Screen media is becoming increasingly ubiquitous in children’s day to day lives, my research strives to understand the impact of screen media on children’s early cognitive development. In particular, I am interested in children’s declarative memory development and children’s early word learning. At present, I am running an exciting research project investigating children's word learning from touchscreen apps.

Experience

  • 2023–present
    Associate Professor, University of Salford
  • 2016–2023
    Lecturer, University of Salford
  • 2014–2016
    Research Associate for the ESRC International Centre for Language and Communicative Development, Lancaster University
  • 2013–2014
    Postdoctoral fellow, Binghamton University

Education

  • 2013 
    University of Sheffield, PhD

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