About

Bio

2023 - present Postdoctoral Researcher (Donders Institute, Radboud Univ.)

2018 - 2023 Research Associate (University College London)

2016 - 2018 Teaching Fellow (Goldsmiths, University of London)

2015 - 2016 Postdoctoral Research Assistant (Goldsmiths, UUniversity of London)

2011 - 2015 PhD Cognitive Neuroscience (Northumbria University, Newcastle)

2010 - 2011 MSc Cognitive Neuroscience (University of Durham)

2007 - 2010 BSc (Hons) Applied Psychology (University of Durham)

Research interests

My research explores interventions in pathology and healthy ageing across two main topics: 

movement planning and execution, and mood and emotion processing. 

More detail on Research Interests page.

Movement planning and execution

> Cortical excitability after stroke

How does cortical excitability change in patients with upper limb impairments after stroke? Do differences in excitability change the effects of non-invasive brain stimulation? These questions are explored early and late post-stroke. Visit ReCAPS Study website.

With Prof. Sven Bestmann and Prof. Nick Ward | Funded by Brain Research UK

> Apraxia and motor imagery

Are object-use errors seen in apraxia associated with impairments in motor imagery (dynamic simulation of movement)? Can tDCS alter motor imagery ability when making object-use decisions? These questions were explored in apraxic stroke patients and healthy volunteers.

With Dr Magdalena Ietswaart, Dr Larry Taylor, and Prof. Martin Edwards.   

Mood and emotion processing in ageing

How does brain stimulation (tDCS/tRNS) effect state mood and emotion processing? How do these effects differ depending on individual differences, including age, trait mood, and cardiovascular risk factors? 

With Dr Rebecca Charlton and Prof. Michael Banissy | Funded by the Dunhill Medical Trust