Meet the team
We are a team of academic researchers based at Loughborough University, UK, in the Department of Mathematics Education. Our work is generously supported by the Higher Education Innovation Fund and the Midlands Graduate School ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership.
Loughborough University Team
Innsbruck University Team
Dr. Verena Dresen
Dr. Dresen is a clinical psychologist, learning therapist, and senior scientist at the University of Innsbruck. Her expertise lies in the diagnosis and treatment of neuromental developmental disorders (such as ADHD, autism, and learning disabilities). Her research focuses on these disorders, particularly in young adults.
Laura Staller
Laura earned her MSc in Psychology from the University of Innsbruck in 2024. She is a trained dyscalculia therapist and is currently training to become a clinical psychologist. In her doctoral studies at the University of Innsbruck, she focuses on neuromental developmental disorders, particularly dyscalculia and ADHD.
External collaborators
Dr Natalia Dubinkina
Dr Dubinkina holds a Masters degree from Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands, and a PhD from KU Leuven, Belgium. She has a specialist expertise in ordering and sequencing skills, and in the emotional factors affecting mathematics performance, such as math and test anxiety. Dr Dubinkina had worked as a Research Associate on the Numeralis project at Loughborough University, before starting her current Research Associate position at Moscow State University.