Bio:

I am Dean of the Faculty of Education at York University. From 2017-2021 I was Professor and Head of the Department of Psychology and Human Development at University College London. Until 2017 I was William Dawson Scholar at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. I have published nearly 100 research articles in international peer reviewed journals exploring children’s early reading and spelling including over 30 reading intervention studies on 4 continents (North America, United Kingdom, Hong Kong and Australia). I am particularly interested in preventing early reading and spelling problems, often using technology. I am a school-based psychologist and classroom teacher by training, and as such maintain an interest in making schools effective learning places for all children.

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