Laura Guthrie

Laura Guthrie

Research Assistant Research Interests I’m working as a Research Assistant at the CBCD supporting a number of studies. I completed a Psychology Conversion degree at Birkbeck last year with Prof. Ori Ossmy, after 10 years working in finance. In my

Francesca Penza

Francesca Penza

PhD Student Research Assistant Supervisors Professor Emily Jones (Birkbeck, University of London) Professor Sam Wass (University of East London) Research Interests My research interest is to understand what drives individual differences in children’s behaviours and cognitive skills that lead to

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