Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development (CBCD)
School of Psychology
Birkbeck College
Malet Street
London WC1E 7HX

E-mail: tessel.bazelmans at bbk dot ac dot uk

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=f1Nuu74AAAAJ&hl=en

Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9623-0473

Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Tessel-Bazelmans

I am interested in understanding early neurotypical and neurodiverse development, with a focus on attention, sensory processing, and temperament. My approach combines behavioural observations with (neuro)physiological measures to gain a comprehensive understanding of these areas.

I also believe in the importance of sharing research with the public, especially parents. I do this primarily through my work with BabyBrains (www.babybrains.info), where I aim to make scientific findings accessible to parents and caregivers.

Currently, I am a postdoctoral researcher on the SENSE project, a collaboration between the CBCD and the Medawar Pain and Somatosensory Labs at UCL and UCL Hospital. Our team studies the development of somatosensation in term and pre-term infants, exploring how variations in sensory processing can impact later development and contribute to neurodiversity in toddlers.

Before joining Birkbeck, I completed my PhD at King’s College London on the British Autism Study of Infant Siblings (BASIS) - Studying Autism and ADHD Risks (STAARS), looking at the early development of autism and ADHD in a sample of infants/toddlers with a family-history of neurodevelopmental conditions. I continued working with the team as a Postdoc, leading the mid-childhood follow-up of these same families in a study called SuperSTAARS.

2024 – Current: Postdoctoral Researcher on SENSE (Birkbeck, University of London) working with Prof. Emily J.H. Jones (Birkbeck, University of London), Prof. Lorenzo Fabrizi (University College London) and Dr. Judith Meek (University College London Hospital)

2019 – 2024: Postdoctoral Researcher on SuperSTAARS (King’s College London) working with Prof. Tony Charman (King’s College London) and Prof. Emily J.H. Jones (Birkbeck)

2015 – 2019: Early Stage Career Researcher (PhD student) on STAARS (King’s College London) supervised by Prof. Tony Charman (King’s College London) and Prof. Emily J.H. Jones (Birkbeck). My PhD was part of the BRAINVIEW European Training Network, supported by a grant from the Marie Skłodowska-Curie action - Horizon 2020 Program under grant agreement 642996.