Signy Wegener

Dr Signy Wegener is a Lecturer at the Australian Centre for the Advancement of Literacy, part of the Faculty of Education and Arts at Australian Catholic University. Her research focuses on the cognitive processes underlying children's literacy development, particularly how they learn to read and spell words through oral vocabulary and contextual exposure.

• PhD in Cognitive Science (2020), Macquarie University
• Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Her work appears in prestigious journals including Scientific Studies of Reading, Reading Research Quarterly, Developmental Science, and Nature Reviews Psychology. She actively translates research for education professionals via platforms like The Conversation and Teacher journal.

• Learning Difficulties Australia/Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties Early Career Researcher Award (2022)