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Speech, language, and communication skills are essential to human wellbeing. Currently funded by the Royal Society, my research aims to improve our understanding of neurological disorders affecting these skills through behavioural experimentation and computational modelling, with the goal of improving clinical assessment, intervention, and rehabilitation. I have specific interests in: (i) ; (ii) , and; (iii) . Papers, code, and data for all of my projects can be found on my 辫补驳别.听

• PhD
  Lancaster University, 2020
• MA
  University of Nottingham, 2017

• Language and its disorders
• Biological bases of neurodevelopmental disorders
• Methods in cognition and brain research聽

I would be very happy to supervise PhD projects in the areas of (i) variability in auditory perception and language development and (ii) experimental and computational modelling approaches to understanding individual differences in infancy and childhood. Please get in touch via email.

2025

• Published
  Jones, S., Rauwolf, P. & Westermann, G., 8 Feb 2025, In: Trends in Cognitive Sciences.
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
• Published
  Jones, S., Jones, M., Koldewyn, K. & Westermann, G., 1 Jan 2025, In: Developmental Science. 28, 1, e13587.
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review

2024

• Published
  Jones, S., Stewart, H. J. & Westermann, G., Apr 2024, In: Psychological Review. 131, 3, p. 695-715
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
• Published
  Jones, S., Jones, M., Koldewyn, K. & Westermann, G., 29 Mar 2024, In: Developmental Science. 27, 4
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review

2023

• Published
  Jones, S., Jones, M., Koldewyn, K. & Westermann, G., 2 May 2023, PsyArXiv.
  Research output: Working paper 鈥� Preprint

2022

• Published
  Jones, S. & Westermann, G., 17 Oct 2022, In: Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research. 65, 10, p. 3930-3933
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
• Published
  Jones, S. & Westermann, G., Nov 2022, In: Psychological Review. 129, 6, p. 1358-1372
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review

2021

• Published
  Westermann, G. & Jones, S., 2 Jul 2021, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 12, 688908.
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
• Published
  Jones, S., Dooley, M. & Ambridge, B., 28 Jun 2021, In: Language Development Research. 1, 1, p. 99-122
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
• Published
  Jones, S. & Westermann, G., Jan 2021, In: Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research. 64, 1, p. 181-185
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review

2020

• Published
  Jones, S., Apr 2020, In: First Language. 40, 2, p. 128鈥�150
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
• Published
  Jones, S. & Brandt, S., Jan 2020, In: Cognitive Science. 44, 1, e12812.
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review

2019

• Published
  Jones, S. & Brandt, S., Nov 2019, In: Journal of Child Language. 46, 6, p. 1260-1273
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
• Published
  Jones, S. & Brandt, S., Aug 2019, In: Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research. 62, 8, p. 2847-2854
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review

2018

• Published
  Jones, S. & Brandt, S., Jul 2018, In: Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research. 61, 7, p. 1766-1783
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review

2023

• Co-creator and committee member for the North Wales Speech and Language Exchange. This is a new initiative to bring together clinicians, researchers and the public who have an interest in speech, language and communication in North Wales.

  17 Oct 2023 鈫�

  Activity: Membership of network (Chair)

• The inaugural event to kick-off The North Wales Speech and Language Exchange: a new initiative to foster engagement between the public, clinicians, and 麻豆网 researchers with a personal or professional interest in speech, language, and communication needs.

  17 Oct 2023

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  Activity: Participation in Academic workshop, seminar, course (Organiser)

• 麻豆网 Community Day was an event that welcomed the local community to explore the University and learn about its significant contributions to the social, economic, environmental, and cultural life of North Wales and beyond. The event showcased a range of activities. Our department of Psychology participated with a stall, offering various engaging activities for attendees, highlighting some of the department's work.

  14 Oct 2023

  Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition (Contributor)

• 2023

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• 2023

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• 2023

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• Statistical Consultant

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2022

• We seek to (1) develop a bilingual screening tool to quickly and accurately identify children with complex needs who are referred to the Miles Dyslexia Centre, allowing them to be immediately referred to an appropriate practitioner for a full assessment; (2) scope the current situation and measure waiting times for local children with social difficulties with a level of precision, taking a look at the impact of the pandemic on both waiting times and how assessments are carried out (e.g., remote assessment, bilingual assessment); (3) build and coordinate a group of researchers, educational practitioners, and clinical practitioners with the aim of moving towards an integrated assessment and care system for children with learning difficulties and ASD. Including clinical practitioners is essential, since a complete assessment would need to be a team effort between community, educational, and clinical (NHS) services. Our longer-term aim is to establish a BU Neurodevelopmental Centre that would not only push forward cutting edge translational neurodevelopmental research, but would also service the needs of children locally and nationally (via remote assessment and intervention) and which we hope will serve as a blueprint for excellence in provision within both 鈥渞emote鈥� rural areas and bilingual contexts.

  Funding awarded through the 麻豆网 Innovation and Impact Award (Research Wales Innovation Funding). Value = 拢46,582

  4 May 2022 鈥� 30 Apr 2023

  Activity: Other (Contributor)

• Editorial Board Member

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• 01/03/2023 鈥� 15/09/2025 (Active)