I completed my PhD at Goldsmiths, Univesity of London in December 2016. My thesis investigated the neural correlates of motor learning in adults with and without DCD.

I am a Postdoctoral fellow currently working at the University of Surrey in the School of Psychology. I am working with Dr. Hayley Leonard and Prof. Bertram Opitz on a project investigating sequence predction in typically developing children, children with Developmental coordination disorder (DCD), and children with both DCD and language difficulties.

CV

Education

Ph.D. Psychology - Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths: 10/2012 - 09/2016

  • Funded by Departmental Studentship
  • Awarded with no corrections
  • Supervised by Dr. Jose Van Velzen & Prof. Elisabeth Hill

M.Sc. Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience - Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths: 10/2010 - 09/2012

  • Awarded with Merit

B.Sc. (Hons.) Psychology with Neuroscience - Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Westminster: 10/2007 - 06/2010

  • Awarded Upper Second-Class honours

Employment

Postdoctoral research fellow (80% FTE) - School of Psychology, University of Surrey: 10/2017 - Present

  • Principle Investigators: Dr. Hayley Leonard & Prof. Bertram Opitz

Postdoctoral research fellow (60% FTE) - Centre for Brain & Cognitive Development, Department of Psychological Sciences, Birkbeck: 04/2016 - 09/2017

  • Infant stream of the London Down Syndrome (LonDownS) Consortium
  • Supervised by Prof. Michael Thomas & Prof. Denis Mareschal (formerly supervised by Prof. Karmiloff-Smith)

Associate Lecturer - Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths: 10/2012 - 04/2016

  • Teaching 1st and 2nd year undergraduate tutorials
  • 3rd year undergraduate and M.Sc. hands-on demonstrations with neuroscientific equipment
  • E-Prime support space

Skills

Technical skills:

  • General programming: Python, R, and Matlab
  • Programming experiments: PsychoPy, Psychtoolbox, E-Prime
  • Experimental equipment: EEG, TMS, and Eyetracking
  • Data analysis: Behavioural, EEG, and Eyetracking
  • Testing children and adults