Dr Emma Cohen wins an Award from the James S McDonnell Foundation

The School is pleased to announce that Dr Emma Cohen has won an Award from the James S McDonnell Foundation (in their Understanding Human Cognition Opportunity Award programme.

The research will investigate effects of perceived social support on fatigue in physical activity. The major empirical goal of the project is to investigate how early life socio-environmental adversity influences effects of perceived social support on fatigue in demanding physical activity. The broader theoretical ambition is to situate the study of fatigue, a crucial mechanism of homeostatic regulation, within social, developmental and evolutionary context.