Research Assistant

Amy is a researcher on the Understanding Reading Success Study at the Ladder Lab. A CODA (Child of Deaf Adults), she grew up in a deaf family and is experienced in supporting deaf young people in educational settings. Amy holds a degree in Psychology from the University of Nottingham and a Postgraduate Diploma in Evidence-Based Mental Health Interventions for the education setting.

In her role as a Research Assistant, Amy conducts language and literacy assessments with children, administering tests in both BSL and English. Her research interests include exploring how best we can support deaf children in education, as well as investigating the effects of language deprivation on deaf children’s development.