Research interests

Previously, I have worked on systematic reviews of experimental neuroscience research. This led to a deep passion in research culture, research support, and researcher development. My current interests are:

  • research culture change initiatives and community-led open research initiatives centred around equity, diversity, inclusion & accessibility, systems change, and capacity building
  • feminist and decolonial perspectives on open research, knowledge dissemination, and information retrieval
  • critical disability studies perspectives on neuroscience (especially neurodivergent experiences in academia and education)

More of my work, including articles, blogs, and presentations, can be found on Knowledge Commmons.

Selected publications

  1. Rudkin G, Warrington KL, Wilson E, Iley B, Zisk AH. (2026). Curricula May Not Apply:“Abnormal” Exceptions Speak Back to the Curriculum. Teaching of Psychology.

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  2. Kaljusto HK, Wilson E, Fletcher‐Watson S. (2025). Do Influential Articles on the Genetics of Autism Show Evidence of Engagement With the Autistic Community?. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics.

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  3. Deeb H, Creasey S, Lucini de Ugarte D, Strevens G, Usman T, Wong HY, Kutzer MAM, Wilson E, Zieliński T, Millar AJ. (2025). The Rise of Open Data Practices Among Bioscientists at the University of Edinburgh. PLOS One.

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  4. Eleftheriou C, Giachetti S, Hickson R, Kamnioti-Dumont L, Templaar R, Aaltonen A, Tsoukala E, Kim K, Fryer-Petridis L, Henley C, Erdem C, Wilson E, et al. (2025). Better statistical reporting does not lead to statistical rigour: lessons from two decades of pseudoreplication in mouse-model studies of neurological disorders. Molecular Autism.

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  5. Zieliński T, Romanowski A, Wilson E, Anderson F, Gountouna E, Mimault M, Meynert A, Wallace EJ. (2025). Good Enough Practices in Scientific Computing: A Learning Module for Researchers. Journal of Open Source Education.

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  6. Wilson E. (2024). Open Research at Edinburgh. Edinburgh Open Research. (Report)

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  7. Brody S, Loree S, Sampson M, Mensinkai S, Coffman J, Mueller MH, Askin N, Hamill C, Wilson E, et al. (2023). Searching for evidence in public health emergencies: a white paper of best practices. JMLA.

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  8. Wilson E*, Ramage FJ*, Wever KE, Sena ES, Macleod MR, Currie GL (* contributed equally). (2023). Designing, conducting, and reporting reproducible animal experiments. Journal of Endocrinology.

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