Resume

Education

Royal Holloway University of London.
(2020-present)- ESRC-funded PhD Researcher.

Aston University, Birmingham UK .
(2017-2019)- MSc in Cognitive Neuroscience (part-time)- Distinction

Research methods: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, eye-tracking, Electroencephalography and Magnetoencephalography.
Research Dissertation : “Exploring the Comprehension of Written English Words with Fast Periodic Visual Stimulation (FPVS)” Awarded- 82.75 (Distinction)

Aston University, Birmingham, UK .
(2013-2017)- BSc (Hons) in Psychology with Professional Placement- 1^st Class Honours

Final year dissertation: “Does induced mood enhance Navigational Working Memory by Affect or Arousal” Awarded- 75.4 (1^st)
Placement Year Literature Review: “Can Virtual Reality be used as mood induction procedure?” Awarded- 73.4 (1^st)

Research Experience

Research Assistant: Exploring the comprehension of Written English Words with Fast Periodic Visual Stimulation.
(October 2019-September 2020)

Investigated language processing of words displayed at a periodic rate using Fast Periodic Visual Stimulation and EEG
Used Wuggy-Multilingual Pseudo-word Generator and McWord Orthographic Wordform to produce words, nonwords, pseudo-words and pseudo-homophones matched on specific linguistic variables
Used E-prime to create a FPVS-Oddball paradigm to display stimuli at a periodic rate

Research Assistant: Aston Literacy Project (ALP), Aston University UK
(March 2018- August 2020)

Investigating the relationship between reading and vocabulary knowledge in primary school readers (phase 1) and secondary school readers (phase 2) as part of a longitudinal study under the supervision of Dr Laura Shapiro.
Assisting 3rd year undergraduate psychology students as part of their placement year with admin work, research preparation and data analysis.
Assisted in preparing laptop tasks and school documents before school visits.
Collecting data from various schools across Birmingham using standardised tests examining sight word efficiency and phonemic decoding efficiency.
Using a YARC assessment style Psychopy paradigm to assess reading comprehension and using standardised scoring during analysis.
Writing teacher feedback reports with averages and histograms to explain findings gathered so far.

Research Assistant: Whole Words Project, Aston University UK
(Dec 2017- August 2020)

Investigating the methods of teaching high-frequency words to children who failed the Phonics Screening Check (PSC) in Key Stage 1 under the supervision of Dr Laura Shapiro.
Investigating whether more phonic training or whole word recognition training would benefit children who failed the PSC using standardised tests pre and post training.
Collecting data from various schools across Birmingham working with 6-7-year old students.
Analysing pilot data using the SPSS software to measure analysis of co-variance (ANCOVA), effect sizes and averages when measuring word accuracy across pre-test and post-test scores in each training condition.
Assisted in writing a pre-registered report.

Research Assistant: Pontifical Universidade Catolica Brazil
(Sept 2015-July 2016)

Conducted research on the relationship between emotion and visual perception under the supervision of Dr Daniel Mograbi
Recruited and screened eligible participants for the study
Aided with document preparation and conducting study
Aided in writing a systematic review examining the effects of Virtual Reality as a tool for Mood Induction which has been published.
Shadowed psychologists conducting and analysing MRI’s of patients with dementia
Undertook beginner Portuguese classes