EMMA SUMNER

Dr. EMMA SUMNER is a Senior Lecturer in the Psychology department, focusing on developmental psychology, educational interventions, and neurodevelopmental disorders. Her research spans handwriting support in schools, motor skill deficits in adults with DCD, and the role of technology in early childhood learning. She has contributed to UNESCO reports on educational technology and collaborates internationally on child development studies.

Her work addresses UN Sustainable Development Goals related to quality education and inclusive societies. Recent publications explore instructional supports in literacy games, spelling pedagogy in primary schools, and oculomotor differences in developmental coordination disorder. She actively publishes in journals like Frontiers in Human Neuroscience and British Educational Research Journal.