Reyhan Furman

Dr. Reyhan Furman is a Senior Lecturer in Developmental Cognition at the School of Psychology and Humanities, University of Central Lancashire. Her research focuses on how children’s understanding of bodily actions influences language learning, particularly in the areas of gesture comprehension, bilingualism, and cognitive development. She has authored/co-authored over 19 publications since 2005, spanning topics such as gesture-speech integration, motion event conceptualization, and metacognitive processes in problem-solving. Her work frequently employs cross-linguistic comparisons (e.g., Turkish, English, Japanese) to explore language-specific cognitive influences.

Recent research highlights include studies on iconic gesture comprehension’s role in receptive language (2024), spatial problem-solving bolstered by gestures (2023), and meta-analytic reviews of infant pointing and language development (2022). Furman’s contributions bridge developmental psychology, linguistics, and neuroscience, with methodologies ranging from ERP studies to discourse analysis. She collaborates internationally, evident in her co-authorship with researchers from institutions like METU (Turkey) and the University of Chicago.

No specific scientific awards are listed, though her prolific publication record indicates sustained academic engagement. Advising activities remain unspecified, though her work suggests involvement in mentoring graduate students in developmental cognition and psycholinguistics. No lab affiliations are explicitly mentioned in the provided texts.