| AdminHistory | Date of Birth: 25/05/1941
Place of Birth: Rockenhausen, Germany
University & Professional Qualifications:
Ph.D in Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, University of London, 1968
Diploma in Abnormal Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, University of London, 1966
Vordiplom in Psychologie, Universitat des Saarlandes, Saarbrucken, 1964
Professional Career:
Emeritus Professor of Cognitive Development, University College London, 2006-
Research Foundation Professor, University of Aarhus, Denmark, 2006-
Deputy Director, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, 1996-2006
MRC External Scientific Staff, 1998-
MRC Special Appointment, 1988
MRC Senior Scientist, 1980
MRC Scientist 1968
Honours and Awards:
Mind & Brain Prize, Centre for Cognitive Science, Torino University, 2010
EPS Bartlett Lecture, 2010
BPS Lifetime Achievement Award, 2009
European Latsis Prize for Brain and Mind (jointly with Chris Frith), 2009
Elected Member Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina, 2009
Honorary Fellow Newham College Cambridge, 2008
UKRC Award Woman of Outstanding Achievement in SET, 2008
Foreign Member of the Royal Society of Arts and Sciences in Goteborg, 2008
Lifetime Achievement Award International Association for Autism Research, 2007
Samuel T.Orton Award International Dyslexia Association, 2007
Honorary Doctorate University of Nottingham, 2007
Honorary Fellowship University College London, 2007
Honorary Fellowship British Psychological Society, 2006
Elected President of the Experimental Psychology Society (EPS) 2006-2008
Elected Council Member Royal Society, 2006-2007
Elected Fellow of the Royal Society, 2005
Burgholzi Award, University of Zuerich, Department of Psychiatry, 2005
Robert Sommer Award, University of Giessen, Medical School, 2004
Honorary Doctorate, York University, 2004
Laurea Honoris Causa, Palermo University, 2004
Jean-Louis Signoret Prize of the Ipsen Foundation, 2003
Elected Fellow of the British Academy, 2001
Elected Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, 2001
Distinguished Lecturer in Neuropsychology, Sweden, 2001
International Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychology Society, 2001
Honorary Doctorate, University of St Andrews, 2000
Honorary Doctorate, University of Goteborg, Sweden, 1998
Member of the Academie Europaea, 1992
Presidents' Award of the British Psychological Society for Distinguished Contributions to Psychological Knowledge, 1990
Involvement with BPS and other Institutions (selected):
Chair of British Academy Psychology Section, 2009-2011
Chair of Royal Society Library Committee, 2009-
Editor of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience (Founded 2010)
Editorial board member: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Chair of Royal Society Working group on Impact of Neuroscience on Education
Communications and Activities Committee, British Academy, 2002-2005
Member of Executive Committee of UCL-ICN, 1997-2006 |