Natasha Baxter

Natasha Baxter

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I am a Postdoctoral Teaching Associate in the Department of Psychology at Royal Holloway, University of London. I have a wide range of research interests, from the roles of inequalities and diversity in teaching and learning, to multi-disciplinary approaches to clinical and cognitive Psychology. I am currently working on projects regarding barriers to Higher education, and the impact of face masks on information and face processsing. studied my undergraduate degree in Psychology at Brunel University London, moving to do my Master’s and PhD at the University of Yorkwhich focused on face processing in Autism, including topics such as facial emotion recognition, alexithymia, and the impact of mental health. I often use cogntive-behavioural experimental methodology in my research, but also use others methods such as eye tracking and qualitative methods. Currently, I teach on Y1 introductory modules, Social Psychology in the real world, Affective Neuroscience, and postgraduate statistics modules. 

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being

Education/Academic qualification

Psychology, PhD, Face processing in Autism Spectrum Conditions: the role of alexithymia, mood disorder symptoms and gaze behaviour., Univ York, University of York - UK, Dept Psychol

Award Date: 1 Aug 2024

Development, Disorders, and Clinical Practise, MSc, Univ York, University of York - UK, Dept Psychol

Award Date: 1 Sept 2020

Psychology, BSc, Brunel University, London

Award Date: 1 Aug 2019

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