Previously, I studied Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging (MSc) at Liverpool Hope University, whereby I also obtained a Psychology (BSc) degree. Currently, I am a PhD student at Liverpool John Moores University, interested in investigating responses to affective touch in eating disorder populations compared to healthy controls. As part of my PhD, I am examining an impaired affective touch system in Anorexia Nervosa, with the aim of developing a non-invasive brain stimulation intervention for this impairment, under the supervision of Dr Valentina Cazzato, Dr Paula Trotter and Prof Francis McGlone.
Degrees
2018, Liverpool Hope University, United Kingdom, Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging (MSc)
2017, Liverpool Hope University, United Kingdom, Psychology (BSc)
Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom, Psychology/ Cognitive Neuroscience PhD
Certifications
Counselling Training Liverpool (CTL), United Kingdom, Counselling Skills (Level 2)
Prospero Training, United Kingdom, Online safeguarding course (Level 1)
Academic appointments
Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience PhD, Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University, 2020 - present
British Science Week Assistant, Sciences, Liverpool Hope University, 2019 - 2019
Research Assistant, Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University, 2018 - 2020
Thesis/Dissertation
Bellard A. 2024. An atypical social touch system in Anorexia Nervosa? Towards a novel non-invasive brain stimulation intervention Cazzato V, Trotter P, McGlone F. Public Url
Journal article
Bellard A, Trotter PD, McGlone F, Cazzato V. 2023. Role of medial prefrontal cortex and primary somatosensory cortex in self and other-directed vicarious social touch: a TMS study Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 18 :1-14 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Swami V, Tran US, Stieger S, Aavik T, Ranjbar HA, Adebayo SO, Afhami R, Ahmed O, Aimé A, Akel M, Halbusi HA, Alexias G, Ali KF, Alp-Dal N, Alsalhani AB, Álvares-Solas S, Amaral ACS, Andrianto S, Aspden T, Argyrides M, Aruta JJBR, Atkin S, Ayandele O, Baceviciene M, Bahbouh R, Ballesio A, Barron D, Bellard AM, Bender SS, Beydağ KD, Birovljević G, Blackburn M-È, Borja-Alvarez T, Borowiec J, Bozogáňová M, Bratland-Sanda S, Browning MHEM, Brytek-Matera A, Burakova M, Çakır-Koçak Y, Camacho P, Camilleri VE, Cazzato V, Cerea S, Chaiwutikornwanich A, Chaleeraktrakoon T, Chambers T, Chen Q-W, Chen X, Chien C-L, Chobthamkit P, Choompunuch B, Compte EJ, Corrigan J, Cosmas G, Cowden RG, Czepczor-Bernat K, Czub M, da Silva WR, Dadfar M, Dalley SE, Dany L, Datu JAD, Berbert de Carvalho PH, Coelho GLDH, De Jesus AOS, Debbabi SH, Dhakal S, Di Bernardo F, Dimitrova DD, Dion J, Dixson B, Donofrio SM, Drysch M, Du H, Dzhambov AM, El-Jor C, Enea V, Eskin M, Farbod F, Farrugia L, Fian L, Fisher ML, Folwarczny M, Frederick DA, Fuller-Tyszkiewicz M, Furnham A, García AA, Geller S, Ghisi M, Ghorbani A, Martinez MAG, Gradidge S, Graf S, Grano C, Gyene G, Hallit S, Hamdan M, Handelzalts JE, Hanel PHP, Hawks SR, Hekmati I, Helmy M, Hill T, Hina F, Holenweger G, Hřebíčková M, Ijabadeniyi OA, Imam A, İnce B, Irrazabal N, Jankauskiene R, Jiang D-Y, Jiménez-Borja M, Jiménez-Borja V, Johnson EM, Jovanović V, Jović M, Jović M, Junqueira ACP, Kahle L-M, Kantanista A, Karakiraz A, Karkin AN, Kasten E, Khatib S, Khieowan N, Kimong PJ, Kiropoulos L, Knittel J, Kohli N, Koprivnik M, Kospakov A, Król-Zielińska M, Krug I, Kuan G, Kueh YC, Kujan O, Kukić M, Kumar S, Kumar V, Lamba N, Lauri MA, Laus MF, LeBlanc LA, Lee HJ, Lipowska M, Lipowski M, Lombardo C, Lukács A, Maïano C, Malik S, Manjary M, Baldó LM, Martinez-Banfi M, Massar K, Matera C, McAnirlin O, Mebarak MR, Mechri A, Meireles JFF, Mesko N, Mills J, Miyairi M, Modi R, Modrzejewska A, Modrzejewska J, Mulgrew KE, Myers TA, Namatame H, Nassani MZ, Nerini A, Neto F, Neto J, Neves AN, Ng S-K, Nithiya D, O J, Obeid S, Oda-Montecinos C, Olapegba PO, Olonisakin TT, Omar SS, Örlygsdóttir B, Özsoy E, Otterbring T, Pahl S, Panasiti MS, Park Y, Patwary MM, Pethö T, Petrova N, Pietschnig J, Pourmahmoud S, Prabhu VG, Poštuvan V, Prokop P, Ramseyer Winter VL, Razmus M, Ru T, Rupar M, Sahlan RN, Hassan MS, Šalov A, Sapkota S, Sarfo JO, Sawamiya Y, Schaefer K, Schulte-Mecklenbeck M, Seekis V, Selvi K, Sharifi M, Shrivastava A, Siddique RF, Sigurdsson V, Silkane V, Šimunić A, Singh G, Slezáčková A, Sundgot-Borgen C, Ten Hoor G, Tevichapong P, Tipandjan A, Todd J, Togas C, Tonini F, Tovar-Castro JC, Trangsrud LKJ, Tripathi P, Tudorel O, Tylka TL, Uyzbayeva A, Vally Z, Vanags E, Vega LD, Vicente-Arruebarrena A, Vidal-Mollón J, Vilar R, Villegas H, Vintilă M, Wallner C, White MP, Whitebridge S, Windhager S, Wong KY, Yau EK, Yamamiya Y, Yeung VWL, Zanetti MC, Zawisza M, Zeeni N, Zvaríková M, Voracek M. 2023. Body appreciation around the world: Measurement invariance of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2) across 65 nations, 40 languages, gender identities, and age Body Image, 46 :449-466 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Bellard AM, Urgesi C, Cazzato V. 2021. Self-body recognition and attitudes towards body image in younger and older women Archives of Women's Mental Health, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Bellard AM, Cornelissen PL, Mian E, Cazzato V. 2020. The ageing body: contributing attitudinal factors towards perceptual body size estimates in younger and middle-aged women Archives of Women's Mental Health, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Conference presentation:
Poster presentation, Online (Australia), BIRD 2021, Bellard, A., Sun, W., Denkow, L., Najm, A., Michael-Grigoriou, D., Trotter, P., McGlone, F., Fairhurst, M., & Cazzato, V., (2021, November 12). The virtual touch toolkit: Association with body image disturbances and responses to interpersonal touch, as measured by the 'hands on' application [Conference presentation]. BIRD 2021, Online, Australia.. 2021
Poster presentation, Online, Eating Disorders Research Society 2021, Ralph-Nearman, C., Arevian, A. C., Cazzato, V., Bellard, A., Davis, G., Khalsa, S. S., & Feusner, J. D (2021, September 17). Somatomap 3-Dimensional visual assessment of body image perceptual accuracy related to eating disorder symptoms in male fashion models [Conference presentation]. EDRS 2021, Online, United States.. 2021
Poster presentation, Online, BrNet 2021, Bellard, A., Trotter, P., McGlone, F., & Cazzato. V (2021, July 12). Vicarious ratings of social touch in women with and recovered from Anorexia Nervosa [Conference presentation]. BrNet 2021, Online, United Kingdom.. 2021
Poster presentation, Online, EPS 2021, Bellard, A., Trotter, P., McGlone, F., & Cazzato. V (2021, January 6-7). The impact of COVID-19 restrictions on vicarious ratings of social touch [Poster session]. EPS 2021, Online, United Kingdom.. 2021
Poster presentation, University of Manchester, Body Up Conference, Bellard, A., Cornelissen, P., & Cazzato, V. (2019, June 13). Visual self-body recognition abilities in women across youth and midlife [Poster session]. Body-Up Conference, 2019, Manchester, United Kingdom.. 2019
Poster presentation, University of Liverpool, Food for thought conference, Bellard, A., Cornelissen, P., & Cazzato, V. (2019, April 10). Multidimensional body image assessment in young and middle-aged women [Poster session]. Food for Thought 2019, Liverpool, United Kingdom.. 2019
Poster presentation, University of Manchester, EPS conference 2019, Bellard, A., Cornelissen, P., & Cazzato, V. (2019, April 10-12). Multidimensional body image assessment in young and middle-aged women [Poster session]. EPS 2019, Manchester, United Kingdom.. 2019