I am a fellow of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and have worked on the applications of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to neurological and psychological disorders for over 30 years. My work focuses on the development and optimisation of quantitative MRI techniques such as relaxation time measurements, magnetisation transfer and diffusion tensor imaging, which provide numerical results that can be directly compared between individuals and over time. Recently, my interests have centred on extending these approaches to newly developed near-silent acquisition methods. I am heavily involved in supporting PhD students, chairing the committee monitoring Neuroscience students’ progress, and acting as deputy Associate Dean for Doctoral Studies at the IoPPN. I have a strong interest in research ethics and am vice-chair of the College Research Ethics Committee.

Please see my Research Staff Profile for more detail.

Key Publications:

• Zhang et al., 2020. The Consortium on Vulnerability to Externalizing Disorders and Addictions (c-VEDA): an accelerated longitudinal cohort of children and adolescents in India. Molecular Psychiatry.
• Alegria et al., 2017. Real-time fMRI neurofeedback in adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Human Brain Mapping.
• Wastling et al., 2014. Designing hyperbolic secant excitation pulses to reduce signal dropout in gradient-echo echo-planar imaging. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.
• Schumann et al., 2010. The IMAGEN study: reinforcement-related behaviour in normal brain function and psychopathology. Molecular Psychiatry.
• Amaro et al., 2006. Study design in fMRI: basic principles. Brain Cognition.

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Key Collaborators:

• Dr Shannon Kolind, University of British Collumbia
• Dr Eml Ljungberg, King's College London
• Professor Gunter Schumann, King's College London
• Professor Mark Richardson, King's College London