Emma Birkett

Contact

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  University Park
  Nottingham
  NG7 2RD
  UK
• work0115 84 67434
• Emma.Birkett@nottingham.ac.uk

Biography

My first degree was in Human Psychology at Aston University with a placement year at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, working on induced biases in trait anxiety. After working as a researcher at a school for children with autism and severe and complex behaviours, I gained an ESRC scholarship to complete a Masters in Cognitive Neuroscience and Doctorate at Aston University in which I examined the elements of motor timing control that are responsible for the increased variability on paced or unpaced motor timing tasks in children with developmental dyslexia. I then worked as a postdoctoral research fellow on a project examining the genetic basis of developmental dyslexia.

Expertise Summary

My research focus is on motor timing and temporal processing in developmental populations, with particular reference to dyslexia and comorbid conditions such as ADHD and dyspraxia (DCD). I have research and applied experience in the field of developmental cognitive neuroscience and I am familiar with the developmental assessment and diagnosis processes having been a dyslexia assessor for several years.

Teaching Summary

My teaching interests are in the fields of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, in particular early brain development, language acquisition and development, developmental disorders, and applied… read more

Research Summary

Continuing my research in temporal processing, I am currently exploring the contribution of error correction mechanisms to the increased timing variability measured in children with dyslexia.

Recent Publications

• BIRKETT, E, 2015. Clocking in on dyslexia: timing, rhythm and reading development Dyslexia review. 26(2), 12-15
• BIRKETT, EMMA E. and TALCOTT, JOEL B., 2012. Interval Timing in Children: Effects of Auditory and Visual Pacing Stimuli and Relationships with Reading and Attention Variables PLOS ONE. 7(8),
• TALCOTT, J. and BIRKETT, E, 2009. Dyslexia from a cognitive neuroscience perspective: making links and moving forward. In: BRUNSWICK, N. and LAWSON, R., eds., The dyslexia handbook 2009/10 BDA.
• MATHEWS, ANDREW, RIDGEWAY, VALERIE, COOK, EMMA and YIEND, JENNY, 2007. Inducing a benign interpretational bias reduces trait anxiety JOURNAL OF BEHAVIOR THERAPY AND EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHIATRY. 38(2), 225-236

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My teaching interests are in the fields of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, in particular early brain development, language acquisition and development, developmental disorders, and applied educational psychology topics. I am an Associate Member of the Higher Education Academy

Current Teaching:

C81MPR Practical Methods and Seminars in Psychology

C83DED Developmental Dyslexia: Psychological and Educational Perspectives

C83SAD Social and Developmental Psychology

Final Year Projects

Previous Teaching:

Individual Differences in Learning, Psychology and the Brain, Literature Review Dissertations, Developmental Psychology, Memory & Cognition.

• BIRKETT, E, 2015. Clocking in on dyslexia: timing, rhythm and reading development Dyslexia review. 26(2), 12-15
• BIRKETT, EMMA E. and TALCOTT, JOEL B., 2012. Interval Timing in Children: Effects of Auditory and Visual Pacing Stimuli and Relationships with Reading and Attention Variables PLOS ONE. 7(8),
• TALCOTT, J. and BIRKETT, E, 2009. Dyslexia from a cognitive neuroscience perspective: making links and moving forward. In: BRUNSWICK, N. and LAWSON, R., eds., The dyslexia handbook 2009/10 BDA.
• MATHEWS, ANDREW, RIDGEWAY, VALERIE, COOK, EMMA and YIEND, JENNY, 2007. Inducing a benign interpretational bias reduces trait anxiety JOURNAL OF BEHAVIOR THERAPY AND EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHIATRY. 38(2), 225-236
• MACKINTOSH, BUNDY, MATHEWS, ANDREW, YIEND, JENNY, RIDGEWAY, VALERIE and COOK, EMMA, 2006. Induced biases in emotional interpretation influence stress vulnerability and endure despite changes in context BEHAVIOR THERAPY. 37(3), 209-222