Website: www.larisadinu.com

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larisa-dinu-psychology/?originalSubdomain=uk

Email: l.dinu@ucl.ac.uk or larisa.dinu@kcl.ac.uk

Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London

Max Planck UCL Institute for Computational Psychiatry and Ageing Research, University College London

Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development, Department of Psychological Sciences, Birkbeck, University of London

Dr Eleanor Dommett (KCL)

Dr Tobias Hauser (UCL)

Prof Tim Smith (Birkbeck)

Dr Paola Pinti (Birkbeck)

How can we capture neurocognitive developmental differences using more naturalistic methods? I am interested in the design and validation of naturalistic methods of studying cognition, and in the measurement of dynamic cognitive changes across the lifespan.

My research involves methods such as fNIRS, virtual reality, eye-tracking and mobile apps, all applied to the study of cognition in real-life settings or using more naturalistic paradigms.

Graduate Teaching Assistant, King’s College London (2022 - present): Origins of Individual Differences (BSc Psychology - 2nd year); Psychology and Development (BSc Psychology - 1st year).

PhD Cognitive Developmental Neuroscience - King’s College London & University College London & Birkbeck (2021 - present)

MSc Psychiatric Research - King’s College London (2018-2019) - Distinction

BSc (Hons) Psychology - University of Northampton (2015-2018) - 1st class

iDEAS trial - RCT evaluating the effectiveness of a smartphone app, Drink Less, compared with standard digital care in reducing alcohol consumption

Supervisors: Dr Claire Garnett & Gemma Loebenberg

Effects of cardio and non-cardio exercise on ADHD symptomology and other research studies in the Dommett ADHD Lab

Supervisor: Dr Ellie Dommett

Taking education online during the COVID-19 pandemic

Supervisors: Dr Nicola Byrom, Dr Ellie Dommett, Dr Juliet Foster, Prof Sally Everett

PGR wellbeing and mental health

Supervisor: Dr Nicola Byrom

Investigating working memory and GABAAa5 receptor binding in the healthy brain using PET-MR

Supervisor: Dr Gemma Modinos

Dinu, L. M., Singh, S. N., Baker, N., Georgescu, A. L., Singer, B. F., Overton, P. G., Dommett, E. J. (2023). The effects of different exercise approaches on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity in adults: A randomised controlled trial. Behavioral Sciences, 13(2), 129.

Cochrane, W. G., Dinu, L. M., Kika, N. B., & Dommett, E. J. (2022). Attitudes and preferences toward exercise interventions in adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: A survey study. International Journal of Mental Health, 1-19.

Dinu, L. M., Phattharakulnij, N., & Dommett, E. J. (2022). Tryptophan modulation in individuals with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a systematic review. Journal of Neural Transmission, 1-17.

Dommett, E. J., Dinu, L. M., Van Tilburg, W., Keightley, S., & Gardner, B. (2022). Effects of captions, transcripts and reminders on learning and perceptions of lecture capture. International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 19(1), 1-19.

Dinu, L. M., Byrom, N. C., Mehta, K. J., Everett, S., Foster, J. L., & Dommett, E. J. (2022). Predicting student mental wellbeing and loneliness and the importance of digital skills. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 1-14.

Dinu, L. M., Dommett, E. J., Baykoca, A., Mehta, K. J., Everett, S., Foster, J. L., & Byrom, N. C. (2021). A Case Study Investigating Mental Wellbeing of University Academics during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Education Sciences, 11(11), 702.

Popat, P., Dinu, L. M., Runswick, O., Findon, J. L., & Dommett, E. J. (2021). Investigating the Relationship Between Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Obligatory Exercise and Exercise Addiction. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 1-13.

Byrom, N. C., Dinu, L., Kirkman, A., & Hughes, G. (2020). Predicting stress and mental wellbeing among doctoral researchers. Journal of Mental Health, 1-9.

Dinu, LM., Pinti, P., Tachtsidis, I., Smith, T. (2022). Validating A Virtual Reality Inhibitory Control Paradigm For Capturing Naturalistic Neurocognitive Developmental Differences In Children And Adults Using fNIRS (Inhibiting Reality). Flux, Paris, France (September 2022)

Dinu, LM., Georgescu, AL., Singer, B.F., Overton, P., Dommett, E.J. (2022). Identifying sign-tracking and goal-tracking behaviours in humans – an eye-tracking translational study. Federation of European Neuroscience Societies, Paris, France (July 2022)

Dinu, LM., Kirkland, A., Maunder, R., Morgado, A. (2018). The dark side of university group work. Learning and Teaching Conference, University of Northampton, Northampton, England (May 2018)

Dinu, LM., Pinti, P., Tachtsidis, I., Smith, T. (2022). Validating A Virtual Reality Inhibitory Control Paradigm For Capturing Naturalistic Neurocognitive Developmental Differences In Children And Adults Using fNIRS (Inhibiting Reality). Flux, Paris, France (September 2022)

Dinu, LM., Georgescu, AL., Singer, B.F., Overton, P., Dommett, E.J. (2022). Identifying sign-tracking and goal-tracking behaviours in humans – an eye-tracking translational study. Federation of European Neuroscience Societies, Paris, France (July 2022)

Dinu, LM., Kirkland, A., Maunder, R., Morgado, A. (2018). The dark side of university group work. Learning and Teaching Conference, University of Northampton, Northampton, England (May 2018)

Loebenberg, G., Dinu, LM. (2022). Bot or not? Pitfalls and good practices in data management in digital alcohol research. INEBRIA, Edinburgh, Scotland (September 2022)

Dinu, LM. (2022). Let's talk about doctoral researchers. Being a researcher in 21st century academia (BEAR), University of Louvain, Brussels, Belgium (May 2022)

Kirkman, A., Dinu, LM. (2019). Improving the wellbeing and mental health of postgraduate research students. National Postgraduate Conference, University of York, York, England (July 2019)

PhD studentship: London Interdisciplinary Doctoral Programme (LIDo), funded by BBSRC