Dr Chiara Bulgarelli (primary)

Prof. Denis Mareschal (secondary)

My research interests are centred around socio-emotional interactions and how their healthy development can be supported in children. I am currently designing a project with my supervisors to investigate how young children co-regulate their emotions when collaborating over a task, and whether they can do this effectively. I hope to investigate emotions mainly through behavioral measures such as FACS (Facial Action Coding System) and through physiological measures such as electoral dermal activity or RSA (respiratory sinus arrythmia), measuring sympathetic or parasympathetic nervous system activity respectively.

PhD Psychology (2024-current)
Birkbeck, University of London

MSc Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuropsychology (2022 - 2023)
Birkbeck, University of London

Dissertation: “Investigating the Relationship Between Parental Sensitivity and ADHD traits at 14 and 36 months."

BSc Neuroscience(2018-2022)
King’s College London

Dissertation: “Comparing the Effectiveness of Mindfulness Interventions to Fluoxetine (Prozac) in Combined Treatment for Adolescents with a Diagnosis of Depression.”