About
Dr Mahsa Barzy is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the School of Psychology, University of Kent. She completed her PhD in 2020 at Kent, focusing on perspective-taking and language processing in autistic adults, and held a 2-year postdoctoral position at University of Reading before returning to Kent to study cognitive bases of perspective-taking and prosocial behavior in adolescents.
- PhD: University of Kent (2020)
- Postdoc: University of Reading (2020-2022)
- Current Role: Postdoctoral Research Associate at University of Kent
Her research bridges Cognitive Neuroscience and Autism Research, using EEG, eye-tracking, and behavioral measures to explore:
- Social context effects on language processing
- Perspective-taking in neurodiverse populations
- Counterfactual reasoning and emotional integration
- Neurocognitive differences in pragmatic communication
She has also contributed to sociocultural studies on honor-based violence, with publications examining cross-cultural attitudes in Asia and England. Her work emphasizes interdisciplinary methodologies, including Bayesian analysis workshops and multimodal cognitive research.
Selected scientific awards:
- £1320 UROP Grant (University of Reading)
- £500 ECR Grant (Gorilla Experiment Builder)
- Best Talk Award at Kent PhD Psychology Conference
- £1000 Events Fund for Bayesian Analysis Workshop
