Speaker
Dr Emma L. James
Lecturer in Psychology the University of York
Biography
Dr. Emma James is a Lecturer in Psychology at the University of York, specialising in language learning and literacy development. She obtained an undergraduate degree in Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford, followed by a Masters in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience and PhD in Psychology at the University of York. Funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, her recent research within the ReadOxford group examines the predictors and consequences of children’s reading comprehension difficulties, using data from a large-scale birth cohort study.