infancia y la Adolescencia).
Links
CBCD´s Research Project: https://cbcd.bbk.ac.uk/research/sensor
Research Group: https://www.indielablondon.co.uk/