Doctoral Researcher Research Interests Hattie Ruffer is a doctoral researcher in behavioural genetics whose research focuses on the early developmental origins of ADHD. Her work examines how infant temperament, motor activity, and genetic propensity contribute to later neurodevelopmental outcomes, using longitudinal
PhD Student
PhD Student/ Demonstrator Spervisors Professor Ori Ossmy Professor Denis Marechal Professor Emily Jones Research Interests My PhD research focuses on using virtual reality to characterise neurodevelopmental conditions, specifically ADHD in school-aged children, from the perspective of embodied cognition. I am
PhD Student Supervisors Professor Emily Jones CBCD (Co-Supervisor) Professor Jonathan Smith IPARG (Co-Supervisor) Research Interests My PhD research is a multi-modal investigation into the experience of masking in late-diagnosed autistic women. I will integrate qualitative Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) interviews
PhD Student Supervisors Professor Ori Ossmy Professor Andrew Tolmie (UCL) Professor Denis Mareschal Research Interests I am a final year PhD student. My research explores how children develop spatial and problem-solving skills during complex, naturalistic construction tasks, and how these
PhD Student Supervisors Primary Supervisor: Prof Adam Tierney (Birkbeck, University of London) Secondary Supervisor: Talia Isaacs (UCL) Research Interests My research is in cognitive neuroscience and psycholinguistics, with a particular focus on second language acquisition. I use behavioural techniques and
PhD Student Supervisors Dr Chiara Bulgarelli Professor Bonamy Oliver Professor Emily Jones Research Interests My PhD focuses on empathy development in early educational settings. I am exploring whether teachers can encourage empathy through play in their classrooms, and the mechanisms
PhD Student Supervisors Prof Denis Mareschal (Birkbeck, University of London) Dr Ori Ossmy (Birkbeck, University of London) Research Interests I am interested in understanding how the abilities to collaborate and compete with others develop, and how these two modes of
PhD Student Supervisors Dr Teodora Gliga (University of East Anglia, School of Psychology)Prof Emily Jones (Birkbeck, Department of Psychological Sciences) Research Interests I’m investigating the development of visual attention, that is where one looks and when, in infants under 18 months
PhD Student Supervisors Prof Emily Jones (Birkbeck, University of London) Dr Ming Wai Wan (University of Manchester) Research Interests My research interests lie in understanding the factors contributing to developmental outcome in vulnerable populations. I am interested in early brain
