Professor
School of Health Sciences
City University London
United Kingdom
"Nicola joined City University of London in 2005. She is currently a Professor of Developmental Disorders and is Research Centre Lead for LCS Research. Nicola trained as a psychologist completing a BSc Hons in Psychology (Hertfordshire) and an MA in Clinical Child Psychology (Nottingham), before then completing a PhD in Child Health (Liverpool). She has been researching language and communication difficulties for around 20 years. Nicola previously worked for 10 years at The University of Manchester where she holds an honorary position, and is joint-investigator on The Manchester Language Study, the largest UK longitudinal study of developmental language impairment. She also holds an honorary chair at Aalborg University, Denmark."
"Developmental / Specific language impairment - Pragmatic language difficulties - Autistic spectrum disorders - Other developmental disorders (e.g., ADHD) - Cognitive development; longitudinal study of psychological development - Psychological outcomes of very low birthweight"