Kirralise Hansford
PhD Student

Profile

Biography

I completed my BSc (Hons) Psychology at the University of Plymouth with a research-based placement year looking at animal psychology at Dartmoor Zoo and the impact of biophilic architecture on the lives of those living with Dementia at CURA Design. After completing my BSc Psychology I worked as a research assistant with Dr Matt Roser and Dr Anna Kharko at the University of Plymouth looking at analgesia in chronic pain patients (specifically Fibromyalgia). Following this, I completed an MSc in Neuroimaging at Cardiff University with a dissertation project looking at subthalamic microstructure in adults at risk of dementia with APOE-e4 using quantitative Magnetisation Transfer (qMT) imaging, supervised by Dr Claudia Metzler-Baddeley. I continued working as a research assistant to Dr Anna Kharko throughout my MSc and investigated the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on pain ratings in Fibromyalgia patients. This work led me to undertaking a PhD in Neuroscience and Neuroimaging at the University of York, looking further into analgesia in chronic pain patients using EEG and visual body illusions. 

Career

• PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, University of York (UK), 2021-present
• MSc in Neuroimaging: Methods and Applications, Cardiff University (UK), 2020-2021
• Research Assistant for Dr Anna Kharko and Dr Matt Roser, University of Plymouth (UK), 2019-2021
• BSc (Hons) Psychology with Industrial Research Placement, University of Plymouth (UK), 2015-2019

Departmental roles

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

University roles

• York Open Research Advocate