Dr Catia Ferreira De Oliveira
(she/her)
Teams and roles for Catia Ferreira De Oliveira
Research Associate
Overview
My research focuses on typical and atypical development in children, with a specific interest in the interplay between language, sleep, executive function, memory, and mental health.
Research links
List of recent publications
Publication
2026
- Visser, I. et al., 2026. ManyBabies 3: A multi‐lab study of infant algebraic rule learning. Developmental Science 29 (6) e70259. (10.1111/desc.70259)
- Vaidis, D. C. et al., 2026. The advantage of big team science: Lessons learned from dognitive science. Collabra: Psychology 12 (1) 160129. (10.1525/collabra.160129)
2025
- Thompson, C. D. J. et al. 2025. Accessible automation: evaluating object segmentation solutions for parent-child interaction research. Presented at: International Conference on Development and Learning 2025 Prague, Czech Republic 16-19 September 2025. Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning 2025. IEEE. (10.1109/ICDL63968.2025.11204391)
Articles
- Visser, I. et al., 2026. ManyBabies 3: A multi‐lab study of infant algebraic rule learning. Developmental Science 29 (6) e70259. (10.1111/desc.70259)
- Vaidis, D. C. et al., 2026. The advantage of big team science: Lessons learned from dognitive science. Collabra: Psychology 12 (1) 160129. (10.1525/collabra.160129)
Conferences
- Thompson, C. D. J. et al. 2025. Accessible automation: evaluating object segmentation solutions for parent-child interaction research. Presented at: International Conference on Development and Learning 2025 Prague, Czech Republic 16-19 September 2025. Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning 2025. IEEE. (10.1109/ICDL63968.2025.11204391)
Research
My recent peer-reviewed publications can be found at: ORCID
A recent blog post I wrote on the role of early sleep on later outcomes for vocabulary, academic performance and mental health can be found at: ICIS baby blog
Biography
Academic positions
- 2025 - present: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Cardiff University, UK
- 2022 - 2024: Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of York, UK
Education
- 2018 - 2022: PhD in Psychology, University of York, UK
Thesis: Procedural learning in adults with and without dyslexia: Reliability and individual differences; Supervisors: Prof Lisa Henderson & Dr Emma Hayiou-Thomas
Contact Details
Research themes
Specialisms
- Developmental psychology
- neurodevelopmental disorders
- Applied statistics
- computational modelling
- Testing, assessment and psychometrics