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Tim is a developmental cognitive neuroscientist and developmental psychologist who is broadly interested in the development of speech, language and literacy. His recent work has focused on the auditory precursors to speech processing and the impact that these have on later literacy development and vocabulary learning. He works with both typically and atypically developing populations of children, using classroom observation, cognitive, psychometric, psychoacoustic, and cognitive neuroscience (predominantly EEG) methods. Before coming to Queen’s, Tim completed his PhD examining neural markers of developmental dyslexia under the supervision of Professor Guillaume Thierry (Bangor University) followed by a Postdoctoral Fellowship investigating auditory processing deficits in children with developmental dyslexia under the direction of Professor Usha Goswami FBA FRS (University of Cambridge).
Tim is director of the Language, Learning and Literacy Lab at Queen’s (L3Lab@QUB) which houses a developmental EEG laboratory and audiometric testing facilities and is supported by a team composed of Educational Psychologists, Speech and Language Therapists and Psychology Researchers.
Tim is a chartered Psychologist (CPsychol), Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society (AFBPsS) and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).
Research Focus
- Auditory Foundations of Speech and Language Development
- Causes of Language and Literacy Difficulties
- Classroom Communication
Teaching
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Keywords
- BF Psychology
- Language
- Literacy
- Classroom Communication
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Projects
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R1344PSY: Rates of Auditory Discrimination and Children's Reading Development
01/08/2010 → …
Project: Research
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Language-universal Sensory Deficits in Developmental Dyslexia: English, Spanish, and Chinese
Goswami, U., Wang, H-L., Cruz, A., Fosker, T., Mead, N. & Huss, M., Feb 2011, In: Journal of cognitive neuroscience. 23, 2, p. 325-337 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Auditory sensory processing and phonological development in high IQ and exceptional readers, typically-developing readers and children with dyslexia: A longitudinal study
Goswami, U., Huss, M., Mead, N. & Fosker, T., 27 Aug 2020, (Early online date) In: Child Development. Early Online, p. xx 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Music, rhythm, rise time perception and developmental dyslexia: Perception of musical meter predicts reading and phonology
Huss, M., Verney, J. P., Fosker, T., Mead, N. & Goswami, U., Jun 2011, In: Cortex. 47, 6, p. 674-689 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Examining the role of linguistic distance in bilingual task switching
Jenks, E., Wylie, J. & Fosker, T., 25 Oct 2021.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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The impact of care-related factors on the language and communication needs of looked after and adopted children/young people
Maguire, D., McCormack, D., Downes, C., Teggart, T. & Fosker, T., 04 Jun 2021, (Early online date) In: Developmental Child Welfare.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile125 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Staff Excellence Award - "Delivering Excellence" Award Winner 2020
Fosker, Tim (Recipient), 05 Mar 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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School of Psychology ICARE Award Winner 2022
Fosker, Tim (Recipient), 07 Dec 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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STAR Performance Award 2019/2020
Fosker, Tim (Recipient), 09 Mar 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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STAR Team Performance Award 2020/2021
Baysu, Gülseli (Recipient), Cena, Elida (Recipient) & Fosker, Tim (Recipient), 03 Dec 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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William Jones Williams Open Entrance Scholarship
Fosker, Tim (Recipient), 1998
Prize: Other distinction
Activities
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Alice Cancer
Tim Fosker (Host)
05 Feb 2023 → 07 Feb 2023Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Hosting an academic visitor
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Knocknagoney Primary School Outreach
Tim Fosker (Recipient)
23 Nov 2022Activity: Other activity types › Hosting a school group or open day
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Clara Cohen
Tim Fosker (Host)
21 Nov 2022Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Hosting an academic visitor
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External Programme Examiner - School of Psychology, University of Roehampton
Tim Fosker (Examiner)
2022 → 2026Activity: Examination types › UG external examination
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External Programme Examiner - Human Communication Sciences, University of Sheffield
Tim Fosker (Examiner)
2016 → 2020Activity: Examination types › PGT external examination