Dr Bosiljka Milosavljevic
Lecturer in Psychology
School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Queen Mary University of London
Queen Mary University of London
Research
Neurodevelopment, Cognitive Development, Infancy, Child development, Global Health
Interests
Dr Bosiljka Milosavljevic's research investigates the early life predictors and developmental trajectories of childhood neurocognitive and mental health outcomes. Additionally, her work examines the role of environmental adversity, as well as protective and resilience building factors in shaping early development. As part of this, she is interested in studying neurodevelopment in the context of global health and supporting the implementation of neurodevelopmental research into diverse, global contexts.Publications
Publications of specific relevance to the Centre for Brain and Behaviour2025
Longitudinal habituation and novelty detection neural responses from infancy to early childhood in The Gambia and UKRibera AB Maniega BB McCann S Mbye E Touray E Rozhko M Milosavljevic B Katus L et al.
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, Elsevier vol. 76
25-09-2025
A Contextual Approach to Characterizing Caregiver Responsiveness in a Rural Area of The GambiaStevelt H Mbye E Touray E Fadera T Saidykhan M Kambi O Papageorgopoulou E McCann S et al.
Infancy, Wiley vol. 30 (5)
01-09-2025
Growth in early infancy drives optimal brain functional connectivity which predicts cognitive flexibility in later childhoodBulgarelli C Blasi A McCann S Milosavljevic B Ghillia G Mbye E Touray E Fadera T et al.
Elife, Elife Sciences Publications vol. 13 (RP94194)
20-05-2025
2024
Toward a global understanding of neonatal behaviour: adaptation and validation of the Neonatal Behavioural Assessment Scale (NBAS) in the UK and rural GambiaKatus L Rozhko M Torrance C Fadera T Njai F Perapoch Amadó M Milosavljevic B McCann S et al.
Infant Behavior and Development, Elsevier vol. 78
04-12-2024
Foundations for the future: The critical role of infancy and early childhood in addressing global educational challengesMilosavljevic B
In Insights From The Science of Learning For Education: Leveraging Scientific Knowledge For Innovations in Teaching and Learning, Unesco
01-12-2024
The Brain Imaging for Global Health (BRIGHT) Project: Longitudinal cohort study protocolLloyd-Fox S McCann S Milosavljevic B Katus L Blasi A Bulgarelli C Crespo-Llado M Ghillia G et al.
Gates Open Research, F1000research vol. 7
05-09-2024
Mid‐childhood autism sibling recurrence in infants with a family history of autismBazelmans T Arthur R Pasco G Shephard E Milosavljevic B Ali JB Pickles A Johnson MH et al.
Autism Research, Wiley vol. 17 (7), 1501-1514.
01-07-2024
Cognitive control in infancy: Attentional predictors using a tablet-based measureMacrae E Milosavljevic B Katus L Mason L Perapoch Amadó M Rozhko M de Haan M Elwell C et al.
In Psyarxiv
20-05-2024
Cognitive control in infancy: Attentional predictors using a tablet‐based measureMacrae E Milosavljevic B Katus L Mason L Amadó MP Rozhko M de Haan M Elwell CE et al.
Infancy, Wiley vol. 29 (4), 631-655.
20-05-2024
The Brain Imaging for Global Health (BRIGHT) Project: Longitudinal cohort study protocolLloyd-Fox S McCann S Milosavljevic B Katus L Blasi A Bulgarelli C Crespo-Llado M Ghillia G et al.
In Gates Open Res
01-01-2024
2023
It takes a village: Caregiver diversity and language contingency in the UK and rural GambiaKatus L Crespo-Llado MM Milosavljevic B Saidykhan M Njie O Fadera T McCann S Acolatse L et al.
Infant Behavior & Development, Elsevier vol. 74
05-12-2023
Iron status in early infancy is associated with trajectories of cognitive development up to pre-school age in rural GambiaMcCann S Mason L Milosavljevic B Mbye E Touray E Colley A Johnson W Lloyd-Fox S et al.
Plos Global Public Health, Public Library of Science (Plos) vol. 3 (11)
01-11-2023
Executive functioning skills and their environmental predictors among pre‐school aged children in South Africa and The GambiaMilosavljevic B Cook CJ Fadera T Ghillia G Howard SJ Makaula H Mbye E McCann S et al.
Developmental Science, Wiley vol. 27 (5)
01-05-2023
2022
Neural Marker of Habituation at 5 Months of Age Associated with Deferred Imitation Performance at 12 Months: A Longitudinal Study in the UK and The GambiaKatus L Milosavljevic B Rozhko M McCann S Mason L Mbye E Touray E Moore SE et al.
Children, Mdpi vol. 9 (7)
01-07-2022
2020
Brief Report: Associations Between Cognitive Control Processes and Traits of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Anxiety in Children at Elevated and Typical Familial Likelihood for ASDGodoy PBG Shephard E Milosavljevic B Johnson MH Charman T
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Springer Nature vol. 51 (8), 3001-3013.
15-10-2020
Neural and behavioural indices of face processing in siblings of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD): A longitudinal study from infancy to mid-childhoodShephard E Milosavljevic B Mason L Elsabbagh M Tye C Gliga T Jones EJ Charman T et al.
Cortex, Elsevier vol. 127, 162-179.
29-02-2020
ERP markers are associated with neurodevelopmental outcomes in 1–5 month old infants in rural Africa and the UKKatus L Mason L Milosavljevic B McCann S Rozhko M Moore SE Elwell CE Lloyd-Fox S et al.
Neuroimage, Elsevier vol. 210
30-01-2020
2019
Adaptation of the Mullen Scales of Early Learning for use among infants aged 5‐ to 24‐months in rural GambiaMilosavljevic B Vellekoop P Maris H Halliday D Drammeh S Sanyang L Darboe MK Elwell C et al.
Developmental Science, Wiley vol. 22 (5)
10-03-2019
2018
Early developmental pathways to childhood symptoms of attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder, anxiety and autism spectrum disorderShephard E Bedford R Milosavljevic B Gliga T Jones EJH Pickles A Johnson MH Charman T et al.
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Wiley vol. 60 (9), 963-974.
02-07-2018
Adaptive Behaviour and Cognitive Skills: Stability and Change from 7 Months to 7 Years in Siblings at High Familial Risk of Autism Spectrum DisorderSalomone E Shephard E Milosavljevic B Johnson MH Charman T The BASIS Team
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Springer Nature vol. 48 (9), 2901-2911.
03-04-2018
2017
Anxiety and Attentional Bias to Threat in Children at Increased Familial Risk for Autism Spectrum DisorderMilosavljevic B Shephard E Happé FG Johnson MH Charman T The BASIS Team
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Springer Nature vol. 47 (12), 3714-3727.
23-01-2017
2016
Mid‐childhood outcomes of infant siblings at familial high‐risk of autism spectrum disorderShephard E Milosavljevic B Pasco G Jones EJH Gliga T Happé F Johnson MH Charman T et al.
Autism Research, Wiley vol. 10 (3), 546-557.
29-11-2016
2015
Alexithymia in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Its Relationship to Internalising Difficulties, Sensory Modulation and Social CognitionMilosavljevic B Carter Leno V Simonoff E Baird G Pickles A Jones CRG Erskine C Charman T et al.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Springer Nature vol. 46 (4), 1354-1367.
11-12-2015
2014
Older and Younger Adults’ Accuracy in Discerning Health and Competence in Older and Younger FacesZebrowitz LA Franklin RG Boshyan J Luevano V Agrigoroaei S Milosavljevic B Lachman ME
Psychology and Aging, American Psychological Association (Apa) vol. 29 (3), 454-468.
01-01-2014
2011
Patient Navigation to Improve Breast Cancer Screening in Bosnian Refugees and ImmigrantsPercac-Lima S Milosavljevic B Oo SA Marable D Bond B
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, Springer Nature vol. 14 (4), 727-730.
19-10-2011
Longitudinal Habituation and Novelty Detection neural responses from infancy to early childhood in The Gambia and UKRibera AB Maniega BB McCann S Mbye E Touray E Rozhko M Milosavljevic B Katus L et al.
In Biorxiv
Socioeconomic and health predictors of perinatal mental health in a rural area of The GambiaMilosavljevic B Torrance C Kievit R Darboe S Sanyang L McCann S McCoy D Fadera T et al.
In Osf Preprints
A contextual approach to characterizing caregiver responsiveness in a rural area of The GambiaStevelt H-C Mbye E Touray E Fadera T Saidykhan M Kambi O Papageorgopoulou E McCann S et al.
In Psyarxiv
A contextual approach to characterising caregiver responsiveness in a rural area of The GambiaStevelt H-C Mbye E Touray E Fadera T Saidykhan M Kambi O Papageorgopoulou E McCann S et al.
In Psyarxiv
Functional specialisation across the first five years of life: a longitudinal characterisation of social perception with fNIRSBenerradi J Bulgarelli C Mbye E Blanco B Touray E McCann S Milosavljevic B Moore SE et al.
In Biorxiv
The Brain Imaging for Global Health (BRIGHT) Project: Longitudinal cohort study protocolLloyd-Fox S McCann S Milosavljevic B Katus L Blasi A Bulgarelli C Crespo-Llado M Ghillia G et al.
It takes a village: caregiver diversity and language contingency in the UK and rural GambiaKatus L Crespo-Llado MM Milosavljevic B Saidykhan M Njie O Fadera T McCann S Acolatse L et al.
In Osf Preprints
Growth in early infancy drives optimal brain functional connectivity which predicts cognitive flexibility in later childhoodBulgarelli C Blasi A McCann S Milosavljevic B Ghillia G Mbye E Touray E Fadera T et al.
In Biorxiv
Toward a global understanding of infant mental health: adaptation and validation of the Neonatal Behavioural Assessment Scale (NBAS) in rural GambiaKatus L Rozhko M Torrance C Fadera T Njai F Perapoch Amadó M Milosavljevic B McCann S et al.
In Osf Preprints
Grants
Grants of specific relevance to the Centre for Brain and BehaviourBrain Injury, Sleep and Cognition - Untangling the long term Impact of childhood TBI (Michael Yoong)Michael Yoong and Bosiljka Milosavljevic
£66,357 Barts and the London Charity
01-06-2025 - 30-11-2026
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