Susan Gathercole

Susan Elizabeth Gathercole OBE is the Unit Director at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit.[1] She is a research psychologist, best known for her studies into working memory deficits in children. She has worked extensively with Professor Alan Baddeley, the co-creator, along with Professor Graham Hitch, of arguably the most well-researched working memory model. In 2014 she was elected a Fellow of the British Academy.[2]

Gathercole's findings have demonstrated the link between working memory deficits in children and poor academic outcomes.[3] Furthermore, she has contributed to recent research showing that working memory deficits can be overcome with computerised, adaptive working memory training.[4]

Gathercole was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to psychology and education.[5]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/people/susan.gathercole/
  2. ↑ "British Academy announces 42 new fellows". Times Higher Education. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  3. ↑ Gathercole, S. E., Pickering, S. J., Knight, C., & Stegmann, Z. (2004). Working memory skills and educational attainment: Evidence from National Curriculum assessments at 7 and 14 years of age. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 40, 1-16.
  4. ↑ Holmes, J., Gathercole, S. E., & Dunning, D. (2009). Adaptive training leads to sustained enhancement of poor working memory in children. Developmental Science, 12, F9-F15.
  5. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 61608. p. B12. 11 June 2016.


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