Hélène Grandchamp des Raux

PhD Student

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/hgrandchampdesraux

Email: h.grandchampdesraux@bbk.ac.uk

 

Supervisors

Dr Ori Ossmy (Birkbeck, University of London)
Dr Elisa Raffaella Ferrè (Birkbeck, University of London)

 

Research Interests

My PhD research investigates how humans learn to adapt to variations in the environment. I am focusing on how adults, adolescents and children learn to shape their actions to make successful interactions with the external world. I am particularly interested in the effects of altered gravity on reasoning and learning. My research combines different perspectives and techniques from experimental psychology, developmental science, vestibular neuroscience and computational modelling, including virtual tool use, eye and motion tracking, natural and artificial vestibular stimulation, and virtual reality.

 

Education

PhD Psychology

Birkbeck, University of London | Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development

2022-present

 

MSc Psychological Research Methods - Distinction

Birkbeck, University of London

2021-2022

MSc Research project: ‘The Effects of Rewards on Rapid Trial-and-Error Learning in School-Aged Children’

Supervisor: Dr. Ori Ossmy (Birkbeck, University of London)

 

MA Special and Inclusive Education - Merit

University College London | Institute of Education

2020-2021

MA Research project: ‘The Use of Educational Technologies With Students With Special Needs in the UK’

Supervisor: Dr. Jo Van Herwegen (Institute of Education, University College London)

 

ESSEC diploma

ESSEC Business School, Cergy, France

1996-1999

 

Degree of the Institut d’Etudes Politiques with a specialization in Communication and Human Resources – Laureat Honours

Sciences Po, France

1993-1996

 

Teaching Positions

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Birkbeck, University of London

2022-present

Research @ Birkbeck (BSc), Developmental Science (MSc), Research Methods 2 (BSc), Perception and Awareness (MSc).

 

Conference Talks

Grandchamp des Raux, H.,(2023), The Effects of Rewards on Rapid Trial-and-Error Learning in School-Aged Children, Budapest CEU Conference on Cognitive Development, online.

Grandchamp des Raux, H.,(2021), The Use of Educational Technologies With Students With Special Needs in the UK, Inclusive and Supportive Education Conference, online.

 

Conference Posters

Grandchamp des Raux, H., Ferrè, E.R., Ossmy, O. Identifying the Origins of Adaptive Behaviour by Using Altered Gravity Environments. Presented as a poster at the 2023 International Convention of Psychological Science in Brussels, March 2023.

Grandchamp des Raux, H., Ossmy, O. The Effects of Rewards on Rapid Trial-and-Error Learning in School-Aged Children. Presented as a poster at the Developmental Psychology Section Annual Conference of the British Psychological Society in Sheffield, September 2022.