Emma Tecwyn

Dr. Emma Tecwyn is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Subject Area Research Lead at York St John University. She completed her PhD at the University of Birmingham (2014) and held postdoctoral positions at Cardiff University, University of Toronto, and University of St Andrews before joining York St John in 2022. Her research focuses on developmental and evolutionary cognition, examining mental simulation, causal reasoning, and social learning mechanisms across children and animals.

• Key Research Areas:
  • Mental simulation in problem-solving
  • Causal inference in early childhood
  • Social reasoning and overimitation
  • Comparative cognition across species

Academic Contributions: She has received a British Academy/Leverhulme Trust Small Research Grant (2021-2024) for her work on children's mental simulation. Her publications span developmental psychology, animal cognition, and temporal perception, with recent articles in Developmental Psychology and Animal Cognition. Tecwyn actively promotes open science practices through pre-registration, data sharing, and preprints.

• Selected Scientific Awards:
  • British Academy/Leverhulme Trust Small Research Grant (2021-2024)