Dr Rachel Moseley - Bournemouth University Staff Profile Pages

Biography

Biography

My research interests centre on autism spectrum conditions (ASC). Previously, I've used neurometabolic (MRI, DTI) and electrophysiological (EEG, MEG) methods to investigate language, emotion and social processes in people with and without ASC. My doctoral research concerned the broad framework known as 'grounded' or 'embodied' cognition, and much of my research has considered how seemingly basic sensorimotor regions of the brain may contribute to 'higher order' thought; such that motor problems, in autism, could cause difficulties in other domains.

More recently, I have focused on llate diagnosis and the female profile of autism spectrum conditions. Girls and women with ASC are an understudied group and are commonly mis- or undiagnosed as they do not fit the traditional, male conceptualisation of autism. I also study self-injury, suicidality, mental and physical health and stress in autistic adults.

Journal Articles

Moseley, R., Gregory, N., Smith, P., Allison, C. and Baron-Cohen, S., 2020. Links between self-injury and suicidality in autism. Molecular Autism.
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Moseley, R.L., Druce, T. and Turner-Cobb, J.M., 2020. ‘When my autism broke’: A qualitative study spotlighting autistic voices on menopause. Autism.
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Grisoni, L., Moseley, R., Motlagh, S., Kandia, D., Sener, N., Pulvermuller, F., Roepke, S. and Mohr, B., 2019. Prediction and Mismatch negativity responses reflect impairments in action semantic processing in adults with autism spectrum disorders. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.
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Hillus, J., Moseley, R., Roepke, S. and Mohr, B., 2019. Action semantic deficits are associated with impaired motor skills in autistic adults without intellectual impairment. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.
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Moseley, R., Gregory, N.J., Smith, P., Allison, C. and Baron-Cohen, S., 2019. A “choice”, an “addiction”, a way “out of the lost”; Exploring self-injury in autistic people without intellectual disability. Molecular Autism.
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Moseley, R., Hitchiner, R. and Kirkby, J.A., 2018. Self-reported sex differences in high-functioning adults with autism: a meta-analysis. Molecular Autism.
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Moseley, R. and Pulvermuller, F., 2018. What can autism teach us about the role of sensorimotor systems in higher cognition? New clues from studies on language, action semantics, and abstract emotional concept processing. Cortex.
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Ypma, R.J.F. et al., 2016. Default mode hypoconnectivity underlies a sex-related autism spectrum. Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging.
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Moseley, R.L., Correia, M.C., Baron-Cohen, S., Shtyrov, Y., Pulvermuller, F. and Mohr, B., 2016. Reduced volume of the arcuate fasciculus in adults with high-functioning autism spectrum conditions. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.
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Moseley, R., Ypma, R.J.F., Holt, R.J., Floris, D., Chura, L.R., Spencer, M.D., Baron-Cohen, S., Suckling, J., Bullmore, E. and Rubinov, M., 2015. Whole-brain functional hypoconnectivity as an endophenotype of autism in adolescents. NeuroImage: Clinical, 9, 140-152.
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Moseley, R., Shtyrov, Y., Mohr, B., Lombardo, M.V., Baron-Cohen, S. and Pulvermuller, F., 2015. Lost for emotion words: what motor and limbic brain activity reveals about autism and semantic theory. Neuroimage, 104, 413-422.
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Moseley, R. and Pulvermuller, F., 2014. Nouns, verbs, objects, actions, and abstractions: Local fMRI activity indexes semantics, not lexical categories. Brain & Language, 132, 28-42.
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Moseley, R., Pulvermuller, F., Mohr, B., Lombardo, M.V., Baron-Cohen, S. and Shtyrov, Y., 2014. Brain Routes for Reading in Adults with and without Autism: EMEG Evidence. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 44 (1), 137-153.
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Pulvermuller, F., Moseley, R., Egorova, N., Shebani, Z. and Boulenger, V., 2014. Motor cognition–motor semantics: Action perception theory of cognition and communication. Neuropsychologia, 55, 71-84.
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Moseley, R., Pulvermuller, F. and Shtyrov, Y., 2013. Sensorimotor semantics on the spot: brain activity dissociates between conceptual categories within 150 ms. Scientific Reports, 3.
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Moseley, R., Mohr, B., Lombardo, M.V., Baron-Cohen, S., Hauk, O. and Pulvermuller, F., 2013. Brain and behavioral correlates of action semantic deficits in autism. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 7.
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Moseley, R., Mohr, B., Lombardo, M.V., Baron-Cohen, S., Hauk, O. and Pulvermuller, F., 2013. Brain and behavioral correlates of action semantic deficits in autism. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 7 (725), 1-10.
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Carota, F., Moseley, R. and Pulvermuller, F., 2012. Body-part-specific Representations of Semantic Noun Categories. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 24 (6), 1492-1509.
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Moseley, R., Carota, F., Hauk, O., Mohr, B. and Pulvermuller, F., 2012. A role for the motor system in binding abstract emotional meaning. Cerebral Cortex, 22, 1634-1647.
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Chapters

Moseley, R., 2018. The limbic system. In: Braaten, E.B., ed. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Intellectual and Developmental Disorders. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 964-966.
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Moseley, R., 2018. The Extreme Male Brain theory of autism. In: Braaten, E.B., ed. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Intellectual and Developmental Disorders. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 979.
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Moseley, R., Kiefer, M. and Pulvermuller, F., 2016. Grounding and embodiment of concepts and meaning: a neurobiological perspective. In: Coello, Y. and Fischer, M., eds. Foundations of Embodied Cognition. Psychology Press.
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Conferences

Turner-Cobb, J.M., Sinimeri, D., Moseley, R. and Gamble, T.R., 2019. Visualization of social support alters mood: clinical implications of a conceptual mapping tool. In: The American Psychosomatic Society (APS) 77th Annual Scientific Meeting 6-9 March 2019 Vancouver, Canada.
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Internet Publications

Moseley, R., 2019. Understanding Gender Differences in Autism. Bournemouth Research Chronicle. Available from: https://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/research/research-chronicle/research-chronicle-2019/understanding-gender-differences-autism.
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Moseley, R., 2019. Orangutans in the social jungle and the cost of hiding in plain sight.. Pint of Science. Available from: https://pintofscience.co.uk/blog/orangutans-in-the-social-jungle/.
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Moseley, R., Greenburg, C. and Rosa, S., 2019. Autism and Self-Injury: Talking With Dr. Rachel Moseley at INSAR 2019. Thinking Person's Guide to Autism. Available from: http://www.thinkingautismguide.com/2019/10/autism-and-self-injury-talking-with-dr.html.
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Moseley, R. and Kirkby, J., 2018. Autism screening tool may not detect the condition in some women. The Conversation. Available from: https://theconversation.com/autism-screening-tool-may-not-detect-the-condition-in-some-women-96488.
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Moseley, R., 2017. Ten Things I Wish People Knew About Autism. Soapbox Science. Available from: http://soapboxscience.org/ten-things-wish-people-knew-autism-meet-rachel-moseley/.
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Moseley, R., 2016. Autism is nothing to be A-shamed about: reflections on the muddled messages from the media. Soapbox Science. Available from: http://soapboxscience.org/?p=3330.
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Moseley, R., 2016. Figuring out the human brain and how being on the autism spectrum affects it. Womanthology. Available from: http://www.womanthology.co.uk/figuring-out-the-human-brain-and-how-being-on-the-autism-spectrum-affects-it-dr-rachel-moseley-lecturer-in-psychology-at-bournemouth/.
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Posters

Vuillier, L., Carter, Z., Texeira, A. and Moseley, R., 2019. Alexithymia: the missing link between autism and eating disorders? In: ISRE.
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Profile of Teaching PG

Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Clinical and Cognitive Neuropsychology

Profile of Teaching UG

Experimental Methods and Statistical Analysis 2a
Educational Psychology and Special Educational Needs
Clinical and Developmental Psychology

Invited Lectures

Depression, suicide and self-injury in autism: whe, London, 05 Dec 2019 more

Autism Today 2019, conference for doctors, psychiatrists, healthcare professionals in London, December 2019.
“Missed or misdiagnosed? Autism spectrum disorders, Cambridge, 01 Jun 2017 more

Talk given to clinical psychologists in Cambridge
Learning Spaces in Mind and Brain, Bournemouth International College, 19 Oct 2016 more

Bournemouth International College Best Practice Day

Internal Responsibilities

Programme Leader, Clinical and Developmental Neuropsychology, Psychology
Placement coordinator (MSc), Psychology
Unit Leader, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Department of Psychology
Unit Leader, Clinical and Cognitive Neuropsychology, Department of Psychology

Public Engagement & Outreach Activities

Talk given to the Bournemouth Skeptics in the Pub society.
Talk given at Festival of Learning
Talk given as part of Pint of Science Bournemouth
Talk given at the local autism support group, Dorset Adult Asperger Support
Helping out at BU's stall to talk to the public about the brain and brain injury. Talking to the public in the city centre.
Bournemouth Air Festival 2017: an interactive presentation about the brain, autism and psychology
Soapbox Science, 2017: Speaking to the public in Milton Keynes about the brain and about autism spectrum conditions.
Festival of Learning, 2017: 'Neurodiversity is the spice of life', a talk on autism spectrum conditions
Festival of Learning, 2017: Your Brilliant Brain. Interactive activity stand for families, to learn about the brain.
Soapbox Science presentation: Amazing Brains and the Autism Spectrum
Psychology 101: Presentation to secondary school students as part of BU Summer Breaks

Conference Presentations

Autistica Autism Research Conference, Exploring self-injury in autistic people, 06 Sep 2018, City University of London
International Meeting for Autism Research, Sex differences in autistic adults: a meta-analysis, 09 May 2018, Rotterdam
Society for the Neurobiology of Language, Neurophysiological correlates of action word and sound processing in autism spectrum conditions and neurotypical controls: A mismatch negativity (MMN) study, 17 Aug 2016, University College London

Attended Training

Building Resilience, 01 Jun 2018
Understanding Boundaries, 25 May 2018
Research Communication Day, 23 May 2018
Bid Writing Retreat - British Academy Small Grants, 14 Mar 2018
Supporting Students Health and Wellbeing, 09 Mar 2018
Handling Loss Issues in Students, 01 Jan 2018
Mental Health First Aid, 01 Sep 2017
Doctoral Supervision Development, 01 Jan 2017
Preparing Impact Case Studies, 01 Jan 2017
Innovate: Teaching Large Groups, 01 Jan 2017
PG Certificate in Education, 18 Sep 2016

External Media & Press

External Media and Press

Autism screening tool may not detect the condition in some women, The Conversation, 23 May 2018. https://theconversation.com/autism-screening-tool-may-not-detect-the-condition-in-some-women-96488
The Supporters: Experts talk about autism, Fixers, 21 Mar 2018. http://www.fixers.org.uk/feel-happy-fix/feel-happy-on-the-spectrum/the-supporters.php
Aspergers and Me: Fixers video, ITV, 14 Mar 2018. http://www.fixers.org.uk/index.php?module_instance_id=11312&core_alternate_io_handler=view_fixer_news_video&data_ref_id=16859&news_data_ref_id=16858&video_no=1
Girls with autism show anomalies in 'daydreaming' network, Spectrum News, 18 Aug 2016. https://spectrumnews.org/news/girls-autism-show-anomalies-daydreaming-network/