MSc Students

Danielle Bennett

Danielle is a part-time student in the MSc Psychology Conversion course. Her undergraduate degree was in Law and Psychology, which led to her successful career as a director in the professional services sector. Danielle has now returned to study psychology as part of a career change and has a particular interest in the effects of stress and burnout on the Executive Functions of the brain.

Megan Daudet

I am a MSc Psychology conversion student at Goldsmiths. I previously studied sociology and psychology at University College Cork. I am keen to develop my knowledge of neuropsychological research.

Lovisa Weger

Lovisa is currently pursuing an MSc in Psychology after earning her Bachelor’s degree in Politics and International Relations. Her curiosity about the inner workings of the human brain and a strong desire to understand the motivations behind decision-making, attention, and memory brought her to the ART Team.

James Rakoczi

James holds a humanities PhD from King’s College London. His award-winning thesis examined the role of creative expression in experiences of neurological illness. Since 2021, he has worked in various postdoctoral positions in the North East of England: Northumbria University, University of Durham, as well as the Wellcome-funded Northern Network for Medical Humanities Research. He leads a funded network on labour conditions and illness in research environments called Ends of Knowledge and has a particular interest in the role of interdisciplinary knowledge-production and ‘lived experience’ in health-related research.

Rachel Sloan

A mature student returning to Psychology after a varied career, from business research and consultancy though translation and copy-editing to teaching tourists to dance Tango. My dissertation research uses JEF© to investigate whether there is any association between choir singing and executive functions.

Zi Lim

Zi is a current MSc student aiming to explore the role of sports in executive functioning and memory. His current research aims to investigate the utility of bouldering/rock climbing as a potential approach for improving memory and executive functions, and its potential utility as a physical intervention for Alzheimer’s disease. Zi also holds a BA in Psychological and Behavioural Sciences from the University of Cambridge, possessing an interest in mental health and autism research.