Language and Cognition People
Information about our people
Academic Staff
| Name | Areas of Expertise | Contact | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suzanne Beeke Associate Professor | conversation analysis / aphasia / dementia / interventions / behaviour change | s.beeke[at]ucl.ac.uk | |
| Steven Bloch Professor of Communication and Social Interaction / Head of Department | conversation analysis / end of life talk / progressive neurological communication disorders | s.bloch[at]ucl.ac.uk | |
| Kirsty Catling Lecturer (Teaching) | adult neurological rehabilitation | k.catling[at]ucl.ac.uk | |
| Lesley Cavalli Lecturer | psychogenic / functional neurological voice and breathing disorders | l.cavalli[at]ucl.ac.uk | |
| Bonnie Wing-Yin Chow Associate Professor | language learning and processing in multilinguals / children’s language and literacy development / second language acquisition / language learning anxiety and motivation | bonnie.chow[at]ucl.ac.uk | |
| Janet Collier Lecturer (Teaching) | speech and language therap / acquired disorders of swallowing and communication | j.collier[at]ucl.ac.uk | |
| Leon Culloty Lecturer (Teaching) | clinical psychology | leon.culloty.20[at]ucl.ac.uk | |
| Michael Dean Lecturer (Teaching) | speech and language therapy / acquired language and cognitive communication impairments / wellbeing | michael.dean[at]ucl.ac.uk | |
| Victoria Fleming Lecturer (Teaching) | acquired language disorders / child language development / technology for language assessment and rehabilitation | victoria.fleming[at]ucl.ac.uk | |
| Zoë Garstang Lecturer (Teaching) | acquired dysphagia including videofluoroscopy and FEES / communication impairments and dysphagia in tracheostomy +/- ventilator management | z.garstang[at]ucl.ac.uk | |
| Jennie Grassly Lecturer (Teaching) | speech and language therapy with adults with aphasia, CCD and progressive language disorders | j.grassly[at]ucl.ac.uk | |
| Sarah Hayward Lecturer (Teaching) | speech and language therapy | sarah.hayward.14[at]ucl.ac.uk | |
| Saloni Krishnan Associate Professor | language learning / motivation / paediatric neuroimaging / DLD/ dyslexia | s.krishnan[a]ucl.ac.uk | |
| Fiona Kyle Lecturer | acquisition and development of literacy / language and cognitive skills in children | f.kyle[at]ucl.ac.uk | |
| Alice Liefgreen Lecturer (Teaching) | acquisition, evaluation and integration of information under uncertainty | alice.liefgreen@ucl.ac.uk | |
| Merle Mahon Associate Professor | deaf children and young people / spoken language development / gesture / bilingualism | merle.mahon[at]ucl.ac.uk | |
| Caroline Newton Associate Professor | clinical linguistics | caroline.newton[at]ucl.ac.uk | |
| Simone Ojei Lecturer (Teaching) | deafness / children with social, emotional and mental health needs | simone.ojei[at]ucl.ac.uk | |
| Lucy Pepper Lecturer (Teaching) | speech and language therapy | lucy.pepper[at]ucl.ac.uk | |
| Rosalind Potts Associate Professor (Teaching) | learning and retrieval / memory | rosalind.potts[at]ucl.ac.uk | |
| Rachel Rees Associate Professor (Teaching) | speech sound disorder / deaf children’s speech processing / Cued Speech | rachel.rees[at]ucl.ac.uk | |
| Kate Rowley Lecturer | bilingual education and multilingualism in deaf children and adults | kate.rowley[at]ucl.ac.uk | |
| Katherine Shobbrook Lecturer (Teaching) | developmental language disorders / evidence-based practice | k.shobbrook[at]ucl.ac.uk | |
| Anna Sowerbutts Lecturer (Teaching) | speech and language therapy | a.sowerbutts.11[at]ucl.ac.uk | |
| Sarah Stewart Lecturer (Teaching) | speech and language therapy specialising in acquired neurology | sarah.stewart[at]ucl.ac.uk | |
| John Swettenham Reader in Psychology | social communication / joint attention / attention / autism / cerebral palsy | j.swettenham[at]ucl.ac.uk | |
| Jo Taylor Associate Professor | cognitive and neural mechanisms for reading acquisition | joanne.taylor[at]ucl.ac.uk | |
| Rosemary Varley Professor of Acquired Language Disorders | aphasia / language and thought/ intervention | rosemary.varley[at]ucl.ac.uk | |
| Anna Volkmer Lecturer (Teaching) | speech and language therapy with a particular interest in developing interventions to help people with dementia and their families | a.volkmer.15[at]ucl.ac.uk | |
| Jane Warren Lecturer | functional organisation of brain regions supporting language processes in healthy individuals and in people with acquired language disorders | jane.warren[at]ucl.ac.uk | |
| Gill West Lecturer / Graduate Tutor | language assessment and intervention in children | g.west[at]ucl.ac.uk | |
| Vitor Zimmerer Lecturer (Teaching) | language capacity in healthy speakers and a range of disorders such as dementia, aphasia, schizophrenia | v.zimmerer[at]ucl.ac.uk |
Emeritus and Honorary Staff
| Name | Appointment | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Jan Atkinson | Emeritus Professor | j.atkinson[at]ucl.ac.uk |
| Wendy Best | Emeritus Professor | w.best[at]ucl.ac.uk |
| Carolyn Bruce | Honorary Lecturer | c.bruce[at]ucl.ac.uk |
| Chris Donlan | Emeritus Professor | c.donlan[at]ucl.ac.uk |
| Susan Ebbels | Honorary Lecturer | s.ebbels[at]ucl.ac.uk |
| Jane Maxim | Emeritus Professor | j.maxim[at]ucl.ac.uk |
| Michelle McInerney | Honorary Lecturer | m.mcinerney[at]ucl.ac.uk |
| Christina Smith | Honorary Associate Professor | christina.smith[at]ucl.ac.uk |
| Kate Swinburn | Honorary Lecturer | c.swinburn[at]ucl.ac.uk |
| Simpson Wong | Honorary Lecturer | simpson.wong[at]ucl.ac.uk |
| Ibrahim Yasa | Honorary Research Fellow | i.yasa[at]ucl.ac.uk |
Researchers
| Name | Appointment / Areas of Expertise | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Claudia Bruns | Research Fellow: aphasia / usage-based grammar / sentence processing | c.bruns[at]ucl.ac.uk |
| Sana Chughtai | Research Assistant: neuroscience of communication development | s.chughtai[at]ucl.ac.uk |
| Philippa Clay | Research Assistant | philippa.clay[at]ucl.ac.uk |
| Guangting Mai | Research Fellow | guangting.mai.15[at]ucl.ac.uk |
| Kathryn Mason | Research Fellow: developmental psychology / cognition / language and literacy development | kathryn.mason.12[at]ucl.ac.uk |
| Ruth Nightingale | Research Fellow: qualitative research / child health | r.nightingale[at]ucl.ac.uk |
| Holly Robson | MRC Principal Research Fellow | h.robson[at]ucl.ac.uk |
| Patrick Rosenburg | Research Fellow | p.rosenburg[at]ucl.ac.uk |
| Sonia Singh | Research Fellow TUPE | sonia.singh[at]ucl.ac.uk |
| Emily Upton | Research Assistant | emily.upton.11[at]ucl.ac.uk |
Doctoral Students
| Name | Research Areas | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Nourah Alneaim | language screening for Najdi-Arabic speaking shildren | n.alneaim.18[at]ucl.ac.uk |
| Philippa Clay | speech and language therapy/ Parkinson’s / communication partner training | philippa.clay[at]ucl.ac.uk |
| Kerry Dathan | aphasia | kerry.dathan[at]ucl.ac.uk |
| Tina D'Mello | speech and language therapy / neurogenic acquired language impairments | tina.mello.24[at]ucl.ac.uk |
| Charlotte Harris | speech and Language therapy | charlotte.harris.20[at]ucl.ac.uk |
| Sarah Hayward | speech and Language therapy | sarah.hayward.14[at]ucl.ac.uk |
| Anna Hockley | speech and language therapy / communication support in dementia | a.hockley[at]ucl.ac.uk |
| Hannah Jones | reading /neurodiversity reward | hannah.jones.24[at]ucl.ac.uk |
| Chen Liu | executive function advantages of bilingual children under immersive pre-school | chen.liu.17[at]ucl.ac.uk |
| Lewis Haiyi Liu | bilingualism and multilingualism / first and second language acquisition in typical and atypical (especially dyslexic) populations | haiyi.liu.23[at]ucl.ac.uk |
| Hillarie Man | word-learning in code-switching in Chinese-English bilinguals | hei.man[at]ucl.ac.uk |
| Claire Murphy | profiling children with language and literacy needs | claire.murphy.14[at]ucl.ac.uk |
| Rebecca Norman | variation in meaning contexts and its influence on learning of word form and meaning | rebecca.norman.19[at]ucl.ac.uk |
| Claudia Olivares | aphasia / neuropsychology and cognition / conversation analysis / intervention | claudia.olivares.23[at]ucl.ac.uk |
| Ludovica Onofri | language production and comprehension difficulties in individuals with aphasia | ludovica.onofri.19[at]ucl.ac.uk |
| Amy Pundole | diagnosis of emergence from a Disorder of Consciousness | a.pundole[at]ucl.ac.uk |
| Yani Qiu | irregular word learning | yani.qiu.14[at]ucl.ac.uk |
| Fern Rogers | communication partner training for people with primary progressive aphasia | fern.rodgers.24[at]ucl.ac.uk |
| Serena Yuxi Shi | typical (bi/multi-lingual) and atypical (DLD, ASD or Dyslexia) language development in children | yuxi.shi.22[at]ucl.ac.uk |
| Kate Shobbrook | children with developmental language disorder | k.shobbrook[at]ucl.ac.uk |
| Alex Stewart | congenital abnormalities and swallowing | alexandra.stewart.18[at]ucl.ac.uk |
| Alex Stirling | conversation training for family and friends of people living with dementia | alexandra.stirling.22[at]ucl.ac.uk |
| Richard Talbot | speech and language therapy / aphasia / dementia | richard.talbot@ucl.ac.uk |
| Rinn Wang | usage-based speech processing capacity in patients with Parkinson's |
Professional Services Staff
| Name | Role | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Jardine | head of PaLS HR | r.jardine[at]ucl.ac.uk |
| Alina Konradt | executive officer | a.konradt[at]ucl.ac.uk |
| Gill Peacock | head of PaLS Finance | g.peacock[at]ucl.ac.uk |
| Kea Young | executive officer | kea.young[at]ucl.ac.uk |