A/PROF Heather Winskel ~ Associate Professor Psychology

Associate Professor Heather Winskel is in the Psychology discipline within the School of Social and Health Sciences. She has a B.Sc. (hons) from Sussex University and a PhD from Durham University, UK. Prior to working at JCU Singapore, she worked at Southern Cross and Western Sydney Universities in Australia. She has also worked at the Open University and Birmingham and Edinburgh University in the UK, Prince of Songkla, Chiang Mai and Chulalongkorn Universities in Thailand.

Associate Professor Heather Winskel has expertise in psycholinguistics, cognitive, developmental, cross-cultural, experimental and educational psychology. This includes research on different languages and language development, bilingualism, reading and writing in different writing systems, and cross-cultural and experimental psychology research. She has been extensively involved in collaborative research in the South and South-east Asian region with colleagues at various universities and educational institutions. For research publications refer to

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Teaching

• PY2112: Memory and Cognition (Level 2; SIN)

Interests

Research

• Psycholinguistics, Cross-cultural Psychology.

Research Disciplines

• Cognitive and computational psychology (5204)
• Linguistics (4704)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Expanding knowledge (2801)
• Communication (1302)

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Chen C, Lou Y, Li H, Yuan J, Yang J, Winskel H and Qin S (2022) Distinct neural-behavioral correspondence within face processing and attention networks for the composite face effect. NeuroImage, 246.
• Winskel H (2022) Script relativity hypothesis: evidence from reading with different spatial layouts and varied lexical tone. Reading and Writing, 35. pp. 1323-1341
• Winskel H and Perea M (2022) Mirror-image discrimination in monoliterate English and Thai readers: reading with and without mirror letters. Journal Of Cultural Cognitive Science, 6. pp. 169-177
• Winskel H (2009) Reading in Thai: the case of misaligned vowels. Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 22.

Book Chapters

• Winskel H (2022) Effects of spoken and written language on cognition: Evidence from Thai and other Asian languages. In: The Routledge Handbook of Asian Linguistics. Routledge, London, UK, pp. 395-407

Other research outputs

• Padakannaya P, Georgiou G and Winskel H (2022) Scripts' influence on reading processes and cognition: a preamble. Journal of Cultural Cognitive Science, 6 (2). pp. 93-96

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These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

• "Mother Tongue" Language Anxiety: Identifying Contributing Factors within the Singapore context. (PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Education Leadership and Change in China's "Double Reduction" Drive: Issues and Options (PhD , Advisor Mentor)
• Philosophy Education in Early Childhood Context (PhD , Advisor Mentor)

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