Dr Nicola Brunswick
| Name | Dr Nicola Brunswick |
|---|---|
| Job title | Associate Professor in Psychology |
| Research institute | |
| Primary appointment | Psychology |
| Email address | n.brunswick@mdx.ac.uk |
| ORCID | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6652-5016 |
| Contact category | Academic staff |
Biography
Biography I studied for my PhD in the psychophysiology of dyslexia at the
University of Warwick. This was followed by post-doctoral positions as
an E.U. Research Fellow at the Wellcome Department of Imaging
Neuroscience (University College London), as a Research Scientist
(external collaborator) at the MRC Cognitive Development Unit in London,
and as a Research Psychologist in the Department of Epidemiology and
Public Health (UCL Medical School). I have written/edited five books on reading and dyslexia, and I served for
six years as a Trustee of the British Dyslexia Association. I am a current member of the
British Psychological Society, the British Dyslexia Association, and the
International Dyslexia Association; I am a Fellow of the Royal
Society of Arts, and the Higher Education Academy. I sit on the
editorial boards of Dyslexia, and Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal. I am co-chair of the Psychology Research Ethics Committee, and a deputy
chair of the University Research Ethics Committee. Research activities My research focuses on
cognitive, behavioural and neuropsychological aspects of children's
reading development, of skilled reading, and developmental dyslexia in
children and adults, with a particular focus on academic and emotional
outcomes for dyslexic students. I am also interested in the link between
reading
and musical expertise (in musicians and dancers), and between reading
ability and visuo-spatial/drawing ability (in art/non-art students). I
have conducted research using EEG, ERPs, fMRI and PET. Research Groups I chair the
Cognitive Psychology and Neuroscience Research Group (https://www.mdx.ac.uk/our-research/research-groups/cognitive-neurosc...), and I am a member of the Music Cognition and Communication Lab (https://mcclabmdx.com/) at Middlesex.
Teaching I teach/lead the following modules:
Employment
Associate Professor in Psychology
Middlesex University
01 Oct 1999
Education and qualifications
PhD in Cognitive Neuropsychology
Title: 'Early Cognitive Neuropsychological Profiles and Development of Reading Skills'
University of Warwick
Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education
Middlesex University
Certificate of Competence in Educational Testing
Real Training
Certificate in Psychometric Testing, Assessment and Access Arrangements (CPT3A)
Real Training
Included in the British Psychological Society's Register of Qualifications in Test Use
BPS
Grants
Prizes and Awards
External activities
External examining
External examiner
Regents University, London
External examiner for the Department of Psychotherapy and Psychology (MSc and BSc Psychology programmes), 2015-2019
External examining
External examiner
University of Surrey
External examiner for PhD, 2017
External examining
External examiner
Institute of Education, University of London
External examiner for PhD, 2015
External examining
External examiner
University of Wales, Aberystwyth
External examiner for the Department of Psychology (BSc Psychology), 2011-2014
External examining
External examiner
Aston University
External examiner for MPhil, 2012
Conference organisation
External committee
British Dyslexia Association
Member, Organising Committee of the British Dyslexia Association's 12th International Conference: 'Advancing Dyslexia and Dyscalculia', hosted online, 2021
Conference organisation
External committee
British Dyslexia Association
Member, Organising Committee of the British Dyslexia Association's 11th International Conference: 'Evidence to Practice and Back Again', Telford, 2018
Conference organisation
External committee
British Dyslexia Association
Member, Organising Committee of the British Dyslexia Association's 10th International Conference: 'Moving Forward: Challenges and Transitions', Oxford, 2016
Conference organisation
External committee
British Dyslexia Association
Member, Organising Committee of the British Dyslexia Association's 9th International Conference: 'Creating Impact through Innnovation', Guildford, 2014
Conference organjisation
External Committee
British Dyslexia Association
Member, Organising Committee of the British Dyslexia Association's 8th International Conference: 'Beyond Boundaries', Harrogate, 2011
Research outputs
The prevalence of specific learning difficulties in higher education: a study of UK universities across 12 academic years
Brunswick, N., Wilson, N., Kruger, I., Chamberlain, R. and McManus, I. 2024. The prevalence of specific learning difficulties in higher education: a study of UK universities across 12 academic years. Journal of Learning Disabilities. https://doi.org/10.1177/00222194241281479Self-concept, creativity and developmental dyslexia in university students: effects of age of assessment
Brunswick, N. and Bargary, S. 2022. Self-concept, creativity and developmental dyslexia in university students: effects of age of assessment. Dyslexia. 28 (3), pp. 293-308. https://doi.org/10.1002/dys.1722Meta-analytic findings reveal lower means but higher variances in visuospatial ability in dyslexia
Chamberlain, R., Brunswick, N., Siev, J. and McManus, I. 2018. Meta-analytic findings reveal lower means but higher variances in visuospatial ability in dyslexia. British Journal of Psychology. 109 (4), pp. 897-916. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjop.12321Talking the line: inclusive strategies for the teaching of drawing
Rankin, Q., Riley, H., Brunswick, N., McManus, C. and Chamberlain, R. 2017. Talking the line: inclusive strategies for the teaching of drawing. Drawing: Research, Theory, Practice. 2 (2), pp. 287-304. https://doi.org/10.1386/drtp.2.2.287_1Scratching the surface: Practice, personality, approaches to learning and the acquisition of high level representational drawing ability
Chamberlain, R., McManus, C., Brunswick, N., Rankin, Q. and Riley, H. 2015. Scratching the surface: Practice, personality, approaches to learning and the acquisition of high level representational drawing ability. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts. 9 (4), pp. 451-462. https://doi.org/10.1037/aca0000011Dyslexia: Creating impact through innovation
Brunswick, N. 2015. Dyslexia: Creating impact through innovation. Dyslexia. 21 (3), pp. 195-196. https://doi.org/10.1002/dys.1503Evaluation of long-term counselling at a community health service for women who are on a low income
Payne, N., Ciclitira, K., Starr, F., Marzano, L. and Brunswick, N. 2015. Evaluation of long-term counselling at a community health service for women who are on a low income. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research. 15 (2), pp. 79-87. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733145.2013.877513Drawing on the right side of the brain: A voxel-based morphometry analysis of observational drawing
Chamberlain, R., McManus, I.C., Brunswick, N., Rankin, Q., Riley, H. and Kanai, R. 2014. Drawing on the right side of the brain: A voxel-based morphometry analysis of observational drawing. NeuroImage. 96, pp. 167-173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2014.03.062Cain’s house revisited and revived: extending theory and methodology for quantifying drawing accuracy
Chamberlain, R., McManus, C., Riley, H., Rankin, Q. and Brunswick, N. 2014. Cain’s house revisited and revived: extending theory and methodology for quantifying drawing accuracy. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts. 8 (2), pp. 152-167. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0035635Learning to perceive: informing pedagogic practice through the empirical study of drawing
Rankin, Q., Riley, H., Chamberlain, R., McManus, C. and Brunswick, N. 2014. Learning to perceive: informing pedagogic practice through the empirical study of drawing. TRACEY: Drawing and Visualisation Research. 9 (2), pp. 128-136.Local processing enhancements associated with superior observational drawing are due to enhanced perceptual functioning, not weak central coherence
Chamberlain, R., McManus, I., Riley, H., Rankin, Q. and Brunswick, N. 2013. Local processing enhancements associated with superior observational drawing are due to enhanced perceptual functioning, not weak central coherence. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 66 (7), pp. 1448-1466. https://doi.org/10.1080/17470218.2012.750678Comfort and challenge: A thematic analysis of female clinicians’ experiences of supervision
Starr, F., Ciclitira, K., Marzano, L., Brunswick, N. and Costa, A. 2013. Comfort and challenge: A thematic analysis of female clinicians’ experiences of supervision. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice. 86 (3), pp. 334-351. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8341.2012.02063.xEarly cognitive profiles of emergent readers: A longitudinal study
Brunswick, N., Martin, G. and Rippon, G. 2012. Early cognitive profiles of emergent readers: A longitudinal study. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 111 (2), pp. 268-285. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2011.08.001Supporting dyslexic adults in higher education and the workplace
Brunswick, N. (ed.) 2012. Supporting dyslexic adults in higher education and the workplace. Wiley.Dyslexie, Legasthenie, Ordblindhed: Dyslexia in different languages
Brunswick, N. 2012. Dyslexie, Legasthenie, Ordblindhed: Dyslexia in different languages. in: Everatt, J. (ed.) Dyslexia, languages and multilingualism Bracknell, UK British Dyslexia Association.Dyslexia in UK higher education and employment: an introduction and overview
Brunswick, N. 2012. Dyslexia in UK higher education and employment: an introduction and overview. in: Brunswick, N. (ed.) Supporting dyslexic adults in higher education and the workplace Oxford Wiley. pp. 1-10Women counsellors' experiences of personal therapy: A thematic analysis
Ciclitira, K., Starr, F., Marzano, L., Brunswick, N. and Costa, A. 2012. Women counsellors' experiences of personal therapy: A thematic analysis. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research. 12 (2), pp. 136-145. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733145.2011.645050Living with dyslexia.
Brunswick, N. 2011. Living with dyslexia. New York Rosen Publishing Group.Does shape constancy relate to drawing ability? Two failures to replicate
McManus, I., Loo, P., Chamberlain, R., Riley, H. and Brunswick, N. 2011. Does shape constancy relate to drawing ability? Two failures to replicate. Empirical Studies of the Arts. 29 (2), pp. 191-208. https://doi.org/10.2190/EM.29.2.dInclusive practice: researching the relationship between mathematical ability and drawing ability in art students.
Riley, H., Rankin, Q., McManus, C., Chamberlain, R. and Brunswick, N. 2011. Inclusive practice: researching the relationship between mathematical ability and drawing ability in art students. in: Include 2011 proceedings. The Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design, Royal College of Art.The perceptual foundations of drawing ability
Chamberlain, R., Riley, H., McManus, C., Rankin, Q. and Brunswick, N. 2011. The perceptual foundations of drawing ability. in: Kantrowitz, A., Brew, A. and Fava, M. (ed.) Thinking through drawing: practice into knowledge: proceedings of an interdisciplinary symposium on drawing, cognition and education New York, NY, USA Teachers College Columbia University. pp. 95-102Editorial. Beyond Boundaries – Introduction to the Special Issue
Carroll, J., Larkin, R. and Brunswick, N. 2011. Editorial. Beyond Boundaries – Introduction to the Special Issue. Dyslexia. 17 (4), pp. 293-294. https://doi.org/10.1002/dys.440Inclusive practice: researching the relationships between mathematical ability and drawing ability in art students.
Riley, H., Brunswick, N., Chamberlain, R., McManus, C. and Rankin, Q. 2011. Inclusive practice: researching the relationships between mathematical ability and drawing ability in art students. in: Include 2011 Proceedings: Conference on Inclusive Design. Royal College of Art.Visuospatial superiority in developmental dyslexia: myth or reality?
Brunswick, N., Martin, G. and Marzano, L. 2010. Visuospatial superiority in developmental dyslexia: myth or reality? Learning and Individual Differences. 20 (5), pp. 421-426. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2010.04.007Art students who cannot draw: Exploring the relations between drawing ability, visual memory, accuracy of copying, and dyslexia
McManus, C., Chamberlain, R., Loo, P., Rankin, Q., Riley, H. and Brunswick, N. 2010. Art students who cannot draw: Exploring the relations between drawing ability, visual memory, accuracy of copying, and dyslexia. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts. 4 (1), pp. 18-30. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0017335Cross-cultural differences in normal and dyslexic reading: behavioural and functional anatomical observations in readers of regular and irregular orthographies
Paulesu, E., Paganelle, F. and Brunswick, N. 2010. Cross-cultural differences in normal and dyslexic reading: behavioural and functional anatomical observations in readers of regular and irregular orthographies. in: Brunswick, N., McDougall, S. and De Mornay Davies, P. (ed.) Reading and dyslexia in different orthographies Psychology Press.Reading and spelling in different orthographies: an introduction and overview
McDougall, S., Brunswick, N. and De Mornay Davies, P. 2010. Reading and spelling in different orthographies: an introduction and overview. in: Brunswick, N., McDougall, S. and De Mornay Davies, P. (ed.) Reading and Dyslexia in Different Orthographies. London Psychology Press.Unimpaired reading development and dyslexia across different languages
Brunswick, N. 2010. Unimpaired reading development and dyslexia across different languages. in: Brunswick, N., McDougall, S. and De Mornay Davies, P. (ed.) Reading and dyslexia in different orthographies Psychology Press.Music of language, language of music
Franco, F., Brunswick, N. and De Mornay Davies, P. 2010. Music of language, language of music. The Psychologist. 23 (11), pp. 913-914.Reading and dyslexia in different orthographies
Brunswick, N., McDougall, S. and De Mornay Davies, P. (ed.) 2010. Reading and dyslexia in different orthographies. Psychology Press.The functional neuroanatomy of reading
Brunswick, N. 2010. The functional neuroanatomy of reading. in: Cornelissen, P., Hansen, P., Kringelback, M. and Pugh, K. (ed.) The Neural Basis of Reading Oxford University Press (OUP).Research seminars on music and language [part of Society section]
Franco, F., Brunswick, N. and De Mornay Davies, P. 2010. Research seminars on music and language [part of Society section]. The Psychologist. 23 (11), pp. 913-914.Art students who cannot draw: exploring the role of personality, dyslexia, perceptual problems, visual memory and drawing skills.
McManus, C., Chamberlain, R., Loo, P., Rankin, Q., Riley, H. and Brunswick, N. 2009. Art students who cannot draw: exploring the role of personality, dyslexia, perceptual problems, visual memory and drawing skills. Experimental Psychological Society London Meeting. University College London 05 - 06 Jan 2009The Dyslexia handbook 2009/10.
Brunswick, N. Brunswick, N. (ed.) 2009. The Dyslexia handbook 2009/10. Bracknell British Dyslexia Association.Dyslexia and visuospatial ability: is there a causal link?
Brunswick, N. and Martin, G. 2009. Dyslexia and visuospatial ability: is there a causal link? in: Brunswick, N. (ed.) The Dyslexia Handbook 2009/10 Bracknell British Dyslexia Association.Dyslexia
Brunswick, N. 2009. Dyslexia. in: Malmkjaer, K. (ed.) The Routledge Linguistics Encyclopedia Routledge.Dyslexia: a beginner’s guide
Brunswick, N. 2009. Dyslexia: a beginner’s guide. Oneworld Publications.Inclusive Practice: researching the relationships between dyslexia, personality, and art students’ drawing ability.
Riley, H., Rankin, Q., Brunswick, N., McManus, I., Chamberlain, R. and Loo, P. 2009. Inclusive Practice: researching the relationships between dyslexia, personality, and art students’ drawing ability. Royal College of Art: Helen Hamlyn Centre..The impact of personal psychotherapy and supervision on volunteer counsellors.
Ciclitira, K., Marzano, L., Starr, F., Brunswick, N., Costa, A. and Berger, S. 2009. The impact of personal psychotherapy and supervision on volunteer counsellors. 2009 BPS Annual Conference. Brighton, UK 01 - 03 Apr 2009A new definition of dyslexia.
Brunswick, N. 2009. A new definition of dyslexia. in: Brunswick, N. (ed.) The Dyslexia Handbook 2009/10 Bracknell British Dyslexia Association. pp. 1-6Recent developments in dyslexia.
Brunswick, N. 2009. Recent developments in dyslexia. in: Brunswick, N. (ed.) The Dyslexia Handbook 2009/10. Bracknell British Dyslexia Association. pp. 9-14Mind, brain and education in reading disorders.
Brunswick, N. 2009. Mind, brain and education in reading disorders. American Journal of Human Biology. 21 (3), pp. 414-415. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.20915Visuo-spatial ability and dyslexia: is there a male global advantage?
Brunswick, N., Martin, G. and Marzano, L. 2008. Visuo-spatial ability and dyslexia: is there a male global advantage? British Dyslexia Association International Conference, 2008 [Dyslexia: making links]. Harrogate, York 27 - 29 Mar 2008Developmental dyslexia, visuospatial ability and learning style.
Brunswick, N. and Martin, G. 2007. Developmental dyslexia, visuospatial ability and learning style. The British Psychological Society Annual Conference. York Conference Park 21 - 23 Mar 2007Visuo-spatial ability, handedness and developmental dyslexia: just how sinister was Andy Warhol?
Brunswick, N., Martin, G. and Marzano, L. 2007. Visuo-spatial ability, handedness and developmental dyslexia: just how sinister was Andy Warhol? 25th European Workshop on Cognitive Neuropsychology. Bressanone, Italy 21 - 26 Jan 2007Psychology study guide.
Martin, G. and Brunswick, N. 2005. Psychology study guide. Allyn & Bacon.Developing an on-line undergraduate course in introductory psychology
Martin, G., Brunswick, N. and Jolic, N. 2005. Developing an on-line undergraduate course in introductory psychology. Journal of Health, Social and Environmental Issues. 6 (1), pp. 11-26.Theoretical and ethical issues in conducting research at a women’s health centre.
Ciclitira, K., Marzano, L., Brunswick, N., Starr, F. and Berger, S. 2004. Theoretical and ethical issues in conducting research at a women’s health centre. Psychology of Women Section Review. 6 (1), pp. 60-69.Developmental dyslexia: evidence from brain research
Brunswick, N. 2003. Developmental dyslexia: evidence from brain research. in: Nunes, T. and Bryant, P. (ed.) Handbook of Children’s Literacy London Kluwer Academic Publishers. pp. 275-291Public awareness of warning signs for cancer in Britain.
Brunswick, N., Wardle, J. and Jarvis, M. 2001. Public awareness of warning signs for cancer in Britain. Cancer Causes and Control. 12 (1), pp. 33-37. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008975416756Cultural diversity and biological unity in dyslexia
Paulesu, E., Demonet, J., Fazio, F., McCrory, E., Chanoine, V., Brunswick, N., Cappa, S., Cossu, G., Habib, M., Frith, C. and Frith, U. 2001. Cultural diversity and biological unity in dyslexia. NeuroImage. 13 (6), p. S584. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1053-8119(01)91927-5Awareness of risk factors for cancer among British adults
Wardle, J., Waller, J., Brunswick, N. and Jarvis, M. 2001. Awareness of risk factors for cancer among British adults. Public Health. 115 (3), pp. 173-174. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ph.1900752Dyslexia: Cultural diversity and biological unity
Paulesu, E., Demonet, J., Fazio, F., McCrory, E., Chanoine, V., Brunswick, N., Cappa, S., Cossu, G., Habib, M., Frith, C. and Frith, U. 2001. Dyslexia: Cultural diversity and biological unity. Science. 291 (5511), pp. 2165-2167. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1057179Reading the mind in cartoons and stories: An fMRI study of ‘theory of mind’ in verbal and non-verbal tasks
Gallagher, H., Happé, F., Brunswick, N., Fletcher, P., Frith, U. and Frith, C. 2001. Reading the mind in cartoons and stories: An fMRI study of ‘theory of mind’ in verbal and non-verbal tasks. Neuropsychologia. 38 (1), pp. 11-21. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0028-3932(99)00053-6Abnormal functional activation during a simple word repetition task: a PET study of adult dyslexics
McCrory, E., Frith, U., Brunswick, N. and Price, C. 2000. Abnormal functional activation during a simple word repetition task: a PET study of adult dyslexics. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 12 (5), pp. 753-762. https://doi.org/10.1162/089892900562570Trait and state EEG indices of information processing in developmental dyslexia
Rippon, G. and Brunswick, N. 2000. Trait and state EEG indices of information processing in developmental dyslexia. International Journal of Psychophysiology. 36 (3), pp. 251-265. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0167-8760(00)00075-1A cultural effect on brain function
Paulesu, E., McCrory, E., Fazio, F., Menoncello, L., Brunswick, N., Cappa, S., Cotelli, M., Cossu, G., Corte, F., Lorusso, M., Pesenti, S., Gallagher, A., Perani, D., Price, C., Frith, C. and Frith, U. 2000. A cultural effect on brain function. Nature Neuroscience. 3 (1), pp. 91-96. https://doi.org/10.1038/71163Explicit and implicit processing of words and pseudowords by adult developmental dyslexics - a search for Wernicke's Wortschatz?
Brunswick, N., McCrory, E., Price, C., Frith, C. and Frith, U. 1999. Explicit and implicit processing of words and pseudowords by adult developmental dyslexics - a search for Wernicke's Wortschatz? Brain. 122 (10), pp. 1901-1917. https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/122.10.1901Cognitive and psychophysiological correlates of handedness and reading ability
Rippon, G. and Brunswick, N. 1997. Cognitive and psychophysiological correlates of handedness and reading ability. International Journal of Psychophysiology. 25 (1), p. 31. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0167-8760(97)85416-5Auditory event-related potentials, dichotic-listening performance and handedness as indexes of lateralization in dyslexic and normal readers
Brunswick, N. and Rippon, G. 1994. Auditory event-related potentials, dichotic-listening performance and handedness as indexes of lateralization in dyslexic and normal readers. International Journal of Psychophysiology. 18 (3), pp. 265-275. https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-8760(94)90012-43772
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