Dr Carolyn McNabb
Research Fellow
- mcnabbc1@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2251 0259
- Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre, Maindy Road, Cardiff, CF24 4HQ
Overview
My current research focuses on understanding the microstructural properties of white matter in the human brain. More broadly, I am interested in both structural and functional connectivity in the brain and how this may differ in psychiatric disorders or as a result of treatment resistance or pharmacological intervention.
Biography
Academic Positions
2022 - present: Research Fellow, Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre, School of Psychology, Cardiff University United Kingdom.
2017 - 2022: Research Associate/Senior Research Fellow, School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, University of Reading, United Kingdom.
2017 - 2017: Postdoctoral Research Assistant, School of Pharmacy, University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Postgraduate Education
2017: PhD (Pharmacy), "Brain dysconnectivity as a biomarker of treatment resistance in schizophrenia". University of Auckland, New Zealand.
2012: MHSc (Experimental Psychology) - "A structural and pharmacological analysis of high impulsivity in the five-choice serial reaction time task investigating the effects of chronic cocaine and methylphenidate administration on D2/3 receptor availability and premature responding". University of Auckland, New Zealand & University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
2010: Post-graduate diploma in Science (Pharmacology and Physiology; Distinction). University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Undergraduate Education
2006: BSc (Pharmacology and Physiology). University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Awards
2020: British Science Association Margaret Mead Award Lecture