Teaching
Brooke is a Postgraduate Teaching Assistant (PGTA), supporting teaching across several modules within the BSc Psychology programme. She also assists with the supervision of MSc students and their research projects.
Email: B.A.Beard@soton.ac.uk
Brooke is a Postgraduate Teaching Assistant (PGTA), supporting teaching across several modules within the BSc Psychology programme. She also assists with the supervision of MSc students and their research projects.
Brooke is a PhD researcher at the University of Southampton, investigating how sex and age influence the clinical presentation of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and response to medication. Her research focuses on understanding individual differences in ADHD, with the aim of improving personalised treatment approaches and clinical outcomes.
Brooke holds a BSc (Hons) in Neuroscience from the University of Warwick and an MRes in Translational Neuroscience from University College London (UCL). Before beginning her PhD and now alongside it, she works as a Clinical Research Practitioner within the NHS, gaining further experience in clinical research accross multiple psychiatric and neurological conditions.
Her current research combines cognitive, behavioural and clinical measures to investigate executive functioning, treatment response and longer-term outcomes in individuals with ADHD. She is particularly interested in understanding sex-related differences in neurodevelopmental conditions and translating research findings into more effective, individualised clinical care.