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Dr Magdalena Sliwinska

School of Psychology

Faculty of Health

Email: M.W.Sliwinska@ljmu.ac.uk

Telephone: 0151 231 2723

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I am a Lecturer in Psychology at Liverpool John Moores University.

My educational background is multidisciplinary as I obtained my first degree in English Language and Linguistics, followed by a master’s degree in Neuroscience of Language and Communication which sparked my great interest for neuroscience. I pursued this interest later in a PhD.

During my PhD, I focused on establishing the functional and temporal contributions of the parietal lobe to visual word recognition. I also received an extensive training in transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) which has been my main research tool since then.

After my PhD, I worked as a research associate. During the first post-doc position at the Imperial College London, I expanded my research into the neuroscience of language. As part of my work, I used TMS and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to establish the causal importance of the multiple-demand cortex in language learning. During my second post-doc position at the University of York, I used TMS and fMRI in heathy and post-stroke brains to investigate visual face and object recognition.

My current research investigates further the neural mechanisms involved in language and face processing. I combine my research into visual language and face processing to understand the functional and structural lateralisation of the human brain.

Degrees

2015, University College London, United Kingdom, PhD Experimental Psychology
2010, University College London, United Kingdom, MSc Neuroscience, Language and Communication
2009, University of Roehampton, United Kingdom, BA English Language and Linguistics

Certifications

2021, AdvanceHE, Fellowship (FHEA)
Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom, Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice

Academic appointments

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer, Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University, 2020 - present
Post-doctoral Research Associate, Psychology, University of York, 2017 - 2020
Post-doctoral Research Associate, Medicine, Imperial College London, 2015 - 2017

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