I am a developmental cognitive neuroscientist, interested in how human brains develop, how our sensory systems develop, and how this relates to our understanding of the self and others.

I hold a PhD in Science from the University of London. I was employed by the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig, Germany as a Research Scientist. I then joined Durham University in the UK from 2006-2012. I started at Lancaster University, UK, in 2012 eventually becoming a Professor of Psychology. Between 2016 to 2019 I was the Associate Dean of Research for the Faculty of Science and Technology at Lancaster University and Interim Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research and Enterprise in 2019.

In 2019 I returned to New Zealand to join The University of Waikato as the Head of School for Te Kura Whatu Oho Mauri - School of Psychology.