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Education

2000-2003 Ph.D. in developmental cognitive neuroscience, Institute of Child Health, University College London. Thesis title: “Infant and toddler precursors of attentional processing difficulties in fragile X syndrome: A neurodevelopmental perspective”. Viva voce examination passed with no corrections. Hurray. [Thesis Abstract]

1999-2000 B.Sc. (Hons.), School of Psychology, University of St. Andrews. Senior Honour Year with particular interests in developmental and evolutionary psychology. Dissertation title: “What do Diana monkeys (Cercopithecus diana diana) know about conspecifics' focus of attention?”

1998-1999 Junior Honour Year on exchange to Queen's University, Ontario, Canada. Particular interests in cognitive neuroscience and developmental psychology.

1996-1998 University of St. Andrews, Pre-Honours courses in cell and human systems physiology, organic chemistry and cell biology

1994-1995 International Baccalaureate, Waterford Kamhlaba United World College of Southern Africa, Swaziland.

Fellowships and Awards

2003 Annual Neil O’Connor Award for Developmental Disabilities (British Psychological Association - Developmental Section).

Bogue Research Fellowship (University College London), funding an internship at the Sackler Institute of Developmental Psychobiology, Cornell University (Worden et al., accepted), attendance to the Annual International Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping and to the Merck Summer Institute in the Biology of Developmental Disabilities, Princeton University.

2002 Research Project Grant to complete longitudinal assessment of the clinical population involved in my doctoral research (Graduate School, University College London).

Student Conference Grant (Graduate School) and Dean’s Conference Grant (Institute of Child Health) for the Annual Meeting of the Society for Cognitive Neuroscience (Scerif et al., 2002).

Travel Grant (US National Fragile X Foundation) to present at the 8^th Biannual meeting of the National Fragile X Foundation.

2001 Travel and maintenance funds to attend the course on “The molecular and cellular bases of developmental disorders” (RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Japan).

2000-2003 Doctoral Studentship (Graduate School, University College London).

CHRAT fund (Institute of Child Health, University College London).

1999 Undergraduate Research Bursary in Science (Nuffield Foundation) with Dr. Rebecca Bull (Bull & Scerif, 2001).

Membership of Professional Societies

2001-2003 Organization for Human Brain Mapping, Society for Cognitive Neuroscience, International Society for Infant Studies, Society for Research in Child Development.

Professional Activities

Referee for Developmental Science, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Neuropsychology.

April 2004