Dr Samuel Westwood

Samuel joined King’s College London in 2023 as a Lecturer in Psychology Education. He specialises in neuromodulation, neurodevelopmental disorders, and open and reproducible research practices. His work focuses on providing best practice guidance in translational cognitive neuroscience and psychiatric research. He earned a degree in BSc Psychology at the University of Birmingham, then went on to achieve a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience at Aston University, after which he was a post-doc at King’s in the Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Before joining King’s, Samuel was a lecturer at the University of Westminster and the University of Wolverhampton.

Research Interests

• Neuromodulation
• Neurodevelopmental disorders (mainly ADHD)
• Open and reproducible research practices.

 

Expertise and Public Engagement

Samuel founded the RIOT Science Club, a seminar and conference series that raises awareness and provides training in Reproducible, Interpretable, Open, and Transparent Science practices.

Member of the UKRI Concordats and Agreements Review Challenge Group, UKRI Concordats & Agreements External Advisory Group, and the UK Reproducibility Network