Biography
Cheyenne Contreras joined King’s as a 1+3 London Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership (LISS DTP) student in 2023. She completed her MSc Developmental Psychology and Psychopathology and collaborated with Dr Charlotte Tye to investigate sensory processing behaviors in tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). Cheyenne is conducting her PhD research in early life predictors of educational outcomes in children with TSC a as mixed methods and prospective longitudinal design.
Cheyenne earned a MSc Clinical, Social and Cognitive Neuroscience at City St. George’s, University of London in 2019, with an interest in decision making in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). She took time to gain industry experience in special education needs (SEN) schools, children’s social care, and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) as a dialectical behavior therapy and neurodevelopmental conditions assistant.
Research interests
- Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC)
- Neurodevelopmental conditions (e.g. autism, ADHD)
- Epilepsy
- Educational outcomes
- Executive function
Expertise and public engagement
- Tuberous Sclerosis Association SCAN Magazine Spring 2025
Research
Neurodevelopment, Epilepsy, Support & Trajectories (NEST) Lab
Advancing understanding of early brain development in epilepsy and rare genetic conditions to shape long-term outcomes through research, collaboration, and community-led insight.
Research
Neurodevelopment, Epilepsy, Support & Trajectories (NEST) Lab
Advancing understanding of early brain development in epilepsy and rare genetic conditions to shape long-term outcomes through research, collaboration, and community-led insight.