Dr Nikolaus Steinbeis

Associate Professor in Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, UCL.

Programme Director Research Master in Developmental Neuroscience and Psychopathology

Co-Director PhD Programme in Developmental Neuroscience and Mental Health

Dr. Steinbeis teaches across a number of UCL programmes, and has been Programme Director for the MRes in Developmental Neuroscience and Psychopathology for several years. He is Co-Director for the PhD Programmein Developmental Neuroscience and Mental Health. Both programmes are run in collaboration with the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, UCL and Yale University.  
Dr Steinbeis primary research interest are the development and plasticity of socio-cognitive and –affective skills during childhood, with view to identifying targets for intervention and prevention of mental health problems. He uses an array of different methods including computational modelling and functional and structural imaging to identify sensitive periods in psychological functions key for well-being and mental health.