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Meet the team

We are a growing team of researchers from the Department of Psychology at the University of Essex.

Current research staff

Dr Silvia Rigato
Dr Silvia Rigato

Senior Lecturer

Department of Psychology, University of Essex

Dr Maria Filippetti
Dr Maria Filippetti

Senior Lecturer

Department of Psychology, University of Essex

Dr Carina De Klerk
Dr Carina De Klerk

Senior Lecturer

Department of Psychology, University of Essex

Dr Liam Chawner
Dr Liam Chawner

Lecturer

Department of Psychology, University of Essex

Jessica Leov
Jessica Leov

Senior Research Officer

Department of Psychology, University of Essex

Postgraduate students

James Babington
James Babington

Postgraduate Research Student

Department of Psychology, University of Essex

Laura May Dodd
Laura May Dodd

Postgraduate Research Student

Department of Psychology, University of Essex

Sara Dowdye
Sara Dowdye

Postgraduate Research Student

Department of Psychology, University of Essex

Priyasha Khurana
Priyasha Khurana

Postgraduate Research Student

Department of Psychology, University of Essex

Amanda Morris
Amanda Morris

Postgraduate Research Student

Department of Psychology, University of Essex

Elizabeth Tye
Elizabeth Tye

Postgraduate Research Student

Department of Psychology, University of Essex

Jemma Wright
Jemma Wright

Postgraduate Research Student

Department of Psychology, University of Essex

Research assistants

Dr Mika Fowles
Dr Mika Fowles

Research assistant

Department of Psychology, University of Essex

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