Rehana is currently teaching undergraduate courses in Human Development and Intelligence and Cognition across Lifespans in the School of Life Sciences.
She is a graduate of the University of Cambridge, University of Oxford and the London School of Economics. She is a developmental psychologist and a chartered member of the British Psychological Society (BPS).
Rehana has previously worked at the Institute of Education for Professor Iram Siraj-Blatchford conducting research and teaching in children’s early cognitive development.
Rehana is an active member of her community and has served on the board of trustees for the Child to Child Trust which is a children’s charity promoting children’s rights and participation.
Her research interests are in cognitive development including executive functions and its link to academic success, the role of language in self-regulation and the philosophy of psychology.
Rehana supervises undergraduate projects in cognitive and development psychology. Rehana speaks French and has a Diplôme from the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce, Grenoble, France.
Publications
Siraj, I., & Asani, R. (2015). The role of sustained shared thinking, play and metacognition in young children’s learning. In S. Robson & S. Quinn (Eds.), The Routledge international handbook of young children’s thinking and understanding. London, UK: Routledge.
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