Dr Ali Mazaheri

Dr. Roksana Markiewicz

Roxy is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Birmingham. Her current research focuses on understanding the neurobiological mechanisms underlying cognitive processes and pain sensitivity, with an emphasis on predicting post-operative pain and opioid use. Previously, she explored topics such as bilingualism, language processing, and cooperation, primarily using EEG.

Yessica Martinez-Serrato

Yessica is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Birmingham. Her research focuses on probing cognitive baselines before major surgery to develop tools for predicting dementia risk and other post-surgery complications in the elderly. As part of the REBOUND Wellcome Leap project, she integrates EEG-based cognitive assessments to explore and improve functional outcomes in older adults. Her research interests include attentional systems, neurophysiological markers, and dementia risk...

Amelie Grandjean

Amélie is a PhD student in the School of Psychology, at the University of Birmingham School of Psychology. Her research interests include brain mechanisms of pain sensitivity, chronic pain management, and addiction.

Georgina Mohan

Georgina is a PhD student at the University of Birmingham School of Psychology. Her project focuses on identifying the neural markers of visual discomfort by exploring gain control and hyperexcitability using EEG. She aims to understand how these factors may be different in groups with sensory processing differences. Her research interests include neurodiversity, vision, and sensory processing.

Aline Nixon

Aline is a Registered Nurse and currently employed at the University of Birmingham as a Clinical Fellow on a Wellcome Leap funded project within the Dynamic Resilience program. The grant awarded to Dr Thomas Jackson (Consultant Geriatrician and Associate Professor in Inflammation and Ageing) entitled ‘Towards the trialling of geroprotective agents at scale in clinical populations: closing fundamental knowledge gaps’ will form the basis of Aline’s PhD which she is undertaking as part of her role ...

Sam Hannon

Sam is a Research Assistant in the School of Psychology at the University of Birmingham. He has a Masters Degree in Cognitive Neuroscience. He is interested in the bi-directional relationship between cognitive function and addiction.