Dr Heidi Baseler

PhD

Senior Lecturer in Imaging Sciences

Role at Hull York Medical School

Heidi is a Senior Lecturer at the Hull York Medical School and the Department of Psychology, University of York.

University and Departmental roles:

INSPIRE Programme Lead (undergraduate research) (Hull York Medical School)
York Neuroimaging Centre Research Governance Committee (Psychology)
York Neuroimaging Centre Science Committee (Psychology)
Involvement@York Steering Group (Public and Patient Involvement in Research)
York Biomedical Research Institute member

Biography

Education

Dartmouth College, USA AB, Biology/Psychology (1986)
University of California Berkeley, USA PhD, Vision Science (1995)

Career

Stanford University, Research fellow, Department of Psychology (1996-1999)
Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute, San Francisco, Research fellow/Consultant, (1999-2002)
University of York, Research fellow, Department of Psychology (2008-2012)
Hull York Medical School, Lecturer in Imaging Sciences (2012-2021)
Hull York Medical School, Senior Lecturer in Imaging Sciences, Centre for Neuroscience (2012-present)

Research

I am a member of the Experimental Medicine and Biomedicine research group.

My current research focus is to understand the neural mechanisms specialised for processing central and peripheral vision, and how these mechanisms respond to sensory loss (visual or auditory).

Projects

Current research projects include:

Monitoring changes in the brain and eyes in patients with visual deficits (e.g. age-related macular degeneration, genetic visual disorders, brain trauma)
Developing and monitoring neuroprotection using photobiomodulation (670nm light)
Understanding the relationship between age-related macular degeneration and cognitive function
Measuring the effects of COVID-19 on memory and cognitive function
Investigating behavioural and brain mechanisms of colour processing
Determining the neural basis of superior visual performance in deaf adults

Techniques

Neuroimaging: Structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), myelin mapping

Electrophysiology: Multifocal electroencephalography (EEG), electroretinography (ERG)

Collaborators

Aziz Asghar (University of Hull)
Muriel Boucart (University of Lille)
David Buckley (University of Sheffield)
Charlotte Codina (University of Sheffield)
Frans Cornelissen (University of Groningen)
Karla Evans (University of York)
Richard Gale (York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust)
Mark Greenlee (University of Regensburg)
Michael Hoffmann (University of Magdeburg)
Tony Morland (University of York)
Paulo Stanga (Manchester Royal Eye Hospital)
Alex Wade (University of York)

Teaching

Undergraduate

Medicine, Year 1:

Foundations of Medicine

The Central Nervous System and Normal Neuromuscular and Musculoskeletal Function

Psychological Health

Scholarship and Special Interest Programme: Neuroscience of Vision

Medicine, Year 2:

Neurological, Neuromuscular and Musculoskeletal Disease

Postgraduate

Department of Psychology

MSc Cognitive Neuroscience: Project Supervision

Publications

Visit Dr Heidi Baseler's profile on the York Research Database to see a full list of publications, browse activities and projects, explore connections, collaborations, related work and more.

Collaborations

Current collaborators

Archana Airody (Ophthalmology, York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust)
Aziz Asghar (University of Hull)
Dan Baker (Psychology, University of York)
Holly Brown (University of Leeds)
Charlotte Codina (University of Sheffield)
Richard Gale (Hull York Medical School/York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust)
Michael Hoffmann (University of Magdeburg, Germany)
Glen Jeffery (Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London)
Netta Levin (Hadassah Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel)
Tony Morland (Psychology, University of York)
Abayomi Salawu (Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust)
Alex Wade (Psychology, University of York)

Postgraduate research supervision

Current research students

Sharyfah Alasiri (PhD student, Biomedical Sciences, University of York)
Erin English (PhD student, Psychology, University of York)

External roles

Memberships

Yorkshire Vision Network
Applied Vision Association
Women in Vision UK
Color and Vision Network

Editorial duties

Ad hoc reviewer for various publications in neuroscience and vision
External examiner for PhD theses in the UK, Australia and the Netherlands

Honours and awards

Exceptional Contribution to Student Experience Finalist, Hull York Medical School, 2024
Pursuing Excellence Award, Hull York Medical School, 2023
Vice-Chancellor's Teaching Award, University of York, 2020
Exceptional Contribution to Student Experience, Hull York Medical School, 2018
Phase I Teacher of Excellence Award Finalist, Hull York Medical School, 2018
Phase II Teacher of Excellence Award Finalist, Hull York Medical School, 2018
Phase I Teacher of Excellence Award Finalist, Hull York Medical School, 2016