Kirralise Hansford

Huge congratulations!

📣 New job alert! I'm looking for a 2-year research assistant for a project on word learning from childhood to adulthood. Come and join us in lovely York! Please RT 🙏 @yorkpsychology.bsky.social jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/rese...

Thanks! 🖤

Screenshot of the abstract of the paper, which can be found at the link in the post

If you are interested in what might happen to the neural responses during the same task in a sample of people with chronic hand-based pain, then even though this study was conducted after the one in the first post, that paper is already out (...because publishing):

doi.org/10.1371/jour...

This paper was a long bit of work, but with the help of co-authors @cejpreston.bsky.social, @bakerdh.bsky.social, and @mcfrenzie.bsky.social it is finally out!

screenshot of the abstract of the paper - which can be found at the link in the post

The final paper from my PhD has been published!

doi.org/10.1016/j.ne...

Interested in illusory resizing and neural responses? Take a look at the abstract below!

🚨New Paper!🚨

Interoceptive and exteroceptive pregnant bodily experiences and postnatal well-being: A network analysis.

A huge thanks to all who made this paper possible - Dr Catherine Preston, Dr Maryann Noonan & Dr Daniele Romano

bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Daily Mail headline: Migrants who cross the Channel into the UK 'are 24 times more likely to go to prison than Brits'

Right, so I was asked to take a look at this headline and as you can imagine, there is a lot wrong with it! 🙄

This was initially published in
@thetimes
and then picked up by the usual GB News, DM, Telegraph etc

Let’s take a look….👀

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Open Science in the wild: A first-hand account from the COGITATE consortium

Next week I'll give a talk at @oxcin.bsky.social, sharing the Open Science practices that we implemented at @ArcCogitate. It will be possible to attend online.

Thanks Tara Ghafari for your invitation 🧠

www.oxcin.ox.ac.uk/events/open_...

Two weeks to go until our next discussion event, 'Registered Reports and the future of peer review', w/ Prof Chris Chambers (Cardiff), Prof Emma Marsden @uoyeducation.bsky.social and @emmacsullivan.bsky.social

Tue 6 May, 12-1.30pm 📅
Online and open to all 👍
Details 👉 uoy.atlassian.net/wiki/x/3YOlGQ

Is interoceptive sensing unified across internal organs? 🫀🫁 Our high-powered psychophysical study (N=241) suggests not. Bayesian evidence indicates interoceptive processes are largely modality-specific—challenging the idea of a unitary interoceptive sense.
🔗 Read here: osf.io/preprints/ps...

Our research shows that ~50% of mothers globally decline at least half of opportunities to participate in conferences after becoming parents (N=3995). We understand the barriers and are offering Travel Grants to help overcome these challenges.
Apply now - deadline 31st March!
shorturl.at/gnCU2

Really interesting read @gburton221.bsky.social, especially the point about water weight and menstrual phase!

Please RT and alert potential candidates. This is a great opportunity to push forward #myopia research using MR imaging of the eye and #machinelearning. #neuroskyence #MRI #PhD

PhD ALERT!!!! #neuroskyence #neuroscience #myopia
Developing a data science pipeline to extract high resolution models of eyes from MRI scans. Applications are invited for a 3.5-year EPSRC funded UDLA PhD studentship, starting on 1 October 2025. www.plymouth.ac.uk/study/resear...

Co-authors: @annacrossland.bsky.social, @bakerdh.bsky.social, @cejpreston.bsky.social, & @mcfrenzie.bsky.social.

Please do read the paper for more detail about these recommendations!

All recommendations are based on qualitative and quantitative data from participants with chronic pain conditions living in the UK when asked about barriers and facilitators to non-pharmaceutical research engagement.

1. Image of a person with a microphone, text saying "Advertise via community and trusted groups". 2. Image of books on a shelf, text saying "Detailed and accessible research information". 3. Image of a checklist, text saying "Clear information about eligibility". 4. Image of upward trend on a chart, text saying "Disclose potential for pain increase upfront". 5. Image of a mobile phone and an email logo, text saying "Contact details to discuss accessibility". 6. Image of a group of people, text saying "Approachable researchers, with lived experience". 7. Image of an academic hat and a hospital sign with a line through them, text saying "Informal and accessible research environments". 8. Image of a house and an online video call, text saying "Flexible, accessible participation options". 9. Image of 2 people, text saying "Facilitate attendance of a support person". 10. Image of an hourglass, text saying "Frequent breaks to reduce fatigue". 11. Image of one handing another money, text saying "Adequate compensation for time and travel". 12. Image of a clock with forward arrow, text saying "Explain long-term benefits or implications". 13. Image of a pen writing, text saying "Provide a lay summary of research findings".

We have created a little infographic showing 13 recommendations from our recent paper (doi.org/10.1136/bmjo...) about ways to improve the participant's experience when taking part in chronic pain research!

It is often not possible to include all recommendations, but several are easily implemented!

Illusory finger stretching and somatosensory responses in participants with chronic hand-based pain Current pharmaceutical interventions for chronic pain are reported to be minimally effective, leading researchers to investigate non-pharmaceutical avenues for chronic pain treatment. One such avenue ...

Delighted our research on resizing illusions as non-pharmaceutical pain relief is now available! We explored how illusions modulate pain perception, using EEG. Open access with data available too, because research should be accessible to everyone.

#ChronicPain #OpenScience

doi.org/10.1371/jour...

Co-authors: @bakerdh.bsky.social, @mcfrenzie.bsky.social & @cejpreston.bsky.social

Illusory finger stretching and somatosensory responses in participants with chronic hand-based pain Current pharmaceutical interventions for chronic pain are reported to be minimally effective, leading researchers to investigate non-pharmaceutical avenues for chronic pain treatment. One such avenue ...

Our new paper is out in @plosone.org!

We looked at what happens in the brain when people with chronic hand-based pain experience resizing illusions.

No evidence of SSEP changes were found, but several participants experienced clinically meaningful (>30%) pain reductions!

doi.org/10.1371/jour...

A great paper discussing the impact that a lack of diversity has for research and the importance of responsible generalisation practices.

Open science has come quite far, but the issues mentioned here need addressing, alongside understanding how open science can impact under-represented groups.

Job Vacancy at the University of Surrey: Research Assistant in Neurodiversity & Motor Skills Development The University of Surrey is a global community of ideas and people, dedicated to life-changing education and research. We are ambitious and have a bold vision of what we want to achieve - shaping ours...

🚨 I'm hiring! 🚨

Passionate about motor learning in #dyspraxic and typically developing #children? Become a Research Assistant @modilab-surrey.bsky.social @surreypsychology.bsky.social
🗓️ Apply by 12th Feb
🔄 Spread the word!
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Are you based in London? We are recruiting participants for our study. We need to test 400 people so would appreciate sharing. Thank you!

A lovely Christmas gift indeed! I love this paper as we learned so much about how to improve accessibility for chronic pain participants of taking part in research. (Many of the points raised are probably true for most participants). Great work @kirrraliseh.bsky.social! @yorkpsychology.bsky.social

A huge thanks goes to the participants who gave their views in both phases of this project ❤️

There is a paragraph in the discussion detailing recommendations for removing barriers & implementing the facilitators found within this project - please do read if you're involved in chronic pain research!

A great early Christmas present!

Our paper looking at things that make it harder (barriers) and things that could make it easier (facilitators) for people with chronic pain to take part in non-pharmaceutical research, but our findings extend to any chronic pain research involving people really!

Very pleased to have received this for Christmas: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/1... Thanks very much @kirrraliseh.bsky.social !

Little pre-holiday reminder: I'm recruiting for a Postdoctoral Research Associate (jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/rese...) - deadline is January the 12th, so think about it over the break and then apply in the New Year! Do get in touch if you have any questions (though bear in mind I'll be OOO too 🎄)

Thank you!