Dr Kirsty Dunn
LecturerResearch Overview
My research interests lie in the investigation of cognitive development in utero and throughout the first year of life. During an ESRC 1 + 3 studentship, I investigated infant understanding of numeracy and object permanence. These projects aimed to investigate the use of infant social looking and the effects of the social environment when measuring these aspects of cognition. I have since been involved in a number of language acquisition projects. Currently, I have been awarded a Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellowship investigating the processing of social stimuli in utero.
Investigating the origins of the ‘achievement gap’: the effects of adversity
01/08/2023 → 31/03/2025
Research
The Future of Human Reproduction: new agendas and methods for the Humanities and Social Sciences
22/04/2022 → 22/07/2025
Research
Studying how communicative touch between an infant and her carer enhances multisensory perception: evidence from behavioural and physiological measures
15/03/2022 → 30/12/2022
Research
Early Career Fellowship: Mapping the Origins of Early Social Processing
01/01/2018 → 31/03/2022
Research
Developmental Research Group, Language Learning Research Lab
Developmental Research Group
Developmental Research Group
Developmental Research Group
- Developmental Research Group