People

Principal Investigators

Dr Alice Gregory, BA (Oxford), PhD (King’s College) My work addresses sleep throughout the lifespan with a particular focus on the links between sleep and mental health. Read more here.

Dr Jakke Tamminen, BSc (Bangor), MSc (York), PhD (York) I conduct research into the relationship between sleep, memory, and learning, with a focus on language learning and processing. Read more here.

Dr Pin-Chun Chen, BSc (National Chengchi University), MSc and PhD (University of California)                                                                          My research investigates how brain and body signals coordinate during sleep to shape cognition. I am particularly interested in how interactions between neural activity, autonomic physiology, and sleep rhythms change with ageing. Using EEG, iEEG, ECG, and neuroimaging approaches, my work examines the mechanisms underlying sleep-dependent memory consolidation and cognitive health.

Postdocs

Dr Rebecca Crowley, BSc (Royal Holloway), MSc (Kent), PhD (Royal Holloway) My research investigates neural mechanisms underlying sleep-dependent memory consolidation. Particularly, I am interested in the role of different polysomnographic sleep parameters in quantitative and qualitative memory processing. I am also interested in the theoretical and practical implications of combining techniques, such as targeted memory reactivation and electrical brain stimulation, to enhance memory.

PhD students

Kirsty Vant, BSc (Southbank), PGDip (Canterbury), MRes (Goldsmiths) I am interested in the management of insomnia. My research investigates the effective application of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) for children in relation to sleep, memory, mental health and parenting stress.

Beatriz Venâncio, BSc (University of West London), MSc (Goldsmiths) My research interests sit at the intersection of sleep science, psychopathology, and chronic health conditions. I explore how living with T1D may affect young people and their families beyond medical management, focusing on sleep, mental health, and daily well-being.

Bronnie Osborne-Jones, BSc (Royal Holloway), MSc (Royal Holloway) I am interested in sleep research, specifically investigating the differences in sleep opportunity and privilege and its outcomes on those individuals’ who may not obtain the recommended amount of sleep. My research focuses on the development of tools and resources to measure and apply a deeper understanding of sleep opportunity to the public and healthcare professionals.

Lab alumni

Jessica March (PhD student 2019 – 2023)

Rebecca Lawrence (PhD student 2018 – 2022)

Dr Chloe Newbury (Postdoc 2018-2021)

David Morgan (PhD student 2016 – 2019)

Benedetta Cevoli (RA 2017-2018)

Dr Lydia Vinals (Postdoc 2017-2018)