Email address: oojina01@mail.bbk.ac.uk
Supervisors:
Primary: Prof. Michael Thomas (Birkbeck, University of London)
Secondary: Prof. Mary Rutherford (King’s College London)
Prof. Emily Farran (University of Surrey)
Research interests:
I am a PhD student in the Developmental Neurocognition Lab, funded by a Bloomsbury studentship and a Jérôme Lejeune Foundation grant. My project investigates how fetal and neonatal structural brain images may predict cognitive development in infancy and early childhood, in typically developing babies and babies with Down syndrome.
My broader research interests are Developmental cognitive Neurosciences, specially studying how early brain development or biomarkers and traumatic events might affect later cognitive abilities both in typical and atypical children. Research policy: Studying how psychological findings can be translated and applied in everyday life settings and activities.
Education:
Graduate Certificate in Teaching and Supporting Learning in Higher Education
Birkbeck, University of London
2020
MPhil/PhD Psychology
Birkbeck, University of London
2018-present
MSc Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuropsychology
Birkbeck, University of London
2017-2018
BSc (Hons) Psychology
University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain
2012-2016
BSc Psychology (Erasmus + program)
University of Roehampton, London
2014-2015
Research publications
Ruggeri, K., Bojanić, L., van Bokhorst, L., Mareva, S., Ojinaga Alfageme, O., & Jarke, H. (2019). Advancing methods for psychological assessment across borders: Guidance for early career researchers designing reproducible science. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 503. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00503
Grau-Sánchez, J., Foley, M., Hlavová, R., Muukkonen, I., Ojinaga-Alfageme, O., Radukic, A., … and Hundevad, B. (2017) Exploring Musical Activities and Their Relationship to Emotional Well-Being in Elderly People across Europe: A Study Protocol. Frontiers inPsychology,8:330. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00330
Conference presentations
Ojinaga Alfageme, O, Patkee, P. A., D’Souza, H., Baburamani A. A., Kyriakopoulou, V., Davidson, A., … & Rutherford,M. A. (June 6, 2016). The relationship between perinatal brain volumes and childhood cognitive outcomes in Trisomy 21. Poster presented at the 3rd Trisomy 21 Research Society Meeting, Barcelona, Spain.
Ojinaga Alfageme, O, Kolesnik, A., & Jones, E. (March 9, 2019). Investigating the Relationship of Infant Sleep Quality, Resting State EEG Responses, and Cognitive Development. Poster presented at the 3rd International Convention of Psychological Sciences, Paris, France.
Ojinaga-Alfageme, O., Foley, M., Hlavová, R., Muukkonen, I., Radukic, A., Spindler, M., … & Grau-Sánchez, J. (July 18, 2017). Exploring musical activities and their relationship to emotional well-being in elderly people across Europe: a study protocol. Poster presentation for The Neuroscience and Music – VI, Music, Sound and Health Conference, Boston, MA.
Book chapters
Ruggeri, K., Ojinaga-Alfageme, O., Benzerga, A., Berkessel, J., Hlavoá, R., Kunz, M., … & Folke, T. (2018). Chapter 2: Evidence-based policy. In Ruggeri, K. (Ed.). Behavioral Insights for Public Policy: Concepts and cases. Routledge.
Ruggeri, K.,Radukić, A., Ojinaga-Alfageme, O., Zupan, Z., Verra, S., & Petrova, D. (2018). Chapter 6: Health & Healthcare. In Ruggeri, K. (Ed.). Behavioral Insights for Public Policy: Concepts and cases. Routledge.