Overview
Kami earned a dual BA degree in Music and Philosophy at Pomona College in California. After several years teaching children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders, she returned to graduate school and completed a PhD in Neuroscience at the University of California, Davis in 2009. She then spent four years as a postdoctoral researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, working with Nancy Kanwisher. She joined the faculty at Bangor in 2013.
Kami is a Professor in the Department of Psychology in the School of Psychology and Sport Science and is part of the Cognitive Neuroscience research group in the school.
Her research interests include: The development of social perception and social cognition across the lifespan, Autism Spectrum Disorder and other neurodevelopmental disorders that affect social perception and cognition, and the brain bases of social perception and social cognition.
Additional Contact Information
Co-director of the College Research Institute for the College of Human Sciences
Lead for ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership,听Psychology pathway
Co-Director for Research at Tir Na n'Og
Member of the Bangor Imaging Centre Steering Group
Lab Website:听
Room 315
Brigantia Building
Penrallt Road
Bangor
LL57 2AS
email:听k.koldewyn@bangor.ac.uk
Telephone: +44(0)1248388581
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Qualifications
- PhD: Visual Motion Processing in Autism
University of California, Davis, 2009 - BA: Music and Philosophy
Pomona College, Claremont, California, 1996 - Professional: Fellow of the Higher Education Academy FHEA
Teaching and Supervision
Kami supervises undergraduate and Masters students on projects that encompass a broad range of topics in social perception and social neuroscience.
She is currently supervising four PhD students as first supervisor: Mae Bernard, Laura Jastzrab, Lois Pierce-Jones, and Siwan Roberts. She is 2nd-supervisor for four PhD students: Rebecca Day, Judit Elias Masiques, Deyan Mitev, and Olivia Molina-Nieto,
Her supervision includes one current postdoctoral scholar:
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She teaches a specialist 3rd-year module:听Brain Development and Degeneration and contributes guest lectures to several modules at both Undergraduate and听Masters level.
Research Interests
Our current research program addresses three intertwined questions:
- What is the cognitive and neural architecture of social perception in typical adults?
- How does the social perception system arise and change across typical development?
- How is social perception and its development altered in autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and what are the neural bases of these social differences?
To address these questions, we use a variety of methods, including behavioral and eye-tracking paradigms, visual psychophysics and both structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in individuals with developmental disorders as well as typical children and adults.
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Many of the current projects in the lab are focused on the perception and understanding of social interactions viewed from a 3rd-person perspective.
Postgraduate Project Opportunities
Self-funded (inc. agency-funded) projects:听Dr. Koldewyn welcomes informal enquiries from prospective PhD students interested in projects related to听Social Perception or Social Neuroscience, especially those that are interested in how social perception, or the social brain, changes across development and/or across the life-span. She would also welcome students interested in research relevant to neurodevelopmental disorders that affect social perception and/or social cognition, including particularly Autism and Fragile X syndrome.
Publications
2024
- E-pub ahead of print
Mitev, D., Koldewyn, K. & Downing, P., 3 Dec 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Neurophysiology.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review - Published
Jastrzab Binney, L., Chaudhury, B., Ashley, S., Koldewyn, K. & Cross, E., 21 Jun 2024, In: iScience. 27, 6, 110070.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review - E-pub ahead of print
Gandolfo, M., Abassi, E., Balgova, E., Papeo, L., Downing, P. & Koldewyn, K., 4 Jan 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Current Biology. 34, 9 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review - Published
Jones, S., Jones, M., Koldewyn, K. & Westermann, G., 29 Mar 2024, In: Developmental Science. 27, 4
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review - Published
Mitev, D., Koldewyn, K. & Downing, P., Aug 2024.
Research output: Contribution to conference 鈥 Poster
2023
- Published
Walbrin, J., Almeida, J. & Koldewyn, K., 17 May 2023, In: Journal of Neuroscience. 43, 20, p. 3666-3674
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review - Published
Skripkauskaite, S., Mihai, I. & Koldewyn, K., Oct 2023, In: Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 76, 10, p. 2303鈥2311 9 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review - Published
Landsiedel, J. & Koldewyn, K., 10 Aug 2023, In: Imaging Neuroscience. 1, 1, p. 1-20 20 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review - Published
Balas, B., Weigelt, S. & Koldewyn, K., Jan 2023, In: International Journal of Behavioral Development. 47, 1, p. 35鈥46
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review - Published
Jones, S., Jones, M., Koldewyn, K. & Westermann, G., 2 May 2023, PsyArXiv.
Research output: Working paper 鈥 Preprint
2022
- Published
Landsiedel, J., Daughters, K., Downing, P. E. & Koldewyn, K., 15 Nov 2022, In: Neuroimage. 262, 119533.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
2021
- Published
Diveica, V., Koldewyn, K. & Binney, R., 15 Dec 2021, In: Neuroimage. 245, 118702.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review - Published
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 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
2020
- Published
Walbrin, J., Mihai, I., Landsiedel, J. & Koldewyn, K., Apr 2020, In: Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. 42, 100774.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review - Published
Meissner, T., Walbrin, J., Nordt, M., Koldewyn, K. & Weigelt, S., Aug 2020, In: Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. 44, 100803.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
2019
- Published
Walbrin, J. & Koldewyn, K., Sept 2019, In: Neuroimage. 198, September, p. 296-302 7 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review - Published
Stefanou, M. E., Dundon, N., Bestelmeyer, P., Koldewyn, K., Saville, C., Fleischhaker, C., Feige, B., Biscaldi, M., Smyrnis, N. & Klein, C., Mar 2019, In: Biological Psychology. 142, p. 132-139
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review - Published
Cohen, M. A., Dilks, D. D., Koldewyn, K., Weigelt, S., Feather, J., Kell, A. J., Keil, B., Fischl, B., Z枚llei, L., Wald, L., Saxe, R. & Kanwisher, N., 15 Aug 2019, In: Neuroimage. 197, p. 565-574 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review - Published
Newey, R., Koldewyn, K. & Ramsey, R., 23 Jan 2019, In: PLoS ONE. 14, 1, p. e0198867 0198867.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
2018
- Published
Bestelmeyer, P., Williams, B., Lawton, J., Stefanou, M.-E., Koldewyn, K., Klein, C. & Biscaldi, M., May 2018, In: Clinical Psychological Science. 6, 3, p. 372-381
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review - Published
Pritchett, B. L., Hoeflin, C., Koldewyn, K., Dechter, E. & Fedorenko, E., Nov 2018, In: Journal of Neurophysiology. 120, 5, p. 2555-2570
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review - Published
Walbrin, J., Downing, P. & Koldewyn, K., Apr 2018, In: Neuropsychologia. 112, April, p. 31-39
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
2017
- Published
Isik, L., Koldewyn, K., Beeler, D. & Kanwisher, N., Oct 2017, In: PNAS. 114, 43, p. E9145-E9152
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review - Published
Quadflieg, S. & Koldewyn, K., 26 May 2017, In: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1396, 1, p. 166-182 17 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
2016
- Published
Semmelmann, K., Nordt, M., Sommer, K., R枚hnke, R., Mount, L., Pr眉fer, H., Terwiel, S., Meissner, T. W., Koldewyn, K. & Weigelt, S., 7 Jul 2016, In: Frontiers of Psychology. 7, 1021.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
2015
- Published
Deen, B., Koldewyn, K., Kanwisher, N. & Saxe, R., Nov 2015, In: Cerebral Cortex. 25, 11, p. 4596-4609
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review - Published
Saygin, Z. M., Osher, D. E., Koldewyn, K., Martin, R. E., Finn, A., Saxe, R., Gabrieli, J. D. & Sheridan, M., 15 Apr 2015, In: PLoS ONE. 10, 4, p. 1-19
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review - Published
Osher, D. E., Saxe, R. R., Koldewyn, K., Gabrieli, J. D., Kanwisher, N. & Saygin, Z. M., 26 Jan 2015, In: Cerebral Cortex. 26, 4, p. 1668-1683
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
2014
- Published
Koldewyn, K., Yendiki, A., Weigelt, S., Gweon, H., Joshua, J., Richardson, H., Malloy, C., Saxe, R., Fischl, B. & Kanwisher, N., 4 Feb 2014, In: PNAS. 111, 5, p. 1981-1986
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review - Published
Weigelt, S., Koldewyn, K., Dilks, D. D., Balas, B., McKone, E. & Kanwisher, N., 1 Jan 2014, In: Developmental Science. 17, 1, p. 47-58
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review - Published
Kim, S. Y., Burris, J., Bassal, F., Koldewyn, K., Chattarji, S., Tassone, F., Hessl, D. & Rivera, S. M., Mar 2014, In: Cerebral Cortex. 24, 3, p. 600-613
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review - Published
Yendiki, A., Koldewyn, K., Kakunoori, S., Kanwisher, N. & Fischel, B., Mar 2014, In: Neuroimage. 88, p. 79-90
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review - Published
Fischer, J., Koldewyn, K., Jiang, Y. V. & Kanwisher, N., Mar 2014, In: Clinical Psychological Science. 2, 2, p. 214-223
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review - Published
Koldewyn, K., Hanus, P. & Balas, B., Aug 2014, In: Psychonomic Bulletin and Review. 21, 4, p. 969-975
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
2013
- Published
Balas, B. & Koldewyn, K., 1 Nov 2013, In: Neuropsychologia. 51, 13, p. 2876-2881
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review - Published
Weigelt, S., Koldewyn, K. & Kanwisher, N., 11 Sept 2013, In: PLoS ONE. 8, 9, p. e74541
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review - Published
Farzin, F. & Koldewyn, K., 13 Nov 2013, Comprehensive Guide to Autism. 2014 ed. p. 2743-2754
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding 鈥 Chapter - Published
Koldewyn, K., Jiang, Y. V., Weigelt, S. & Kanwisher, N., 1 Oct 2013, In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 43, 10, p. 2329-2340
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review - Published
Wang, J. M., Koldewyn, K., Hashimoto, R. I., Schneider, A., Le, L., Tassone, F., Cheung, K., Hagerman, P., Hessl, D. & Rivera, S. M., 30 Oct 2013, In: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 6, p. 297
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review - Published
Koldewyn, K., Weigelt, S., Kanwisher, N. & Jiang, Y., 1 Jun 2013, In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 43, 6, p. 1394-1405
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
2012
- Published
Saygin, Z. M., Osher, D. E., Koldewyn, K., Teynolds, G., Gabrieli, J. D. & Saxe, R. R., 1 Feb 2012, In: Nature Neuroscience. 15, 2, p. 171-337
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review - Published
Weigelt, S., Koldewyn, K. & Kanwisher, N., 1 Mar 2012, In: Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews. 36, 3, p. 1060-1084
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
2011
- Published
Hessl, D., Wang, J. M., Schneider, A., Koldewyn, K., Le, L., Iwahashi, C., Cheung, K., Tassone, F., Hagerman, P. J. & Rivera, S. M., 1 Nov 2011, In: Biological Psychiatry. 70, 9, p. 859-865
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review - Published
Selmeczy, D., Koldewyn, K., Wang, J. M., Lee, A., Harvey, D., Hessl, D. R., Tassone, F., Adams, P., Hagerman, P. J. & Rivera, S. M., 1 Dec 2011, In: Brain Imaging and Behavior. 5, 4, p. 285-294
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review - Published
Koldewyn, K., Whitney, D. & Rivera, S. M., 1 Sept 2011, In: Developmental Science. 14, 5, p. 1075-1088
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
2010
- Published
Weigelt, S., Koldewyn, K. & Doerhrmann, O., 1 Aug 2010, In: Journal of Neurophysiology. 104, 2, p. 581-583
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review - Published
Adams, P. E., Adams, J. S., Nguyen, D. V., Brunberg, J. A., Tassone, F., Zhang, W., Koldewyn, K., Rivera, S. M., Grigsby, J., Zhang, L., DeCarli, C., Hagerman, P. J. & Hagerman, R. J., 1 Apr 2010, In: American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics. 153B, 3, p. 775-785
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review - Published
Koldewyn, K., Whitney, D. & Rivera, S. M., 1 Feb 2010, In: Brain: A journal of Neurology. 133, 2, p. 599-610
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
2008
- Published
Hessl, D., Tassone, F., Cordeiro, L., Koldewyn, K., McCormick, C., Green, C., Wegelin, J., Yuhas, J. & Hagerman, R. J., 1 Jan 2008, In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 38, 1, p. 184-189
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review - Published
Koldewyn, K., Hessl, D., Adams, J., Tassone, F., Hagerman, P. J. & Hagerman, R. J., 1 Jun 2008, In: Brain Imaging and Behavior. 2, 2, p. 105-116
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
2007
- Published
Bulakowski, P. F., Koldewyn, K. & Whitney, D., Mar 2007, In: Vision Research. 47, 6, p. 810-817 8 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review - Published
Adams, J. S., Adams, P. E., Nguyen, D., Brunberg, J. A., Tassone, F., Zhang, W., Koldewyn, K., Rivera, S. M., Grigsby, J., Zhang, L., DeCarli, C., Hagerman, P. J. & Hagerman, R. J., 28 Aug 2007, In: Neurology. 69, 9, p. 851-9 9 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
Activities
2023
麻豆传媒高清版 Community Day was an event that welcomed the local community to explore the University and learn about its significant contributions to the social, economic, environmental, and cultural life of North Wales and beyond. The event showcased a range of activities. Our department of Psychology participated with a stall, offering various engaging activities for attendees, highlighting some of the department's work.
14 Oct 2023
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition (Contributor)
2022
We seek to (1) develop a bilingual screening tool to quickly and accurately identify children with complex needs who are referred to the Miles Dyslexia Centre, allowing them to be immediately referred to an appropriate practitioner for a full assessment; (2) scope the current situation and measure waiting times for local children with social difficulties with a level of precision, taking a look at the impact of the pandemic on both waiting times and how assessments are carried out (e.g., remote assessment, bilingual assessment); (3) build and coordinate a group of researchers, educational practitioners, and clinical practitioners with the aim of moving towards an integrated assessment and care system for children with learning difficulties and ASD. Including clinical practitioners is essential, since a complete assessment would need to be a team effort between community, educational, and clinical (NHS) services. Our longer-term aim is to establish a BU Neurodevelopmental Centre that would not only push forward cutting edge translational neurodevelopmental research, but would also service the needs of children locally and nationally (via remote assessment and intervention) and which we hope will serve as a blueprint for excellence in provision within both 鈥渞emote鈥 rural areas and bilingual contexts.
Funding awarded through the 麻豆传媒高清版 Innovation and Impact Award (Research Wales Innovation Funding). Value = 拢46,582
4 May 2022 鈥 30 Apr 2023
Activity: Other (Contributor)
2019
29 Apr 2019
Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)5 Apr 2019
Activity: Examination (Examiner)8 Mar 2019
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)2019 鈫
Activity: Other (Reviewer)2019 鈫
Activity: Other (Reviewer)
2018
30 Oct 2018
Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)11 Sep 2018 鈥 12 Sep 2018
Activity: Participation in Academic workshop, seminar, course (Organiser)18 May 2018 鈥 23 May 2018
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Speaker)8 Mar 2018
Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)25 Jan 2018
Activity: Examination (Examiner)
2017
18 May 2017 鈥 25 May 2017
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Participant)24 Apr 2017 鈥 27 Apr 2017
Activity: Participation in Academic workshop, seminar, course (Speaker)14 Feb 2017
Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)2017
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)2017 鈥 2019
Activity: Other (Reviewer)
2016
Public Lecture
28 Apr 2016
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition (Speaker)
2015
27 Aug 2015 鈥 28 Aug 2015
Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)28 Mar 2015 鈥 31 Mar 2015
Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)12 Feb 2015
Activity: Types of External academic engagement - Invited talk (Contributor)2015
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)
2014
5 Jul 2014
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition (Speaker)Talk given at at Durham University, UK
May 2014
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)29 Apr 2014
Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)Online article
2014
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)
Projects
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01/10/2020 鈥 01/08/2022 (Finished)
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30/03/2017 鈥 31/12/2199 (Active)
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01/11/2014 鈥 01/08/2022 (Finished)
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01/10/2014 鈥 28/02/2023 (Finished)
Other Grants and Projects
Social Interaction Perception and the Social Brain Across Typical and Atypical Development - Becoming Social听
ERC Starting Grant: 拢1,157,461.00
30/03/17 - 30/03/22
Developmental Change in the Posterior Superior Temporal Sulcus
Royal Society: 拢14,929.00
1/11/14听鈫捥31/10/15
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Person Perception in Typical and Atypical Development
British Academy:听拢9,681.00
1/10/14听鈫捥30/09/16