Antonia Jordan-Barros

Antonia Jordan-Barros

PhD Student Supervisors Prof. Emily Jones Dr. Anna Gui Prof. Robert Leech, King’s College Dr. Silvia Dalvit, BabyBrains Research Interests My research aims at understanding the social and cognitive development of neurotypical and neurodiverse children. Previously, my research has mostly

Anja Hollowell

Anja Hollowell

PhD Student Supervisors Prof Angelica Ronald Prof Mark Johnson Prof Iroise Dumontheil Research Interests My PhD project, titled Large-scale cognitive and genetic investigations into the relationship between infant temperament and later mental health outcomes will use data from a number of different

Sophie Hascher

Sophie Hascher

PhD Student Supervisors: Halley Pontes (Birkbeck, University of London)Ori Ossmy (Birkbeck, University of London) Research interests: I am primarily focused on researching mental health and wellbeing, employing innovative technologies like neurofeedback and virtual reality (VR). In my PhD. project, I

Jazmine Hall

Jazmine Hall

PhD Student Supervisors Dr Ori Ossmy (Birkbeck, University of London) Professor Gillian Forrester (University of Sussex) Research Interests I am primarily interested in how the early stages of infant motor behaviour support and impact developing social and communication skills. My

Helen Grimshaw

Helen Grimshaw

PhD Student Supervisors Professor Natasha Kirkham (Birkbeck, University of London) Professor Denis Mareschal (Birbkeck, University of London) Research Interests I am primarily interested in how a child’s socioeconomic status (SES) influences their cognitive development during the early years of life.

Imogen Green

Imogen Green

PhD Student Supervisors Prof Denis Mareschal Dr Paola Pinti Research Interests My research focuses on the way in which children learn through social interactions. I am investigating the synchronisation of brain activity between teachers and learners, and the relationship with

Hélène Grandchamp des Raux

Hélène Grandchamp des Raux

PhD Student Supervisors Dr Ori Ossmy (Birkbeck, University of London)Dr Elisa Raffaella Ferrè (Birkbeck, University of London) Research Interests My PhD research investigates how humans learn to adapt to variations in the environment. I am focusing on how adults, adolescents and

Claire Essex

Claire Essex

PhD Student Supervisors Dr Tim J Smith (Birkbeck, University of London) Dr Teodora Gliga (University of East Anglia) Nick Walters (CEO Hopster) Research Interests For my PhD research I am working with a leading children’s media platform ‘Hopster’ to examine

Larisa Dinu

Larisa Dinu

PhD Student Department of Psychology Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience King’s College London Max Planck UCL Institute for Computational Psychiatry and Ageing Research University College London Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development Department of Psychological Sciences Birkbeck, University of

Linda Cerminara

Linda Cerminara

PhD Student Supervisors Dr Natasha Kirkham (Primary) Dr Ori Ossmy (Secondary)  Research Interests My PhD research explores the neuroplasticity of parenthood, focusing on how the parenting environment influences neural adaptations and the expression of changes in the parent brain. I