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Nenagh Kemp is an Associate Professor in the School of Psychological Sciences at the University of Tasmania, affiliated with the College of Health and Medicine. Her work bridges psycholinguistics, developmental psychology, and digital communication, focusing on language acquisition, spelling strategies, health literacy, and the cognitive implications of text messaging.
- Education: DPhil in Experimental Psychology (University of Oxford, 2000), BA (Hons) in Psychology (University of Tasmania, 1995)
- Teaching: Coordinates Lifespan Developmental Psychology and Psychology of Language units; recognized with Vice-Chancellor’s and OLT Citations for teaching excellence.
Her research explores unconventional digital writing (e.g., textisms, emojis) and its relationship with literacy, Australian diminutives (e.g., 'arvo', 'footy'), and health/forensic communication. Recent projects include digital health messaging during pandemics and emoji processing in sentence reading.
Collaborations span UK, US, and local institutions, with publications in Journal of Research in Reading and Scientific Studies of Reading. She supervises six active PhD students and has mentored 11 to completion.
Scientific Awards include:
- Vice-Chancellor’s Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning (2012)
- OLT Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning (2015)
