Dr Katie Alcock
Senior LecturerResearch Interests
- Language development, especially what makes children different from each other: individual differences, culture, and language.
- Cognitive development in typical and neurodiverse children, especially with respect to the understanding of sex-role/gender stereotypes, appearance and reality.
- The cognitive psychology and neuropsychology of language.
- The influence of health and disease on neuropsychological development.
2025
Journal article
The Effect of Preschool Vocabulary and Grammar on Early Reading Comprehension and Word Reading: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Jago, L., Monaghan, P., Alcock, K., Cain, K. 19/03/2025 In: Educational Research Review.Gesture screening in young infants: Highly sensitive to risk factors for communication delay
Alcock, K., Meints, K., Rowland, C. 31/01/2025 In: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders. 60, 1Bilingual children reach early language milestones at the same age as monolingual peers
Muszyńska, K., Krajewski, G., Dynak, A., Garmann, N.G., Romøren, A.S.H., Łuniewska, M., Alcock, K., Katsos, N., Kołak, J., Simonsen, H.G., Hansen, P., Krysztofiak, M., Sobota, K., Haman, E. 15/01/2025 In: Journal of Child Language. p. 1-24. 24 p.
Guidance for schools to support trans young people
01/02/2024 → 15/09/2024
Consultancy
Piloting candidate assessments to investigate links between autism spectrum disorder and gender dysphoria
01/01/2024 → 31/07/2024
Research
Cross-linguistic and cross-cultural analysis of early communication and language
01/06/2023 → 30/11/2025
Research
The ESRC International Centre for Language
01/11/2019 → 31/10/2025
Research
fEC Code: LUCID: The ESRC Centre for Language and Communicative Development
01/10/2014 → …
Research
LUCID: Centre for Language and Communicative Development
01/09/2014 → 31/05/2020
Research
GCRF Global IAA Institutional Award
01/01/1900 → …
Research
Language Assessment in Under-Researched Settings
Invited talk
Campus in the City Psychology
Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition
Hormone Treatments for Children and Young People with Gender Dysphoria
Parliament
Factors shaping gender incongruence and dysphoria, and impact on health services
Parliament
Consultancy on children's understanding of sex/gender
Expert Opinion
Engagement in my career
Oral presentation
Cross-cultural research and teaching and how to do it
Oral presentation
Sex, gender, children and autism
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar
Expert Witness submission on children's early understanding of sex and gender
Expert Opinion
Young children's understanding of sex and gender
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar
Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology (Journal)
Editorial activity
Gender Identity: Safeguarding Children and Young People
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar
Global Challenges to Child Development
Invited talk
Newton Prize 2020 Nomination
Other distinction
Inspirational Women at Lancaster
Prize (including medals and awards)
- Cognitive Psychology
- Developmental Psychology