DR. KATIE GILLIGAN-LEE (SHE/HER)
Lab Director
Katie is an Assistant Professor (Ad Astra Fellow) at the School of Psychology, UCD. Katie completed an undergraduate BA in Neuroscience at Trinity College Dublin followed by a MPhil in Psychology and Education at the University of Cambridge. She obtained her PhD in Developmental Psychology from University College London (UCL) on the developmental relations between spatial and mathematical skills in middle childhood. Katie worked as an Assistant Professor at the University of Surrey from October 2018 to 2022. She joined UCD as an Assistant Professor (and Ad Astra Fellow) in January 2023.
HANNAH O'GORMAN (SHE/HER)
Research Assistant
Hannah O'Gorman is a second year undergraduate Psychology student at UCD. She joined the lab in January 2024 as a research assistant working on the Many Numbers project. Hannah has a special interest in Educational Psychology and has previous experience in both teaching and in special needs assisting.
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-g-o-gorman
JESSICA HOSKINS (SHE/HER)
Trainee Clinical Psychologist
Jess is a clinical psychology doctorate student at the University of Surrey. Her thesis projects, which Katie is a co-supervisor for, investigate the experience of seeking a diagnosis of ADHD in adulthood, and the mental health outcomes of adults with ADHD.
Andrew Roe (he/him)
Research Assistant
Andrew is a Research Assistant and MSc student in Behavioural Neuroscience at UCD. He holds a first-class degree in Psychology from Dublin City University.He joined the CDL lab in September 2024 and is currently the lead researcher on the Spatial Interference and Maths Study (SIMS). More generally, he has an interest in all things Neuropsychology and neuroscience.
Faye Darmanin (SHE/HER)
Research Assistant
Faye is a primary school teacher from Malta visiting on an Erasmus+ exchange. She has particular interest in Educational Psychology, and also works as an assistant to an Educational Psychologist, aiding in report writing and literacy testing. During her time at the CDL lab she has been working on creating parent resources and coding papers for a meta-analysis on ADHD and mental health.