Professor Kami Koldewyn

Professor in Psychology | Dean of Research for the College of Medicine and Health

k.koldewyn@bangor.ac.uk

Professor Kami Koldewyn

Kami earned a dual BA degree in Music and Philosophy at Pomona College in California. After several years teaching children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders, she returned to graduate school and completed a PhD in Neuroscience at the University of California, Davis in 2009. She then spent four years as a postdoctoral researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, working with Nancy Kanwisher. She joined the faculty at Bangor in 2013.

Kami is a Professor in the Department of Psychology in the School of Psychology and Sport Science and is part of the Cognitive Neuroscience research group in the school.

Her research interests include: The development of social perception and social cognition across the lifespan, Autism Spectrum Disorder and other neurodevelopmental disorders that affect social perception and cognition, and the brain bases of social perception and social cognition.

Dean of Research for the College of Medicine and Health

Member of the WGSSS Steering Group and EDI advisory Group

Member of the Bangor Imaging Centre Steering Group

Lab Website:听

Room 315

Brigantia Building

Penrallt Road

Bangor

LL57 2AS

email:听k.koldewyn@bangor.ac.uk

Telephone: +44(0)1248388581

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  • PhD: Visual Motion Processing in Autism
    University of California, Davis, 2009
  • BA: Music and Philosophy
    Pomona College, Claremont, California, 1996
  • Professional: Fellow of the Higher Education Academy FHEA

Kami supervises undergraduate and Masters students on projects that encompass a broad range of topics in social perception and social neuroscience.

She is currently supervising four PhD students as first supervisor: Mae Bernard, Laura Jastzrab, Lois Pierce-Jones, and Siwan Roberts. She is 2nd-supervisor for four PhD students: Rebecca Day, Judit Elias Masiques, Deyan Mitev, and Olivia Molina-Nieto,

Her supervision includes one current postdoctoral scholar:

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She teaches a specialist 3rd-year module:听Brain Development and Degeneration and contributes guest lectures to several modules at both Undergraduate and听Masters level.

Our current research program addresses three intertwined questions:

  1. What is the cognitive and neural architecture of social perception in typical adults?
  2. How does the social perception system arise and change across typical development?
  3. How is social perception and its development altered in autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and what are the neural bases of these social differences?

To address these questions, we use a variety of methods, including behavioral and eye-tracking paradigms, visual psychophysics and both structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in individuals with developmental disorders as well as typical children and adults.

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Many of the current projects in the lab are focused on the perception and understanding of social interactions viewed from a 3rd-person perspective.

Self-funded (inc. agency-funded) projects:听Dr. Koldewyn welcomes informal enquiries from prospective PhD students interested in projects related to听Social Perception or Social Neuroscience, especially those that are interested in how social perception, or the social brain, changes across development and/or across the life-span. She would also welcome students interested in research relevant to neurodevelopmental disorders that affect social perception and/or social cognition, including particularly Autism and Fragile X syndrome.

2025

  • Published
    Mitev, D., Koldewyn, K. & Downing, P., 1 Jan 2025, In: Journal of Neurophysiology. 133, 1, p. 177-192 16 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
  • Published
    Jones, S., Jones, M., Koldewyn, K. & Westermann, G., 1 Jan 2025, In: Developmental Science. 28, 1, e13587.
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review

2024

  • Published
    Jastrzab Binney, L., Chaudhury, B., Ashley, S., Koldewyn, K. & Cross, E., 21 Jun 2024, In: iScience. 27, 6, 110070.
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
  • E-pub ahead of print
    Gandolfo, M., Abassi, E., Balgova, E., Papeo, L., Downing, P. & Koldewyn, K., 4 Jan 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Current Biology. 34, 9 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
  • Published
    Jones, S., Jones, M., Koldewyn, K. & Westermann, G., 29 Mar 2024, In: Developmental Science. 27, 4
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
  • Published
    Mitev, D., Koldewyn, K. & Downing, P., Aug 2024.
    Research output: Contribution to conference 鈥 Poster

2023

  • Published
    Walbrin, J., Almeida, J. & Koldewyn, K., 17 May 2023, In: Journal of Neuroscience. 43, 20, p. 3666-3674
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
  • Published
    Skripkauskaite, S., Mihai, I. & Koldewyn, K., Oct 2023, In: Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 76, 10, p. 2303鈥2311 9 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
  • Published
    Landsiedel, J. & Koldewyn, K., 10 Aug 2023, In: Imaging Neuroscience. 1, 1, p. 1-20 20 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
  • Published
    Balas, B., Weigelt, S. & Koldewyn, K., Jan 2023, In: International Journal of Behavioral Development. 47, 1, p. 35鈥46
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
  • Published
    Jones, S., Jones, M., Koldewyn, K. & Westermann, G., 2 May 2023, PsyArXiv.
    Research output: Working paper 鈥 Preprint

2022

  • Published
    Landsiedel, J., Daughters, K., Downing, P. E. & Koldewyn, K., 15 Nov 2022, In: Neuroimage. 262, 119533.
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review

2021

  • Published
    Diveica, V., Koldewyn, K. & Binney, R., 15 Dec 2021, In: Neuroimage. 245, 118702.
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
  • Published
    Hortensius, R., Kent, M., Darda, K., Jastrzab, L., Koldewyn, K., Ramsey, R. & Cross, E. S., Sept 2021, In: Human Brain Mapping. 42, 13, p. 4224-4241 18 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review

2020

  • Published
    Walbrin, J., Mihai, I., Landsiedel, J. & Koldewyn, K., Apr 2020, In: Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. 42, 100774.
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
  • Published
    Meissner, T., Walbrin, J., Nordt, M., Koldewyn, K. & Weigelt, S., Aug 2020, In: Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. 44, 100803.
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review

2019

  • Published
    Walbrin, J. & Koldewyn, K., Sept 2019, In: Neuroimage. 198, September, p. 296-302 7 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
  • Published
    Stefanou, M. E., Dundon, N., Bestelmeyer, P., Koldewyn, K., Saville, C., Fleischhaker, C., Feige, B., Biscaldi, M., Smyrnis, N. & Klein, C., Mar 2019, In: Biological Psychology. 142, p. 132-139
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
  • Published
    Cohen, M. A., Dilks, D. D., Koldewyn, K., Weigelt, S., Feather, J., Kell, A. J., Keil, B., Fischl, B., Z枚llei, L., Wald, L., Saxe, R. & Kanwisher, N., 15 Aug 2019, In: Neuroimage. 197, p. 565-574 10 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
  • Published
    Newey, R., Koldewyn, K. & Ramsey, R., 23 Jan 2019, In: PLoS ONE. 14, 1, p. e0198867 0198867.
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review

2018

  • Published
    Bestelmeyer, P., Williams, B., Lawton, J., Stefanou, M.-E., Koldewyn, K., Klein, C. & Biscaldi, M., May 2018, In: Clinical Psychological Science. 6, 3, p. 372-381
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
  • Published
    Pritchett, B. L., Hoeflin, C., Koldewyn, K., Dechter, E. & Fedorenko, E., Nov 2018, In: Journal of Neurophysiology. 120, 5, p. 2555-2570
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
  • Published
    Walbrin, J., Downing, P. & Koldewyn, K., Apr 2018, In: Neuropsychologia. 112, April, p. 31-39
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review

2017

  • Published
    Isik, L., Koldewyn, K., Beeler, D. & Kanwisher, N., Oct 2017, In: PNAS. 114, 43, p. E9145-E9152
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
  • Published
    Quadflieg, S. & Koldewyn, K., 26 May 2017, In: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1396, 1, p. 166-182 17 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review

2016

  • Published
    Semmelmann, K., Nordt, M., Sommer, K., R枚hnke, R., Mount, L., Pr眉fer, H., Terwiel, S., Meissner, T. W., Koldewyn, K. & Weigelt, S., 7 Jul 2016, In: Frontiers of Psychology. 7, 1021.
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review

2015

  • Published
    Deen, B., Koldewyn, K., Kanwisher, N. & Saxe, R., Nov 2015, In: Cerebral Cortex. 25, 11, p. 4596-4609
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
  • Published
    Osher, D. E., Saxe, R. R., Koldewyn, K., Gabrieli, J. D., Kanwisher, N. & Saygin, Z. M., 26 Jan 2015, In: Cerebral Cortex. 26, 4, p. 1668-1683
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
  • Published
    Saygin, Z. M., Osher, D. E., Koldewyn, K., Martin, R. E., Finn, A., Saxe, R., Gabrieli, J. D. & Sheridan, M., 15 Apr 2015, In: PLoS ONE. 10, 4, p. 1-19
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review

2014

  • Published
    Koldewyn, K., Yendiki, A., Weigelt, S., Gweon, H., Joshua, J., Richardson, H., Malloy, C., Saxe, R., Fischl, B. & Kanwisher, N., 4 Feb 2014, In: PNAS. 111, 5, p. 1981-1986
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
  • Published
    Weigelt, S., Koldewyn, K., Dilks, D. D., Balas, B., McKone, E. & Kanwisher, N., 1 Jan 2014, In: Developmental Science. 17, 1, p. 47-58
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
  • Published
    Kim, S. Y., Burris, J., Bassal, F., Koldewyn, K., Chattarji, S., Tassone, F., Hessl, D. & Rivera, S. M., Mar 2014, In: Cerebral Cortex. 24, 3, p. 600-613
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
  • Published
    Yendiki, A., Koldewyn, K., Kakunoori, S., Kanwisher, N. & Fischel, B., Mar 2014, In: Neuroimage. 88, p. 79-90
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
  • Published
    Fischer, J., Koldewyn, K., Jiang, Y. V. & Kanwisher, N., Mar 2014, In: Clinical Psychological Science. 2, 2, p. 214-223
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
  • Published
    Koldewyn, K., Hanus, P. & Balas, B., Aug 2014, In: Psychonomic Bulletin and Review. 21, 4, p. 969-975
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review

2013

  • Published
    Balas, B. & Koldewyn, K., 1 Nov 2013, In: Neuropsychologia. 51, 13, p. 2876-2881
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
  • Published
    Weigelt, S., Koldewyn, K. & Kanwisher, N., 11 Sept 2013, In: PLoS ONE. 8, 9, p. e74541
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
  • Published
    Farzin, F. & Koldewyn, K., 13 Nov 2013, Comprehensive Guide to Autism. 2014 ed. p. 2743-2754
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding 鈥 Chapter
  • Published
    Koldewyn, K., Jiang, Y. V., Weigelt, S. & Kanwisher, N., 1 Oct 2013, In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 43, 10, p. 2329-2340
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
  • Published
    Wang, J. M., Koldewyn, K., Hashimoto, R. I., Schneider, A., Le, L., Tassone, F., Cheung, K., Hagerman, P., Hessl, D. & Rivera, S. M., 30 Oct 2013, In: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 6, p. 297
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
  • Published
    Koldewyn, K., Weigelt, S., Kanwisher, N. & Jiang, Y., 1 Jun 2013, In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 43, 6, p. 1394-1405
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review

2012

  • Published
    Saygin, Z. M., Osher, D. E., Koldewyn, K., Teynolds, G., Gabrieli, J. D. & Saxe, R. R., 1 Feb 2012, In: Nature Neuroscience. 15, 2, p. 171-337
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
  • Published
    Weigelt, S., Koldewyn, K. & Kanwisher, N., 1 Mar 2012, In: Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews. 36, 3, p. 1060-1084
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review

2011

  • Published
    Hessl, D., Wang, J. M., Schneider, A., Koldewyn, K., Le, L., Iwahashi, C., Cheung, K., Tassone, F., Hagerman, P. J. & Rivera, S. M., 1 Nov 2011, In: Biological Psychiatry. 70, 9, p. 859-865
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
  • Published
    Selmeczy, D., Koldewyn, K., Wang, J. M., Lee, A., Harvey, D., Hessl, D. R., Tassone, F., Adams, P., Hagerman, P. J. & Rivera, S. M., 1 Dec 2011, In: Brain Imaging and Behavior. 5, 4, p. 285-294
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
  • Published
    Koldewyn, K., Whitney, D. & Rivera, S. M., 1 Sept 2011, In: Developmental Science. 14, 5, p. 1075-1088
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review

2010

  • Published
    Weigelt, S., Koldewyn, K. & Doerhrmann, O., 1 Aug 2010, In: Journal of Neurophysiology. 104, 2, p. 581-583
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
  • Published
    Adams, P. E., Adams, J. S., Nguyen, D. V., Brunberg, J. A., Tassone, F., Zhang, W., Koldewyn, K., Rivera, S. M., Grigsby, J., Zhang, L., DeCarli, C., Hagerman, P. J. & Hagerman, R. J., 1 Apr 2010, In: American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics. 153B, 3, p. 775-785
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
  • Published
    Koldewyn, K., Whitney, D. & Rivera, S. M., 1 Feb 2010, In: Brain: A journal of Neurology. 133, 2, p. 599-610
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review

2008

  • Published
    Hessl, D., Tassone, F., Cordeiro, L., Koldewyn, K., McCormick, C., Green, C., Wegelin, J., Yuhas, J. & Hagerman, R. J., 1 Jan 2008, In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 38, 1, p. 184-189
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
  • Published
    Koldewyn, K., Hessl, D., Adams, J., Tassone, F., Hagerman, P. J. & Hagerman, R. J., 1 Jun 2008, In: Brain Imaging and Behavior. 2, 2, p. 105-116
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review

2007

  • Published
    Bulakowski, P. F., Koldewyn, K. & Whitney, D., Mar 2007, In: Vision Research. 47, 6, p. 810-817 8 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
  • Published
    Adams, J. S., Adams, P. E., Nguyen, D., Brunberg, J. A., Tassone, F., Zhang, W., Koldewyn, K., Rivera, S. M., Grigsby, J., Zhang, L., DeCarli, C., Hagerman, P. J. & Hagerman, R. J., 28 Aug 2007, In: Neurology. 69, 9, p. 851-9 9 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review

2023

  • 91精品黑料吃瓜 Community Day was an event that welcomed the local community to explore the University and learn about its significant contributions to the social, economic, environmental, and cultural life of North Wales and beyond. The event showcased a range of activities. Our department of Psychology participated with a stall, offering various engaging activities for attendees, highlighting some of the department's work.

    14 Oct 2023

    Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition (Contributor)

2022

  • We seek to (1) develop a bilingual screening tool to quickly and accurately identify children with complex needs who are referred to the Miles Dyslexia Centre, allowing them to be immediately referred to an appropriate practitioner for a full assessment; (2) scope the current situation and measure waiting times for local children with social difficulties with a level of precision, taking a look at the impact of the pandemic on both waiting times and how assessments are carried out (e.g., remote assessment, bilingual assessment); (3) build and coordinate a group of researchers, educational practitioners, and clinical practitioners with the aim of moving towards an integrated assessment and care system for children with learning difficulties and ASD. Including clinical practitioners is essential, since a complete assessment would need to be a team effort between community, educational, and clinical (NHS) services. Our longer-term aim is to establish a BU Neurodevelopmental Centre that would not only push forward cutting edge translational neurodevelopmental research, but would also service the needs of children locally and nationally (via remote assessment and intervention) and which we hope will serve as a blueprint for excellence in provision within both 鈥渞emote鈥 rural areas and bilingual contexts.

    Funding awarded through the 91精品黑料吃瓜 Innovation and Impact Award (Research Wales Innovation Funding). Value = 拢46,582

    4 May 2022 鈥 30 Apr 2023

    Activity: Other (Contributor)

2019

  • 29 Apr 2019

    Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)

  • 5 Apr 2019

    Activity: Examination (Examiner)

  • 8 Mar 2019

    Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)

  • 2019 鈫

    Activity: Other (Reviewer)

  • 2019 鈫

    Activity: Other (Reviewer)

2018

  • 30 Oct 2018

    Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)

  • 11 Sep 2018 鈥 12 Sep 2018

    Activity: Participation in Academic workshop, seminar, course (Organiser)

  • 18 May 2018 鈥 23 May 2018

    Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Speaker)

  • 8 Mar 2018

    Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)

  • 25 Jan 2018

    Activity: Examination (Examiner)

2017

  • 18 May 2017 鈥 25 May 2017

    Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Participant)

  • 24 Apr 2017 鈥 27 Apr 2017

    Activity: Participation in Academic workshop, seminar, course (Speaker)

  • 14 Feb 2017

    Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)

  • 2017

    Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)

  • 2017 鈥 2019

    Activity: Other (Reviewer)

2016

  • Public Lecture

    28 Apr 2016

    Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition (Speaker)

2015

  • 27 Aug 2015 鈥 28 Aug 2015

    Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)

  • 28 Mar 2015 鈥 31 Mar 2015

    Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)

  • 12 Feb 2015

    Activity: Types of External academic engagement - Invited talk (Contributor)

  • 2015

    Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)

2014

  • 5 Jul 2014

    Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition (Speaker)

  • Talk given at at Durham University, UK

    May 2014

    Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)

  • 29 Apr 2014

    Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)

  • Online article

    2014

    Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)

  • 01/10/2020 鈥 01/08/2022 (Finished)

  • 30/03/2017 鈥 31/12/2199 (Active)

  • 01/11/2014 鈥 01/08/2022 (Finished)

  • 01/10/2014 鈥 28/02/2023 (Finished)

Social Interaction Perception and the Social Brain Across Typical and Atypical Development - Becoming Social听

ERC Starting Grant: 拢1,157,461.00

30/03/17 - 30/03/22


Developmental Change in the Posterior Superior Temporal Sulcus

Royal Society: 拢14,929.00

1/11/14听鈫捥31/10/15

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Person Perception in Typical and Atypical Development

British Academy:听拢9,681.00

1/10/14听鈫捥30/09/16