Dr Awel Vaughan-Evans
Uwch Darlithydd mewn Seicoleg
Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor (College of Human Sciences)
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Additional Contact Information
Dr Awel Vaughan-Evans SFHEA
Uwch Ddarlithydd | Senior Lecturer
Ysgol Gwyddorau Dynol ac Ymddygiadol | School of Human and Behavioural Sciences
Dirprwy Is-ganghellor cynorthwyol (dysgu hyblyg ac allymestyn) | Associate pro Vice-Chancellor (Flexible learning and outreach)
Coleg Gwyddorau Dynol | College of Human Sciences
Prifysgol Bangor
Ystafell 107 Brigantia
01248 38 8058
Qualifications
- Other: PGCertHE
Bangor University, - Professional: Teaching Fellow of The Higher Education Academy
Higher Education Academy, - BSc
- MSc
- PhD
- Professional: Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Teaching and Supervision
Awel is the Associate Pro Vice Chancellor for Flexible Learning and Outreach, and is currently managing the University's Digital Learning Project. She is also a senior lecturer in psychology at the School of Human and Behavioural Sciences, and as such is involved in many modules across all three years. She is currently the Module Organizer on two modules that are delivered across the College of Human Sciences (Introduction to Research, and Developing Research Skills). Awel is also the module organiser of a third year module that focuses on the cross disciplinary topic of Neuroaesthetics, and is the lead for the psychology dissertation modules.
Awel currently supervises undergraduate research projects investigating the broad topics of bilingualism, language use, language learning, and neuroaesthetics.
Research Interests
Awel’s research mainly focuses on bilingualism. She is particularly interested in the way a bilingual’s languages interact, and uses a variety of research methods (including eyetracking and ERPs) in her research. Awel is also interested in the perception and appreciation of music and poetry.
Postgraduate Project Opportunities
Publications
2020
- PublishedSwitchmate! An electrophysiological attempt to adjudicate between competing accounts of adjective-noun code-switching
Vaughan-Evans, A., Parafita Couto, M. C., Boutonnet, B., Hoshino, N., Webb-Davies, P., Deuchar, M. & Thierry, G., 17 Nov 2020, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 11, 549702.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedSyntactic co-activation in natural reading
Vaughan-Evans, A., Liversedge, S., Fitzsimmons, G. & Jones, M., 25 Nov 2020, In: Visual Cognition. 28, 10, p. 541-556
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2018
- PublishedLanguages flex cultural thinking
Ellis, C., Thierry, G., Vaughan-Evans, A. & Jones, M., Mar 2018, In: Bilingualism: Language and Cognition. 21, 2, p. 219-227 9 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2016
- PublishedImplicit detection of poetic harmony by the naïve brain
Vaughan-Evans, A., Trefor, R., Jones, L., Lynch, P., Jones, M. & Thierry, G., 25 Nov 2016, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 7, 1859.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2014
- PublishedAnomalous Transfer of Syntax between Languages
Vaughan-Evans, A. H., Kuipers, J. R., Thierry, G. & Jones, M. W., 11 Jun 2014, In: Journal of Neuroscience. 34, 24, p. 8333-8335
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
2020
- Language and the brain
13 Jan 2020
Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)
2019
- Evaluating the effectiveness of the Welsh language badge as a language selectuon cue
3 Jul 2019
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker) - How to start writing
A workshop designed to help PhD students with the writing and publishing element of their PhDs
2 Jul 2019
Activity: Invited talk (Speaker) - Strategies to increase student conversion rates to Welsh-medium studies
26 Jun 2019
Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)
2018
- Electrophysiological investigation of the mechanism governing code-switching in Welsh-English bilinguals
Dec 2018
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker) - Matrix language rules: Electrophysiological investigation of the mechanism governing code-switching in Welsh-English bilinguals
18 Jan 2018
Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)
2017
- Radio discussion
'Why do we feel so guilty?' Participated in an interview on the Aled Hughes show on Radio Cymru.
12 Oct 2017
Links:
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor) - Radio Discussion
'The impact of selfies and social media on nostalgia?' Participated in an interview on the Aled Hughes show on Radio Cymru.
24 May 2017
Links:
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor) - Radio discussion
'How do people make decisions?' Participated in an interview on the Aled Hughes show on Radio Cymru.
20 Jan 2017
Links:
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Interviewee)
2016
- Cynhadledd yr Ysgol Seicoleg 2016
Welsh-medium psychology conference held in Bangor, Wales.
16 Sep 2016
Activity: Participation in conference (Organiser) - Conference on Multilingualism
Paper presentation: Elucidating the underlying mechanism of syntactic co-activation: Are rules simply co-active, or are they fully interactive?
12 Sep 2016
Activity: Participation in conference (Speaker) - Cynhadledd Wyddonol 2016
Paper presentation: Caiff gramadeg y ddwy iaith (Cymraeg a Saesneg) eu cyd-actifadu wrth ddarllen o dan amodau naturiol
3 May 2016
Activity: Participation in conference (Speaker) - Gwyn Thomas Gŵr Geiriau
Discussed research findings on a TV program focusing on creativity.
1 Mar 2016
Links:
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)
2015
- European Conference on Eye Movements 2015
Paper presentation: Spontaneous transfer of syntax in natural reading
18 Aug 2015
Activity: Participation in conference (Speaker)