Team | CoDE-Research-Lab

Our Team

Meet The CoDE lab Team

Lab Director

Dr. Margherita Malanchini

Dr. Margherita Malanchini is a Reader in Psychology at Queen Mary University of London and is the founder and director of CoDE lab.

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Postdoctoral Research Associate

Dr. Agnieszka Musial

Agnieszka completed her PhD in Psychology at Queen Mary University of London and has joined CoDE lab again as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in March 2025.

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Postdoctoral Research Associate

Dr. Quan Zhou

Quan is a Postdoctoral Researcher working on the development of non-cognitive skills in education.

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Postdoctoral Research Associate

Dr. Engin Keser

Engin is a Postdoctoral Research Associate who joined CoDE Lab in October 2025 with CoDE focuses on investigating the co-occurrence of neurodevelopmental and disruptive behaviour conditions in youth.

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Researcher

Dr. Alice Marcugliano

Alice is a psychologist and a PhD student in Psychology at the University of Florence, Italy, under the supervision of Professor Lucia Bigozzi.

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PhD student

Wangjingyi Liao

Jingyi joined CoDE Lab as a PhD student in September 2022, funded by a Chinese Scholarship Council Fellowship. Her PhD project investigates gene-environment interplay in cognitive development.

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PhD student

Nurul Afifah Rusyda

Nurul is a PhD student in Psychology at Queen Mary University of London and focuses on evaluating the effectiveness of mathematics interventions for primary school children at risk.

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PhD student

Sophie Sansum

Sophie is a PhD student in Psychology at Queen Mary University of London and studies the impact of neurodevelopmental and disruptive behavioural disorders on educational outcomes.

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PhD student

Selena Wing Yiu Yeung

Selena is a London Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership (LISS DTP) 1+3 funded student.

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Research Assistant

Michael Loates

Michael is a Biomedical Science student at Brunel University of London. In September 2025, Michael commenced his role as a Research Assistant within CoDE Lab for his Placement Year.

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Research Assistant

Ashnikil Premraj

Ashnikil is a Computer Science student at Brunel University of London. He is currently on his Placement Year as a Research Assistant within CoDE Lab.

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Alumni and former students

Lifelong Members of the CoDE Lab Community:
While their daily presence has transitioned into new chapters, their intellectual footprints remain embedded in our work. We celebrate the researchers who helped build our foundation and the enduring legacy they leave behind.

Alumni

Dr. Francesca Procopio

Francesca completed her BSc in Psychology at Queen Mary University of London and is currently a Postdoctoral Research Associate at King's College London.

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Former student

Dr. Amy Packer

Amy PhD work focused on the roles of telomere length and inflammation in age-related cognitive changes.

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The CoDE Lab Team

Our Team

Lab Director

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Quan is a Postdoctoral Researcher working on the development of non-cognitive skills in education. ​ Click to learn more.

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Engin is a Postdoctoral Research Associate who joined CoDE Lab in October 2025 with CoDE focuses on investigating the co-occurrence of neurodevelopmental and disruptive behaviour conditions in youth. ​ Click to learn more.

Researcher

Alice is a psychologist and a PhD student in Psychology at the University of Florence, Italy, under the supervision of Professor Lucia Bigozzi. ​ Click to learn more.

PhD student

Jingyi joined CoDE Lab as a PhD student in September 2022, funded by a Chinese Scholarship Council Fellowship. Her PhD project investigates gene-environment interplay in cognitive development. ​ Click to learn more.

PhD student

PhD student

PhD student

​Selena is a London Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership (LISS DTP) 1+3 funded student. ​Click to learn more.

Research Assistant

Research Assistant

Alumni and former students

Alumni

Former student

The CoDE Lab Team

Quan is a Postdoctoral Researcher working on the development of non-cognitive skills in education.

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Engin is a Postdoctoral Research Associate who joined CoDE Lab in October 2025 with CoDE focuses on investigating the co-occurrence of neurodevelopmental and disruptive behaviour conditions in youth.

Click to learn more.

Alice is a psychologist and a PhD student in Psychology at the University of Florence, Italy, under the supervision of Professor Lucia Bigozzi.

Click to learn more.

Jingyi joined CoDE Lab as a PhD student in September 2022, funded by a Chinese Scholarship Council Fellowship. Her PhD project investigates gene-environment interplay in cognitive development.

Click to learn more.

Selena is a London Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership (LISS DTP) 1+3 funded student.

Click to learn more.