Division of Psychology Communication and Human Neuroscience (L5)

Ibrahim Almufarrij
- Division of Psychology Communication and Human Neuroscience (L5) - Honorary Research Associate
Person: Academic
Ben Ambridge
- Division of Psychology Communication and Human Neuroscience (L5) - Professor
Person: Academic
Richard Baker
- richard.bakermanchester.acuk
- Division of Psychology Communication and Human Neuroscience (L5) - Reader
Person: Academic
Erin Beeston
- Division of Psychology Communication and Human Neuroscience (L5) - Research Associate (Autism@Manchester)
Person: Academic
Ghada Binkhamis
- Division of Psychology Communication and Human Neuroscience (L5) - Honorary Research Fellow
Person: Academic

A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Efficacy of Pre-School Language Interventions: Building Early Sentences Therapy and an Adapted Derbyshire Language Scheme
McKean, C., Christine Jack, C., Pert, S., Letts, C., Stringer, H., Masidlover, M., Trebacz, A., Rush, R., Armstrong, E., Conn, K., Sandham, J., Ashton, E. & Rose, N., 1 May 2025, In: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders. 60, 3, 14 p., e70036.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Adult stuttering prevalence I: Systematic review and identification of stuttering in large populations
Gattie, M., Lieven, E. & Kluk, K., 1 Mar 2025, In: Journal of Fluency Disorders. 83, 106085.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Open Access
Anticipating disagreement enhances source memory in English- and Turkish-speaking preschool children
Baer, C., Langenhoff, A. F., Kessafoglu, D., Mohtezebsade, W., Kidd, C., Küntay, A. C., Engelmann, J. & Köymen, B., 13 Apr 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Developmental psychology.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Arabic Digits-In-Noise tests: Relations to hearing loss and comparison of diotic and antiphasic versions
Shehabi, A. M., Plack, C. J., Zuriekat, M., Aboudi, O., Roberts, S. A., Laycock, J. & Guest, H., 27 Jan 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Trends in Hearing.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Associations between pre-fitting factors and two-year hearing aid use persistence, derived from health records and post-fitting battery order data of 284,175 US Veterans
Naylor, G., Dillard, L. K., Zobay, O. & Saunders, G., 8 May 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Ear and hearing.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2 Not started
5 Finished
6 Active

MR Physics Support
Parkes, L. (PI) & Montaldi, D. (CoI)
1/04/24 → 30/03/29
Project: Other
The use of 18kDa Translocator Protein (TSPO) ligands to improve vascular function in cerebral small vessel disease AWARD
Parkes, L. (PI)
1/03/24 → 31/08/27
Project: Research
NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre
Bruce, I. (PI), Lord, G. (CoI), Lennon, R. (CoI), Black, G. (CoI), Wedge, D. (CoI), Morris, A. (CoI), Hussell, T. (CoI), Sharrocks, A. (CoI), Stivaros, S. (CoI), Buch, M. (CoI), Gough, J. (CoI), Kostarelos, K. (CoI), Thistlethwaite, F. (CoI), Kadler, K. (CoI), Barton, A. (CoI), Hyrich, K. (CoI), Mcbeth, J. (CoI), O'Neill, T. (CoI), Vestbo, J. (CoI), Simpson, A. (CoI), Singh, S. (CoI), Smith, J. (CoI), Felton, T. (CoI), Murray, C. (CoI), Griffiths, C. (CoI), Cullum, N. (CoI), Rhodes, L. (CoI), Warren, R. (CoI), Paus, R. (CoI), Dumville, J. (CoI), Viros Usandizaga, A. (CoI), Keavney, B. (CoI), Tomaszewski, M. (CoI), Allan, S. (CoI), Body, R. (CoI), Cartwright, E. (CoI), Heagerty, A. (CoI), Kalra, P. (CoI), Miller, C. (CoI), Rutter, M. (CoI), Smith, C. (CoI), Trafford, A. (CoI), Evans, D. (CoI), Crosbie, E. (CoI), Crosbie, P. (CoI), Harvie, M. (CoI), Howell, S. (CoI), Renehan, A. (CoI), Dive, C. (CoI), Blackhall, F. (CoI), Landers, D. (CoI), Krebs, M. (CoI), Cook, N. (CoI), Clarke, R. (CoI), Taylor, S. (CoI), Jorgensen, C. (CoI), Lorigan, P. (CoI), Jayson, G. (CoI), Valle, J. (CoI), Mccabe, M. (CoI), Armstrong, A. (CoI), Freitas, A. (CoI), Illidge, T. (CoI), Choudhury, A. (CoI), Hoskin, P. (CoI), West, C. (CoI), Van Herk, M. (CoI), Faivre-Finn, C. (CoI), Bristow, R. (CoI), Kirkby, K. (CoI), Birtle, A. (CoI), Mackay, R. (CoI), Radford, J. (CoI), Linton, K. (CoI), Higham, C. (CoI), Munro, K. (CoI), Plack, C. (CoI), Arden Armitage, C. (CoI), Bruce, I. (CoI), Moore, D. (CoI), Saunders, G. (CoI), Stone, M. (CoI), Haddock, G. (CoI), Lewis, S. (CoI), Elliott, R. (CoI), Green, J. (CoI), Lovell, K. (CoI), Morrison, A. (CoI), Shaw, J. (CoI), Bucci, S. (CoI), Ainsworth, J. (CoI), Webb, R. (CoI), Newman, W. (CoI), Banka, S. (CoI), Clayton-Smith, J. (CoI), Payne, K. (CoI), Moldovan, R. (CoI), Wynn, R. (CoI) & Jones, S. (CoI)
1/12/22 → 30/11/27
Project: Research
BBB dysfunction in post-stroke dementia
Parkes, L. (PI), Smith, C. (CoI) & Allan, S. (CoI)
1/07/22 → 30/06/27
Project: Research
Understanding the Consequences of Recreational Noise Exposure
Plack, C. (PI), Kluk-De Kort, K. (CoI), Millman, R. (CoI), Munro, K. (CoI), Prendergast, G. (CoI), Roberts, S. (CoI) & Guest, H. (CoI)
1/04/21 → 31/03/26
Project: Research

Best practice guidance for collaborative working between Qualified Teachers of the Deaf and Speech and Language Therapists.
Jones, L. (Corresponding participant)
Impact: Health and wellbeing, Society and culture
Beyond Words: exploring the communication experiences of autistic children through art
Sturrock, A. (Corresponding participant), Guest, H. (Collaborator) & Gowen, E. (Collaborator)
Impact: Attitudes and behaviours, Awareness and understanding, Health and wellbeing
Café Autistiqué
Sturrock, A. (Participant), Guest, H. (Participant), Gowen, E. (Participant), Bendo, G. (Participant), Leadbitter, K. (Participant) & Nosova, E. (Participant)
Impact: Attitudes and behaviours, Awareness and understanding, Health and wellbeing, Society and culture
Developing language and communication in 0-2's
Kelly, C. (Corresponding participant)
Impact: Health and wellbeing
ESRC Impact Acceleration Account/PhD Outreach Programme - 'Childhood Bilingualism in Complementary Schools'
Papastergiou, A. (Participant), Sanoudaki, E. (Participant) & Panaretou, S. (Participant)
Impact: Attitudes and behaviours

Compartment-Based Reconstruction of 3D Acquisition-Weighted 31P Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging at 7T
Tyler, A. (Speaker)
2 Apr 2025
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
Using Predictive Modelling Techniques to Estimate White Matter Pathology Over Time Using Vascular Risk Factors in a UK Biobank Sample
Moran, K. (Speaker)
Apr 2025
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Research
School of Health Sciences Cross Divisional Seminar
Sheppard, M. (Chair), Sheppard, M. (Organiser) & Arslan, T. (Co-Organiser)
27 Mar 2025
Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research
Psychology, Communication & Human Neuroscience Postgraduate Research Showcase
Moran, K. (Chair), Sheppard, M. (Chair), Liu, S. (Organiser), Baek, H.Y.-J. (Organiser) & Zhou, X. (Organiser)
19 Feb 2025
Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research
Bilingualism : Language and Cognition (Journal)
Papastergiou, A. (Peer reviewer of publications)
Jan 2025
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review › Research

De Ruiter et al, complex sentence comprehension information structure data set
De Ruiter, L. (Creator), Lieven, E. (Creator), Brandt, S. (Creator) & Theakston, A. (Creator), Open Science Framework, 2021
DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/P8KZM, https://osf.io/p8kzm/
Dataset
International Centre for Language and Communicative Development: Beyond words: Infants’ early category representations are shaped by labels, 2014-2019
Twomey, K. (Creator), UK Data Service, 2021
DOI: 10.5255/UKDA-SN-853873
Dataset
International Centre for Language and Communicative Development: All the right noises: Background variability helps early word learning, 2014-2016.
Twomey, K. (Creator), Ma, L. (Creator) & Westermann, G. (Creator), UK Data Service, 2021
DOI: 10.5255/UKDA-SN-853872
Dataset
International Centre for Language and Communicative Development: Learned labels shape pre-speech infants’ object representations, 2014-2015
Twomey, K. (Creator) & Westermann, G. (Creator), UK Data Service, 2021
DOI: 10.5255/UKDA-SN-853871
Dataset
The Manchester Language Study initial cohort: seven year old data for children with developmental language disorders attending language units in England 1995-1997
Conti-Ramsden, G. (Creator), Botting, N. (Creator), Durkin, K. (Creator) & Toseeb, U. (Creator), UK Data Service, 2019
DOI: 10.5255/UKDA-SN-853746, http://reshare.ukdataservice.ac.uk/853746/
Dataset

2018 Fellow of the Cognitive Sciences Society
Lieven, E. (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Election to learned society
Awarded Honorary Doctorate
Conti-Ramsden, Gina (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
BAA Team of the Year awarded to Manchester Centre for Audiology and Deafness
Munro, K. (Recipient), 1 Nov 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Best Factual Story Telling (Nominated)
Pert, S. (Recipient), 20 Oct 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Best Lecturer (Nominated)
Pert, S. (Recipient), 25 May 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

EDI in Speech and Language Therapy.
Pert, S.
31/03/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs and social media
UK LGBT+ History Month 2025
Pert, S.
31/01/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs and social media
Cognitive Development
Durrant, S.
1/10/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
Time flies: make the most of it!
Pert, S.
1/10/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
Call time on non-evidence based practice: Dr Sean Pert asks how we can keep striving to achieve best practice
Pert, S.
1/07/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment

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