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Associate Professor Heather Winskel holds a position in the Psychology discipline at the School of Social and Health Sciences, James Cook University (Singapore campus). She earned a B.Sc. (Hons) from Sussex University (U.K.) and a PhD from Durham University (U.K.). Her academic career includes roles at institutions such as Southern Cross University, Western Sydney University (Australia), and universities in Thailand like Prince of Songkla and Chiang Mai. Her research focuses on psycholinguistics, cross-cultural psychology, bilingualism, and cognitive development across diverse writing systems.
Education:
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Durham University, U.K. (1989–1992)
- Graduate Diploma in Education, University of Western Australia (1981)
- Graduate Diploma in Language Studies (TESOL), Edith Cowan University, Australia (1984)
- Bachelor of Science (Hons), Sussex University, U.K. (1977–1979)
Research Interests:
- Psycholinguistics, cognitive and developmental psychology
- Cross-cultural and experimental psychology
- Language acquisition, bilingualism, and writing systems
- Collaborative studies in Southeast Asia
Key Articles Trends: Focus on language-cognition interactions, cross-cultural differences in perception (e.g., color and emotion), and reading/writing processes in non-alphabetic scripts.
Labs/Teams: Engaged in international collaborations across Asia, particularly in Thailand and Malaysia, studying multilingual education and cognitive processes in diverse languages.
