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Professor Anna Adlam is a HCPC-registered Clinical Psychologist and academic Neuropsychologist at the University of Exeter, specializing in pediatric acquired brain injury (ABI) and neurocognitive interventions. Her career spans postdoctoral research at MRC-Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, clinical practice at Cambridge Centre of Paediatric Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, and academic leadership at UEA and Exeter, where she was promoted to Professor in 2025.
Her research focuses on:
- Developing and evaluating neurocognitive interventions for children and young people
- Understanding interactions between memory, executive function, and mood in ABI
- Using experimental neuropsychology, neuroimaging, and RCTs
Key article trends include:
- 2024 studies on social environment impacts post-TBI and pandemic effects on ABI populations
- 2017-2019 work on digital interventions (e.g., Teen Online Problem Solving, Cogmed training)
- Systematic reviews of PM rehabilitation and attention disorders
- Neuroimaging studies on memory and moral decision-making
Scientific awards include the British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship (2015-17) for adapting online problem-solving interventions. She coordinates the Paediatric Neurocognitive Interventions Research Group, spanning UK/Europe, USA, and Australia.
