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 Jennifer Ashton Senior Research Technician YNiC Staff		jennifer.ashton@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 325941
Dr Richard Aveyard Senior Technical Specialist YNiC staff		richard.aveyard@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 325941
Professor 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
Clare Geddes Technical Specialist		clare.geddes@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 325947
Dr Tom Hartley YNiC researcher	Hippocampus Dementia fMRI Computational modelling Neural networks	tom.hartley@york.ac.uk
Professor 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 Co-director	Memory Dementia Hippocampus fMRI MEG	aidan.horner@york.ac.uk
Professor Beth Jefferies YNiC Co-director	Memory Semantic cognition fMRI MEG TMS	beth.jefferies@york.ac.uk
Rebecca Lowndes Research Associate YNiC researcher		rebecca.lowndes@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 325941
Joe Lyons UNIX Systems Administrator YNiC staff		joe.lyons@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 325949
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 325940
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 researcher	Vision Attention fMRI EEG Neuroimaging	alex.wade@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 323171
Dr Lauren Welbourne YNiC researcher		lauren.welbourne@york.ac.uk