Overview
Simone is a lecturer in the School of Psychology and Sport Science, as well as the marketing and recruitment lead for the Department of Psychology.
Qualifications
- PhD: Examining the relationship between paired associate learning and reading ability in adults and children, Bangor University
2019–2023 - MSc: Clinical Linguistics, University of Groningen
University of Groningen, 2017–2019 - MA: Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, King's College London
King's College London, 2013–2015 - Other: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, University of Nebraska at Omaha
University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2012–2013 - BA: Modern Foreign Languages, Universidade Federal da Bahia
Universidade Federal da Bahia, 2002–2007
Teaching and Supervision
Simone is currently the module organiser on two Year 1 modules: Research Methods I and Scientific Writing and Communication II. She is also the Practicing Oral Presentation Skills (POPS) coordinator for the School of Psychology and Sport Science.
Simone currently supervises undergraduate research projects investigating the broad topics of dyslexia, reading development, and eyewitness memory.
Publications
2024
- E-pub ahead of printLiteracy Instruction from Afar: Evidence for the Effectiveness of a Remotely Delivered Language-rich Reading Programme
Downing, C., Evans-Jones, G., Lira Calabrich, S., Wynne, C., Cartin, R., Dunton, J., Elliott, R., Caravolas, M., Hulme, C. & Jones, M., 6 Jan 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Reading and Writing.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2023
- PublishedLiteracy Instruction from Afar: Evidence for the Effectiveness of a Remotely Delivered Language-rich Reading Programme
Downing, C., Evans-Jones, G., Lira Calabrich, S., Wynne, C., Cartin, R., Dunton, J., Elliott, R., Caravolas, M., Hulme, C. & Jones, M., 2 Nov 2023, PsyArXiv.
Research output: Working paper › Preprint
2022
- PublishedNavigating the shift to remote teaching: Lessons learned from delivering remote language and literacy instruction
Jones, M., Evans-Jones, G., Downing, C., Elliott, R. & Lira Calabrich, S., 31 Jan 2022, Impact.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
2021
- PublishedAudiovisual Learning in Dyslexic and Typical Adults: Modulating Influences of Location and Context Consistency
Lira Calabrich, S., Oppenheim, G. & Jones, M., 28 Oct 2021, In: Frontiers in Psychology: Language Sciences. 12, 15 p., 754610.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedEpisodic memory cues in the acquisition of novel visual-phonological associations: a webcam-based eyetracking study
Lira Calabrich, S., Oppenheim, G. & Jones, M., 2021, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society . Vol. 43. p. 2719-2725
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
Activities
2021
- Visual-Phonological Binding in Typical Readers and Adults with Developmental Dyslexia: An Online Webcam-Based Eye Tracking Study.
14 Jul 2021
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker) - Building an Engaging Child-Friendly Task for Remote Administration: Example of a Gamified Mouse-Tracking Task on Paired Associate Learning
29 Jun 2021
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Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker) - Audiovisual learning differences in typical and dyslexic readers
20 May 2021
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Activity: Oral presentation (Invited speaker) - Using Webcam-Based Eyetracking and Gorilla Experiment Builder in Cross-Modal Binding Research
25 Mar 2021
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Activity: Invited talk (Invited speaker)