Language Cognition & Communication

1987  University of Durham, B.A. (Hons) Psychology.  First class honours.
1991  University of Edinburgh, Ph.D.  Cognitive Science.

Postgraduate: I set up an MSc in Psycholinguistics (now Psychology of Language), which has been running since 2001 and averages 10 students a year (with additional students attending individual courses).  I teach extensively on this programme and other MSc classes, and have taught week-long courses overseas.

Undergraduate: I teach and have taught extensively at all levels (1^st-4^th year), including Artificial Intelligence, Experimental Methods, Psychology of Language, Thinking, Statistics, Sentence Comprehension, Language Production, and Cognitive Psychology.  In addition, I teach projects, literature reviews, and tutorials, and supervise 4^th year dissertations.

2000-  Member, Departmental Advisory Committee/Kitchen Cabinet

2000-  Member/chair of research committees

2002-05.  Chair, Departmental Postgraduate Committee (and member of School Committee)

1997-  Member of appointments committees for 2 professorships, 3 readerships, 14 lectureships, and 8 university research fellows in Edinburgh and Glasgow.

1995-.  Various departmental responsibilities (e.g., seminar organizer, international officer)

2007-10.  Member, College of Humanities and Social Sciences Academic Promotions Committee.

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