Alexandra Grandison

Dr. Alexandra Grandison is the Associate Head of Education for the School of Psychology and Director of the Surrey Baby Lab at the University of Surrey. As a Senior Lecturer in Cognitive and Developmental Psychology, her work explores how language shapes cognition through cross-cultural studies across lifespans. She holds a PhD and is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Her research employs methods like eye-tracking, ERP, and fNIRS, with interdisciplinary impact spanning linguistics, anthropology, and education.

• Education: PhD in Psychology

Her research focuses on linguistic categorization’s impact on perception, particularly in infants, children, and adults globally. Key areas include language preservation in the South Pacific and the cognitive mechanisms behind nominal classification systems. She collaborates extensively with linguists like George Corbett and Marie Franjieh.

Publications reflect her expertise in color perception, pronoun usage, and endangered language revitalization. Awards include the Senior Fellowship of the HEA.

Teaching responsibilities include module leadership for 'Thought and Language' and 'Thinking Psychologically', alongside supervising undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations.

Lab activities at the Surrey Baby Lab focus on developmental cognitive research using innovative methodologies.