Senior Postdoctoral Researcher
Contact Details
Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development
School of Psychology
Birkbeck College
Malet Street
London WC1E 7HX
Phone: +44 (0)20 3926 1039
Email: jannath.begum@bbk.ac.uk
Research Interests
I am a Senior Postdoctoral Researcher on the Studying Autism and ADHD in the early years (STAARS) study under Prof. Emily Jones, leading a team of junior researchers (Research Assistants, BSc, MSc, and PhD students) in investigating the biomarkers of early Autism/ADHD in infants enriched for neurodevelopemental conditions (STAARS) and those with genetic conditions, such as Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (EDEN study). I am also the PI of SleepySTAARS, a project examining sleep using home wearables in infants with a family history of Autism and/or ADHD. My research interests are primarily focused on trajectories of early development and how different factors may impact these trajectories of (a)typical development, with particular interests in (multi)sensorimotor interactions, infant sleep and attention and how these factors affect development. I am an expert in longitudinal neurocognitive data acquisition and analysis, specifically EEG, eye tracking, fNIRS, and physiological and behavioral assessments in specialist populations (infants enriched for Autism and/or ADHD and those with genetic disorders such as Neurofibromatosis Type 1 and Tuberous Sclerosis). Finally, I am an expert in the ethics of running developmental studies, data protection and responsible data sharing to advance developmental science.
Grants
‘SleepySTAARS: Measuring sleep in infants enriched for Autism in the home: a feasibility study” – awarded by the EPSRC/MRC/UKRI via Respect4Neurodevelopment