Professor Jackie Blissett (co-director)
Psychology of childhood eating behaviour
Understanding developmental psychology of children's eating behaviour: obesity, fussiness, tailored interventions
Professor Gavin Woodhall (co-director)
Causes of childhood epilepsy
Understanding how epilepsy becomes established: circuits, synapses and molecules.
Members:
Dr Georgie Agar
Sleep in rare genetic syndromes
Understanding sleep in rare genetic syndromes, autism and intellectual disability: methodology development, intervention, caregiver support.
Dr Enrico Amico
Network neuroscience
Using network science to explore brain signatures of cognition, behaviour and dysfunction.
Dr Felix Chan
Understanding what feeds our brain energy in childhood brain disorders
What metabolic pathways and substrates drive our brain activity with a focus on understanding metabolism in epilepsy.
Dr Katie Chisholm
Youth mental health and resilience
Development of interventions to promote mental health in young people: risk, resilience, psychosis.
Dr Helen Eachus
Early life stress & neurodevelopment
Mechanisms underlying the effects of early life stress on brain development and behaviour.
Professor Claire Farrow
Psychology of childhood eating behaviour
Understanding children's eating: novel foods, digital interventions, mealtime communication.
Dr Stuart Greenhill
Experience-dependent brain development
Critical developmental periods in psychiatric and neurological conditions: epilepsy, schizophrenia, sleep.
Dr Dan Griffiths-King
Neurological disease in childhood
Understanding consequences of neurological diseases on the still-developing brain using cognitive neuroscience methods: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Magnetoencephalography and Neuropsychology.
Dr Amanda Hall
Child hearing loss
Understanding children’s hearing loss: causes, impact on development, child & parent experiences, health service interventions.
Dr Gemma Heath
Developing interventions for children and young people
Co-production and evaluation of psychological interventions: children, families, long-term conditions, qualitative methods; evidence synthesis.
Dr Megan Jarman
Dietary patterns in early childhood
Complex systems modeling of children's food and nutrition environments: epidemiology, agent-based modelling, diet.
Dr Rebecca Knibb
Psychology of asthma and allergy
Understanding children's and families’ experiences of asthma and allergy: quality of life, stress, anxiety, coping strategies, psychological interventions.
Dr Michael Larkin
Understanding children & family experiences
Bringing the views of children, families and services together to inform interventions: psychosis, anxiety, coping strategies.
Professor Nicola Logan
Paediatric myopia
Understanding the development, progression and management of myopia in children: clinical trials & laboratory experimentation.
Professor Stephen Mayhew
Cognitive neuroscience
Multimodal neuroimaging of human brain network function and physiology.
Professor Afzal Mohammed
Paediatric pharmacy
Developing acceptable oral drug formulations for children: partical engineering, drug formulation, stability.
Dr Jan Novak
Magnetic Resonance Imaging in brain pathology
Application of MRI technology to the understanding of traumatic brain injury and brain cancers in children.
Professor Stefano Seri (Emeritus)
Clinical neurophysiology and developmental neuropsychiatry
Understanding paediatric epilepsy using neuroimaging.
Dr Laura Shapiro
Language and literacy development
Causes and consequences of children's literacy development: reading, practice, policy.
Professor Rachel Shaw
Health, illness and wellbeing experiences
Wellbeing in children, families and the services that support them: decision-making, long-term conditions, professional practice.
Professor Joel Talcott
Development of cognition and language
Understanding the genetics and environmental influences on neurodevelopment: dyslexia, ADHD, transdiagnostic approaches.
Dr Joanne Tarver
Mental health in autism and intellectual disability
Development of assessment tools and parent support programs: autism, intellectual disability, neurodevelopment.
Dr Jane Waite
Mental health in rare genetic syndromes
Understanding the the development of mental health difficulties in people with intellectual disabilities and neurodevelopmental disorders: autism, assessment tools, interventions.
Professor Evangeline Wassmer (Clinical Director)
Paediatric neurology
Understanding autoimmune brain disease: encephalitis, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy.
Dr Caroline Witton
Magnetoencephalography in sensory processing
Understanding sensory processing in healthy development, neurodevelopmental and clinical disorders: traumatic brain injury, epilepsy, psychophysics.
Professor Amanda Wood (Honorary)
Neuroimaging and neuropsychology in neurodevelopment
Understanding the consequences and mechanisms of early life brain injury on long term child outcomes.
Dr Sukhvir Wright
Neuroimmunological disease of childhood
Understanding autoimmune brain disease: encephalitis, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy.
Dr Johanna Zumer
Neuroimaging in ADHD and autism
Understanding visual attention and perception in typical and atypical neurodevelopment (especially ADHD).
Affiliate Members:
Dr Matt Buckley
Spatial cognition and navigation
Understanding spatial cognition and navigation in typical and atypical neurodevelopment.
Dr Sarah Carrington
Autism diagnostic pathways
Understanding diagnostic processes and criteria in autism: Diagnostic methods, DSM-V, DISCO.
Dr Doug Caruana
Environmental influence on development of brain function
Understanding plasticity in the adolescent brain: Caffeine, dopamine, memory.
Dr Antonio Fratini
Biomedical engineering in improving quality of life and clinical outcomes.
Use of proprioceptive stimulation (Whole Body and Focal Vibration) in healthy and pathological subjects with regards to motor functions and balance control.
Dr Craig Hedge
Developing reliable and meaningful measures of cognition
Understanding differences between cognitive control and decision making in the lab and in real life: eye tracking, cognitive modelling, neuroimaging.
Professor Eamonn Maher
Epigenetic developmental disorders
Utilising genomic and epigenomic techniques to elucidate the molecular basis and improve the diagnosis of epigenetic disorders of development.
Dr Gemma Mansell
Intervention design and analysis
Applying mediational analysis in design and evaluation of intervention mechanisms relevant to CYP/service development: statistics, design, analysis.
Dr Charlotte Pennington
Addictive behaviours and social cognition
Understanding socio-cognitive predictors of the development of addictive behaviours: alcohol, gaming, adolescence.
Dr James Reynolds
Public health
Understanding public support for health related policy: eating behaviour, schools, canteens policy and behaviour.
Professor Gina Rippon (Emeritus)
EEG and MEG in cognitive and social neuroscience
Understanding sex/gender differences in normal development and in autism.
Dr Cristina Romani
Cognition in neurodevelopmental disorders
Assessing cognitive profiles and outcomes across developmental disorders (e.g., developmental dyslexia, inherited metabolic diseases).
Dr Andrew Schofield
Visual perception: depth and texture
Understanding the development of depth and texture perception in typical and atypical neurodevelopment.
Dr Dan Shaw
Social neuroscience
Understanding the brain systems that support social cognition and interpersonal behaviour.
Dr Boubker Zaaimi
Neurophysiology of motor control
Understanding the development of motor control in typical and atypical neurodevelopment.
