Astrid Bowen

Astrid Bowen

PhD Student Supervisors Professor Michael Thomas (Birkbeck, University of London) Professor Andrew Tolmie (UCL Institute of Education) Research Interests My research focus is primarily on the promotion of well-being in schools, but I’m also interested in the promotion of learning

Arezoo Alford

Arezoo Alford

PhD Student Supervisors Dr Ori Ossmy  Prof. Matthew Longo  Research Interests  My PhD research explores how pre-school children plan their actions and develop action-planning skills. If a child wants to complete a task, what determines the final action? Is the

Dr. Chloe Taylor

Dr. Chloe Taylor

Research Assistant Research Interests I am currently a member of the Autism Baby Sibs Project research team, a multi-centre research project aimed at discovering the early cognitive markers of autism. I am interested in both typical and atypical cognitive development

Isabel Sanz

Isabel Sanz

Research Assistant Research Interests After working on a range of projects at the CBCD during my placement year and completing my undergraduate research project on EEG data from the Studying Autism and ADHD in the early years (STAARS) project, I

Priscilla Poon

Priscilla Poon

Research Assistant I am a research assistant on the SNAP project, which explores sensory activity in children. Prior to my master’s studies, I worked as a primary school teacher in Singapore and London, specialising in the early years. Education MSc

Julia Landstedt

Julia Landstedt

Research Assistant Research Interests My research interests focus on neurodiversity, neurodevelopment and the enhancement of interventions for ADHD and ASD, with a strong commitment to expanding psychological research beyond WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic) populations. Currently, I am

Rebecca Holman

Rebecca Holman

Research Assistant Research Interests I am interested in ASD and ADHD. Particularly, in early interventions and how atypical development of emotional regulation strategies in infancy could predict behavioural problems in childhood.  Publications Begum Ali, J., Holman, R., Goodwin, A. L., Heraty,

Marian Aguiló Mayans

Marian Aguiló Mayans

Research Assistant Research Interests My research interests span development, neuroaesthetics, memory and sleep neuroscience. I am also interested in Artificial Intelligence and computational modelling.  Beyond my scientific pursuits, I am also a painter, specialising in acrylics. Artwork often portrays women reading,

Sarela Castro Muniz

Sarela Castro Muniz

CBCD Administrator Sarela completed a BA in Business Administration at the University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain), finishing her degree in 2007. She has over 7 years managing financial responsibilities of Luxury Design Clothing companies with extensive knowledge of the

Berta Hortiguela-Fernandez

Berta Hortiguela-Fernandez

CBCD Finance & Research Manager Berta completed a BA (Honours) in Economics at the University of Valladolid (Spain), completing her degree in 1999. She has worked most of her professional career in wholesale operations and sales administration within the retail sector.