Kirsten is a first-year PhD student working across the Department of Psychology and the MRC Epidemiology Unit. She is broadly interested in understanding the social and cognitive factors around diet choices and eating behaviours in adolescents. Before beginning her PhD, she was working within the Blakemore lab as a research assistant, investigating the impact of social isolation in adolescents, particularly focused on peer influences. Kirsten's background is in Psychology (BSc Psychology, University of Sheffield) and Cognitive Neuroscience (MRes Cognitive Neuroscience, UCL). She is funded by the ESRC and the Gonville Research Studentship.
