How do we apply open science practices to neurodevelopmental research? by Dr Hannah Hobson

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About the speaker

Dr Hannah Hobson is a Lecturer in Psychology at the Department of Psychology, University of York. She completed her DPhil at Oxford University in 2016, examining imitation abilities in children with autism or Developmental Language Disorder, and measures of brain systems argued to support imitation. She went on to complete a post-doc with Geoff Bird at Kings College London, before taking her first lectureship at Greenwich University in 2017. She moved to York in 2019. More details about her research can be found on her faculty page or lab website. In addition to her research activities, Dr Hobson also helps direct the Development, Disorders and Clinical Practice MSc at York’s Psychology Department and has an active interest in reproducibility in psychology and the biomedical and social sciences. More details about her involvement with open science can be found on the Open Autism Research site.

About the talk

How do we apply open science practices to neurodevelopmental research? In this talk, Dr Hobson will discuss her experiences conducting a registered report and asking autism journals to offer this format. She will also summarise investigations into the typical statistical power of a study into developmental disorders.

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