Spotlight on researchers

Read short interviews with the people working hard to understand and help improve diagnosis and treatment of Tourette Syndrome.

• Bobbie Smith is researching the dietary behaviours of young people with TS and their families.
• Camilla Babbage is researching the development of a digital tool to help young people with TS or tic disorder manage negative feelings
• Sandra-Eve Bamigbade is a PhD student at the University of Hertfordshire interested in exploring the mealtime experiences of young people (12-16 years old) with TS and their parents.
• Charlotte Sanderson is a research clinical psychologist working on the ORBIT trial - an NIHR funded study looking at the efficacy of online behavioural interventions for tic disorders.
• Vishal Rawji is a researcher at University College London.  Read about his research and watch a video about life as a UCL MBPhD student.

• Katherine Dyke  investigates the role of cortical excitability in TS

• Clare Eddy - Read about her brain imaging results here

• Elena Nixon focuses on the effectiveness of behavioural therapies for young people with TS

• Hilmar Sigurdssond - Research investigating the occurrence and frequency of urges prior to tics and sensory sensitivity

Visit our You Tube channel to hear from researchers about their projects and findings