Francesca Happé#
| Membership Number: | 2983 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | THE HUMAN MIND AND ITS COMPLEXITY |
| Elected: | 2011 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.iop.kcl.ac.uk/staff/profile/default.aspx?go=10942 |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2008-present, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, MRC SGDP Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, KCL
- 2000-2008, Reader in Cognitive Neuroscience, MRC SGDP Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, KCL
- 1996-2000, Senior Scientist in Cognitive Psychology, MRC SGDP Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, KCL
- 1995-1996, Human Frontiers Science Program Long-term Fellowship, Boston College/Aphasia Research Centre
- 1991-1995, Research Scientist, MRC Cognitive Development Unit, University College, London
Fields of Scholarship
- Autism spectrum disorders
- Social cognition
- Cognitive style
- Neurodevelopmental disorders
Honours and Awards
- 2008 Invited member of APA Neurodevelopmental Disorders Workgroup for DSM-5
- 1999 Experimental Psychology Society Prize
- 1999 Royal Institution ‘Scientists for the New Century’ Lecturer
- 1998 British Psychological Society Spearman Medal
- 1991 Daily Telegraph "Young Science Writer" prize
- 1988 Proxima Accessit to the Chris Welch Science Scholarship
- 1987 Scholarship, Corpus Christi College, Oxford University
