https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Farah_Ghosn
Research Interests
After completing her doctoral research at La Fe Health Research Institute in Valencia, Spain, Dr. Farah Ghosn Yassine joined the IndieLab Research Group as a Postdoctoral Researcher. Her expertise includes multicentre studies on early predictive biomarkers and longitudinal neurodevelopmental assessments. She has a strong interest in phenotypical characteristics and emotional processing in neurodevelopment.
Dr. Ghosn is currently working on the longitudinal SENSOR (Sensory Sensitivity and Over-Responsivity) project, led by Dr. Virginia Carter-Leno. The project focuses on understanding brain activity and behavioural responses to auditory, visual, and tactile stimuli, contributing to a deeper understanding of sensory processing differences in neurodevelopment.
Education
2024 - PhD in Research Psychology (Cum Laude with Industrial and International Mentions), University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
2017 – Dip University Expert in Emotional Disorders
2015 - MSc in Cognitive Neuroscience and Special Educational Needs and Disability, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
2010 - BA in Psychology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
Publications
Navalón, P., Merchan-Naranjo, J., Ghosn, F., Almansa, B., Chafer-Pericas, C., González-Peñas, J., ... & García-Blanco, A. (2024). Study of the pathophysiological mechanisms associated with the onset and course of neurodevelopmental disorders in preterm infants (the PeriSTRESS-PremTEA study): Rationale, objectives, design and sample description. Spanish Journal of Psychiatry and Mental Health, 17(1), 19-27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rpsm.2021.02.002 ISSN: 2950-2861
Ghosn, F., Perea, M., Sahuquillo-Leal, R., Moreno-Giménez, A., Almansa, B., Navalón, P., ... & García-Blanco, A. (2023). The effects of reward and frustration on the task performance of autistic children and adolescents. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 140, 104567. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2023 .104567 ISSN: 0891-4222
Navalón, P., Campos-Berga, L., Buesa, J., Lizarán, M., Ghosn, F., Almansa, B., ... & García-Blanco, A. (2023). Rescue doses of antenatal corticosteroids, children's neurodevelopment, and salivary cortisol after a threatened preterm labor: a 30-month follow-up study. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM, 5(7), 100918. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajogmf.2023.100918 ISSN:2589-9333
Pérez, J. A., Ghosn, F., Chulvi, B., & Molpeceres, M. (2023). Does threat cause discrimination or does discrimination cause threat?(¿ La amenaza causa la discriminación o la discriminación causa la amenaza?). International Journal of Social Psychology, 38(2), 279-303. https://doi.org/10.1080/02134748.2022.2158589 ISSN: 0213-4748
Navalón, P., Ghosn, F., Ferrín, M., Almansa, B., Moreno-Giménez, A., Campos-Berga, L., ... & García-Blanco, A. (2023). Temperamental and psychomotor predictors of ADHD symptoms in children born after a threatened preterm labour: a 6-year follow-up study. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 32(11), 2291-2301. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-022-02073-9ISSN: 1018-8827
Navalón, P., Ghosn, F., Ferrín, M., Almansa, B., Moreno-Giménez, A., Campos-Berga, L., ... & García-Blanco, A. (2022). Are infants born after an episode of suspected preterm labor at risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder? A 30-month follow-up study. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 227(5), 757.e1-757.e10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2022.05.065ISSN: 0002-9378
Ghosn, F., Navalón, P., Pina-Camacho, L., Almansa, B., Sahuquillo-Leal, R., Moreno-Giménez, A., ... & García-Blanco, A. (2021). Early signs of autism in infants whose mothers suffered from a threatened preterm labour: a 30-month prospective follow-up study. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 31(7), 1115-1127. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-021-01749-y ISSN: 1018-8827
Pérez, J.A., Ghosn, F., & Molpeceres, M. (2021). From Deviant Minorities to Victimized Minorities. In S. Papastamou (Ed.), New Perspectives in Social Thinking and Social Influence: Building on Serge Moscovici's Legacy in Social Psychology (pp. 73-83). Presses Universitaires de la Méditerranée. ISSN 2739-9397
Sahuquillo-Leal, R., Ghosn, F., Moreno-Giménez, A., Almansa, B., Serrano-Lozano, E., Ferrín, M., ... & Garcia-Blanco, A. (2020). Jumping to conclusions in autism: integration of contextual information and confidence in decision-making processes. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 29, 959-968. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-019-01409-2ISSN: 1018-8827
Ghosn, F., Perea, M., Castelló, J., Vázquez, M. Á., Yáñez, N., Marcos, I., ... & García-Blanco, A. (2019). Attentional patterns to emotional faces versus scenes in children with autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 49, 1484-1492. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-018-3847-8 ISSN: 0162-3257
Ghosn, F., Vázquez, M. Á., & García-Blanco, A. (2018). An emotional approach to autism spectrum disorder. In A. García-Blanco (Ed.), The role of emotions in mental illness (pp. 117-135). Nova Science Publishers. ISSN 1947-4989.
Funding and Awards
2023 - Research stay at Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development (Birkbeck College, University of London) funded by the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (Ministry of Science and Innovation) through the mobility grant for research personnel “ayudas para la movilidad de personal investigador contratado en el marco de la AES” M-AES".
2022 - Funding aid to finance actions that favor the completion of Industrial Doctorates awarded by the Department of Innovation, Universities, Science, and Digital Society (Conselleria de Innovación, Universidades, Ciencia y Sociedad Digital) of the Valencian Government.
2020 - A competitive predoctoral contract for training in health research “Contrato predoctoral de formación en investigación en salud” funded by the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (Ministry of Science and Innovation) and co-financed by the European Union (European Social Fund). Ranked 3rd place in the 2019 national grant call for these predoctoral health research training contracts.
2020 - AEPNYA Research Award 2020 granted by the Spanish Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Asociación Española de Psiquiatría de la Infancia y la Adolescencia).
Links
CBCD´s Research Project: https://cbcd.bbk.ac.uk/research/sensor
Research Group: https://www.indielablondon.co.uk/