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 |