ESRC funded Psychology PhD student at the University of Birmingham 🎓 Research into cognitive training and older adult health

Joined May 2021
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17 Feb 2022
My first paper has been published! With @JetVvanZanten, Jon Catling and Katrien Segaert, we look at mental, physical and cognitive wellbeing in older adults during COVID-19. Read it (for free!!) with @FrontPsychol here: frontiersin.org/article/10.3…

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17 Oct 2023
Delighted to say that yesterday I passed my viva with minor corrections! Thank you to @carmevo and @ecthogersen for examining, and @HannahESHeath for chairing. Couldn’t have done it without the fantastic supervision from @katrien_segaert @JetVvanZanten and Jon Catling ❤️🎓
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📢Excited to share that my study ''It Is Not All About You: Communicative Cooperation Is Determined by Your Partner’s Theory of Mind Abilities as Well as Your Own'' was just published in JEP:LMC! You can read it #OpenAccess here: psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202…
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Not into academic papers? No problem! Here's the bite-sized version birmingham.ac.uk/news/2023/s…
📢Excited to share that my study ''It Is Not All About You: Communicative Cooperation Is Determined by Your Partner’s Theory of Mind Abilities as Well as Your Own'' was just published in JEP:LMC! You can read it #OpenAccess here: psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202…
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Are you a parent, teacher, coach, or somebody else working with adolescents aged 11-19? We would like to hear your views on wellbeing in adolescents. Please complete this brief questionnaire: smartsurvey.co.uk/s/adultspe…   @UBSportExR @LES_UniBham @BEPvoice @DrSarahWilliams
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28 Jun 2023
Lovely surprise today - won 3rd prize for my poster at this years #UoBPGRFest research poster competition! @UoBGradSchool
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Pollution/Neuro/Psych twitter, please share our call for participants! The talented researchers on this project need a win 🏆 Extra details - researchforthefuture.org/stu…

Researchers at @MFTnhs and @OfficialUoM are looking for participants that fit the below criteria to take part in a study👇💉 Participants will be reimbursed for their time. For further information: ✉️ cough.research@manchester.ac.uk 📞0161 291 5031 💻 researchforthefuture.org/stu…
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Had a great day at the @AlzResearchUK Midlands Network public event today with my OG Psychology pal @ThomasFaherty - thanks @RElsworthy for organising and for the invite to speak! Complete with a brain cake 🧠
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Are you over-50 and living in Manchester with a family link to dementia or Alzheimer’s disease? You could help our scientists better understand the connection between air pollution and brain health. Find out how birmingham.ac.uk/news/2023/c… @OfficialUoM @MFTnhs
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Exciting day today☀️with a new Phd student starting in the lab. We welcome Salma Gilani (in the picture on the right! 👇). Salma will be investigating sentence production in ageing, funded by @LeverhulmeTrust
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📢New year, new job? Postdoc opportunity here!📢 Do you have (f)MRI data-analysis skills and an interest in #ageing research? Come join our FAB project (fab-study.com), plenty of opportunity to first/co-author papers 👇 jobs.ac.uk/job/CVX125/resear… @TheCHBH #AcademicTwitter
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📣Are you looking for a postdoc position? Do you have (f)MRI data-analysis skills and an interest in #ageing research?📣 I will soon be advertising a 1-year position (just awaiting some paperwork)🌞Feel free to DM or email me in the meantime🌞 @PhDVoice @AcademicChatter @TheCHBH
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And just like that my overseas visit is over! Huge thanks to Michael Inskip at @jcu and @DrKateEds at @Sydney_Uni for hosting me over the last 6 weeks, and to @mgsesrcdtp for making the trip possible. I’ve given three talks about my PhD, observed and helped out with… (1/)
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Some amazing multidisciplinary and translational research, and have come away with so many ideas for my PhD and beyond - all while being able to explore and live in sunny Australia! Now time to return back to normality. It’s nice and sunny in the UK, yes?? (2/2)
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I've signed on to serve as Editor-In-Chief for Cognition (from Jan 23). I'm excited and aim to use this as an opportunity to advocate for my fellow academics, for open science and more diversity. with @Ori_Friedman @SwaabTamara IanDobbins My favourite editing buddy👇is thrilled
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Check-out the progress of the FAB project, a collaborative study with @UBSportExR @AgderUniversity investigating the benefits of regular physical activity, bilingualism & cognitive abilities in healthy ageing. Read more on page 7 of #CHBHAnnualReport 2022 bit.ly/chbh-annualreport
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13 Oct 2022
Today’s the day 🇦🇺 travelling to @jcu and @Sydney_Uni for 6 weeks thanks to @mgsesrcdtp! I’ve got a 30 hour journey ahead of me, can I be equal parts excited and mildly terrified?
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#Bilingualism does benefit #CognitiveControl. How? It is #language switching and intensity of use that make the difference. See our large-scale #EEG study here: doi.org/10.1101/2022.10.06.5… with @KrottAndrea @Mazaheri_lab @unibirmingham @AcademicChatter #AcademicTwitter @PhDVoice
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Funded PhD position on language and ageing available in my lab @UniBirmingham. Come join our #psycholinguistics team. More info: katriensegaert.com/onewebmed… Please circulate to get the word out! #AcademicTwitter #phdpositions @ExpPsychSoc

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25 Aug 2022
PhD: new skill unlocked ✔️ had a great time analysing my blood samples for IL-6 over the last two days (excellently supervised by @RElsworthy). This means data collection is officially complete - now on to analysis!
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