People

Based in the Department of Psychology, the York Neuroimaging Centre draws on expertise from the department and across the University.

Use the searchable table below to explore the skills and expertise of our staff and researchers.

Name	Expertise	Contact details
Professor Tim Andrews YNiC researcher	Visual perception Face recognition fMRI MVPA	timothy.andrews@york.ac.uk
Dr Richard Aveyard Senior Research Technician YNiC staff		richard.aveyard@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 435343
Dr Daniel Baker YNiC researcher	Visual neuroscience Binocular vision Computational modelling Amblyopia Autism	daniel.baker@york.ac.uk
Dr Heidi Baseler YNiC researcher	Vision Neuroimaging Neuroprotection Blindness Deafness/hearing loss	heidi.baseler@york.ac.uk
Dr Angela de Bruin YNiC researcher	Bilingualism Language switching Language production Executive control Cognitive ageing	angela.debruin@york.ac.uk
Dr Scott Cairney YNiC researcher	Sleep Memory Emotion Mental health Polysomnography	scott.cairney@york.ac.uk
Dr Karla Evans YNiC researcher	Attention Perception Memory Neuroimaging	karla.evans@york.ac.uk
Professor Gareth Gaskell YNiC researcher	Sleep Memory consolidation Polysomnography Development Language	gareth.gaskell@york.ac.uk
Dr Elena Geangu YNiC researcher	Infancy Emotion Social development	elena.geangu@york.ac.uk
Dr Silvia Gennari YNiC researcher	Sentence production and comprehension Cognitive neuroscience of language	silvia.gennari@york.ac.uk
Dr Silke Göbel YNiC researcher	Developmental cognitive neuroscience Numeracy development Functions of the parietal lobe Dyscalculia Dyslexia	silke.goebel@york.ac.uk
André Gouws Operations Manager YNiC staff		andre.gouws@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 435327
Dr Tom Hartley YNiC researcher	Hippocampus Dementia fMRI Computational modelling Neural networks	tom.hartley@york.ac.uk
Dr Lisa Henderson YNiC researcher	Development Language Disorders Autism Sleep	lisa-marie.henderson@york.ac.uk
Dr Hannah Hobson YNiC researcher	Language and communication disorders Autism Mirror neurons	hannah.hobson@york.ac.uk
Dr Aidan Horner YNiC researcher	Memory Dementia Hippocampus fMRI MEG	aidan.horner@york.ac.uk
Professor Beth Jefferies YNiC researcher	Memory Semantic cognition fMRI MEG TMS	beth.jefferies@york.ac.uk
Dr Daniel Kaiser YNiC researcher and staff	Ethics Chair Visual perception Attention fMRI	daniel.kaiser@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 323167
Rebecca Lowndes Research Technician YNiC Staff		rebecca.lowndes@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 435343
Joe Lyons UNIX Systems Administrator YNiC staff		joe.lyons@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 435343
Professor Sven Mattys YNiC researcher	Language Speech Hearing	sven.mattys@york.ac.uk
Jackie Mayhew Centre Administrator YNiC staff		jackie.mayhew@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 435346
Dr Cade McCall YNiC researcher	Emotion Social interaction Psychophysiology	cade.mccall@york.ac.uk
Dr Fiona McNab YNiC researcher	Working memory Attention Distraction Cognitive ageing Cognitive training	fiona.mcnab@york.ac.uk
Professor Tony Morland YNiC researcher	fMRI Visual Neuroscience Psychophysics Evoked potentials and field TMS	antony.morland@york.ac.uk
Dr David Pitcher YNiC researcher	Vision Face perception TMS fMRI	david.pitcher@york.ac.uk
Dr Catherine Preston YNiC researcher	Self-awareness Body perception Mental health	catherine.preston@york.ac.uk
Professor Alex Wade YNiC Academic Lead YNiC researcher and staff	Vision Attention fMRI EEG Neuroimaging	alex.wade@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 323171
Dr Lauren Welbourne Senior Research Technician YNiC staff		lauren.welbourne@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 435343