Claudia Gaele
PhD studentResearch Overview
I’m interested in the relationship between learning and intrinsic curiosity, particularly how it drives implicit semantic learning and influences the way we process information structurally. My research focuses on how neurotypical and autistic individuals develop semantic specialisations, and whether this knowledge is shaped by curiosity.
Supervised By
Professor Gert Westermann, University of Lancaster
Dr Calum Hartley, University of Lancaster
Dr Francesca Branzi, University of Liverpool
Research Grants
NWSSDTP: PhD scholarship
LuCiD: Travel award March 2024 (Summer internship)
Current Teaching
PSYC115 - Developmental Psychology
Career Details
I have worked as a research assistant to Dr Francesca Branzi at the Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit of the University of Cambridge and to Dr Lacey Okonski and Dr Adan Martinez Cruz at the University of Umea and SLU.
Qualifications
MSc Cognitive Science, Umea University
MPhil by research in Theoretical and Applied Linguistics (Psycholinguistics), University of Cambridge
BA Hons Linguistics and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Manchester
- Developmental Research Group