Laura is the Director of the Clinical and Healh Psychology MSc program and Module Organiser for PPP-4007 Professional Skills in Psychology and PPP-4013 Theoretical Models in Clinical Psychology. She is an HCPC registered psychologist in private practice and a member of the British Psychological Society (BPS) and British Neuropsychological Society (BNS). Before joining academia, Laura worked as a psychologist in the US and UK. 

Address:

Brigantia Building

Penrallt Road

Bangor

LL57 2DG

United Kingdom

Email: l.jastrzab@bangor.ac.uk

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Laura serves as the Course Director for the MSc program in Clinical & Health Psychology. Additionally, she is also the MO and lecturer on PPP-4007 (Professional Skills in Psychology) and PPP-4013 (Theoretical Models in Clinical Psychology). 

She is accepting masters students for research project supervision. 

Laura's research interests encompass two primary areas: (1) the intersection of social neuroscience and social robotics, and (2) the neuropsychological and psychosocial outcomes associated with pediatric brain injury. These areas converge through a broader focus on neuroplasticity and the exploration of cognitive domain representation within the brain.

2024

• PublishedBeyond human-likeness: Socialness is more influential when attributing mental states to robots
  Jastrzab Binney, L., Chaudhury, B., Ashley, S., Koldewyn, K. & Cross, E., 21 Jun 2024, In: iScience. 27, 6, 110070.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2021

• PublishedExploring the relationship between anthropomorphism and theory-of-mind in brain and behaviour
  Hortensius, R., Kent, M., Darda, K., Jastrzab, L., Koldewyn, K., Ramsey, R. & Cross, E. S., Sept 2021, In: Human Brain Mapping. 42, 13, p. 4224-4241 18 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2019

• PublishedBrief report: Relationship between performance testing and parent report of attention and executive functioning profiles in children following perinatal arterial ischemic stroke
  Krivitzky, L., Bosenbark, D. D., Ichord, R., Jastrzab, L. & Billinghurst, L., Nov 2019, In: Child Neuropsychology. 25, 8, p. 1116-1124 9 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2018

• Published[Formula: Attention and executive functioning profiles in children following perinatal arterial ischemic stroke
  Bosenbark, D. D., Krivitzky, L., Ichord, R., Jastrzab, L. & Billinghurst, L., Jan 2018, In: Child Neuropsychology. 24, 1, p. 106-123 18 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2017

• PublishedClinical Predictors of Attention and Executive Functioning Outcomes in Children After Perinatal Arterial Ischemic Stroke
  Bosenbark, D. D., Krivitzky, L., Ichord, R., Vossough, A., Bhatia, A., Jastrzab, L. E. & Billinghurst, L., Apr 2017, In: Pediatric neurology. 69, p. 79-86 8 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedIncidence and predictors of epilepsy after pediatric arterial ischemic stroke
  Billinghurst, L. L., Beslow, L. A., Abend, N. S., Uohara, M., Jastrzab, L., Licht, D. J. & Ichord, R. N., 14 Feb 2017, In: Neurology. 88, 7, p. 630-637 8 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedPediatric cerebral sinovenous thrombosis following cranial surgery
  Petrov, D., Uohara, M. Y., Ichord, R., Ali, Z., Jastrzab, L., Lang, S.-S. & Billinghurst, L., 14 Jan 2017, In: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery. 33, 3, p. 491-497 7 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedTriglycerides are negatively correlated with cognitive function in nondemented aging adults
  Parthasarathy, V., Frazier, D. T., Bettcher, B. M., Jastrzab, L., Chao, L., Reed, B., Mungas, D., Weiner, M., DeCarli, C., Chui, H. & Kramer, J. H., Sept 2017, In: Neuropsychology. 31, 6, p. 682-688 7 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2016

• PublishedMCP-1 and eotaxin-1 selectively and negatively associate with memory in MCI and Alzheimer's disease dementia phenotypes
  Bettcher, B. M., Fitch, R., Wynn, M. J., Lalli, M. A., Elofson, J., Jastrzab, L., Mitic, L., Miller, Z. A., Rabinovici, G. D., Miller, B. L., Kao, A. W., Kosik, K. S. & Kramer, J. H., 22 Jun 2016, In: Alzheimer's and Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment and Disease Monitoring. 3, p. 91-7 7 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2015

• PublishedMemory profiles in pathology or biomarker confirmed Alzheimer disease and frontotemporal dementia
  Mansoor, Y., Jastrzab, L., Dutt, S., Miller, B. L., Seeley, W. W. & Kramer, J. H., Jun 2015, In: Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders. 29, 2, p. 135-40 6 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedNonlinear Effects of Noxious Thermal Stimulation and Working Memory Demands on Subjective Pain Perception
  Sturgeon, J. A., Tieu, M. M., Jastrzab, L., McCue, R., Gandhi, V. & Mackey, S. C., 15 Jul 2015, In: Pain Medicine. 16, 7, p. 1301-10 10 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2014

• PublishedThe role of carotid intima-media thickness in predicting longitudinal cognitive function in an older adult cohort
  Frazier, D. T., Seider, T., Bettcher, B. M., Mack, W. J., Jastrzab, L., Chao, L., Weiner, M. W., DeCarli, C., Reed, B. R., Mungas, D., Chui, H. C. & Kramer, J. H., 11 Dec 2014, In: Cerebrovascular Diseases. 38, 6, p. 441-447 7 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2011

• PublishedPrescription opioid analgesics rapidly change the human brain
  Younger, J. W., Chu, L. F., D'Arcy, N. T., Trott, K. E., Jastrzab, L. & Mackey, S. C., Aug 2011, In: Pain. 152, 8, p. 1803-1810 8 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2023

• Introduction to dyslexia and neurodiversity

  Reading is central to modern life, yet some people will struggle to read for various reasons. In this lecture the focus was on three neurodiverse groups, and how reading is impacted in each group, and how best to support neurodiverse learners with reading.

  • Overview of the main theories of reading development.

  • Outlined the primary features of: dyslexia, ADHD, & autism.

  • Description on how literacy is impacted in each of these groups.

  • Named 1-2 ways in which we can support reading for each of these groups.

  19 Apr 2023

  Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Schools engagement (Speaker)