Meet the core team...
Dr Charlotte Tye
I am a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at King's College London. I graduated in Experimental Psychology from the University of Bristol and completed doctoral and postdoctoral training at King's College London. My research focuses on characterising development in young children with rare neurogenetic conditions and epilepsy, and identifying infant precursors of later emerging neurodevelopmental conditions, such as autism and ADHD. I have received prestigious fellowships from the Tuberous Sclerosis Association, Epilepsy Research UK and Autistica, and was awarded the Vicky H Whittemore prize in 2015 and the British Academy of Childhood Disability/Castang Foundation Fellowship in 2019. You can find out more about me in an interview here: https://maudsleybrc.nihr.ac.uk/posts/2021/november/an-interview-with-dr-charlotte-tye/
Follow me on Twitter @CharlotteRTye
And read our latest research here: https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/charlotte.tye.html
Cheyenne Contreras
I am a PhD student that will be leading the EDiTS Studies. I have been busy developing several studies this year and collaborating with the Tuberous Sclerosis Association. I have two live studies: 1) understanding experiences of educational professionals supporting pupils with TSC in the UK, and 2) understanding perspectives of primary school aged children with TSC in education. I am also preparing the third phase of EDiTS, which focuses on how early life factors may help predict educational achievement in primary school. This work is supported by a community advisory group as a form of PPIE to improve accessibility and engagement with our participants.
Tom (Young adult with TSC):
I joined the EDiTS Advisory Group because I saw it as a great opportunity to be able to help with something that I've had a bit of experience in. I hope to be able to gain experience in communication skills and learn a bit more about the research in TSC.
Birkbeck University of London, Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development
Professor Mark Johnson, Associate Director
Dr Emily Jones, Professor of Translational Neurodevelopment
University of Birmingham, School of Psychology Richards Lab
Dr Stacey Bissell, Research Fellow
Dr Caroline Richards, Clinical Psychologist and Senior Lecturer
University of Oxford, Department of Experimental Psychology
Dr Alexandra Hendry, Postdoctoral Research Associate
King's College London, IoPPN and Centre for the Developing Brain
Abigail Runicles, Research Assistant & Academic Junior Doctor at the Royal Surrey Hospital
Professor Patrick Bolton, Professor of Child & Adolescent Neuropsychiatry
Prof Tony Charman, Professor of Clinical Child Psychology
Professor Serena Counsell, Chair in Perinatal Imaging & Health
Julia Koziel, Research Assistant
Dr Eva Loth, Senior Lecturer
Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Owen Miller, Consultant in Paediatric and Fetal Cardiology
University College London, Great Ormond Street Hospital & Institute of Child Health
Dr Ronit Pressler, Clinical Principle Research Associate
Our collaborators and wider team
Previous team members
Zayna Aslam, BSc student from King's College London
Rowan Arthur, MSc graduate from King's College London, Research Assistant
Elis Sugiyarto, BSc student from Cardiff University
Katie Thomspon, BSc graduate from Loughborough University
Isobel Bowers, BSc student from Bath University
Kathryn Robertson, BSc student from Plymouth University
Katie Blackford, BSc student from King's College London
Tamia Meggie-Graham, BSc student from King's College London
Natasha Lindsay, PhD student from King’s College London
Dolapo Adegboye, Postdoctoral Researcher from King's College London
Meet the advisory group!
Georgena Hung
I am a third year BSc Psychology student from King’s College London. I am joining the NEST lab team as an undergraduate research assistant for my placement year, and I will mainly be working on the EDiTS study. My interests include developmental psychology and clinical psychology. I look forward to gaining research experience in neurodevelopmental and neurogenetic conditions in children.
Debs (Parent of child with TSC):
My son has tuberous sclerosis, and he is now a young adult. We participated in the TS2000 Study at King’s. I saw this opportunity and thought, 'I wanted to help and share my experiences'. I look back to when my son was born, in those years the help had just elevated. My motivation was to give advice and help.
The advisory group includes a third member who is a parent and an educational professional, they have chosen not to have their identity published.
A volunteer panel also provides support and feedback through virtual, behind-the-scenes work.
Learn more about our team here.
