Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology, Cardiff University

Dr Amy Paine's core research area is social development, with a focus on protective factors in children's close relationships such as family members and friends. In herwork, she uses observation and longitudinal methods to investigate how children develop understanding of the social world through play. She is also interested in understanding the social, emotional, and cognitive mechanisms that underpin emotional and behavioural problems in childhood. Amy is the Co-Director of the Neurodevelopment Assessment Unit in the Cardiff University Centre for Human Developmental Science and is working on projects aiming to develop understanding of the experiences and support needs of adoptive and special guardianship families.