Janette Jacobs

Dr Janette Jacobs is a Lecturer in Psychology at London South Bank University's School of Applied Science. She serves as the Level 4 Lead for Undergraduates and the Lead for Hourly Paid Lecturers, while also contributing to BSc Psychology program leadership roles including admissions and child development specialization coordination.

Her research focuses on

• Strategy use in reasoning among individuals with and without dyslexia
• Impact of external information representation on reasoning strategies
• Concrete vs abstract reasoning dynamics
• Working memory and executive functioning in developmental contexts
• Risky decision-making environments
• Individual differences in cognitive processing

Recent work analyzes dyslexia and deductive reasoning patterns, with a 2024 publication examining rule type and word term effects in adult reasoning. Her 2021 research revealed significant differences in syllogistic strategy usage between dyslexic and non-dyslexic populations, incorporating verbal strategies and cognitive processing metrics.

Scientific recognition includes

• British Psychological Society Best Final Year Student Prize (during her BSc)
• PlumX Metrics: 5 readers, 1 blog mention, 1 news mention for 2024 research
• Scopus citations: 2 citations for her 2021 Dyslexia journal article