Thomson, Jenny, Professor

Professor Jenny Thomson

BMedSci, PhD, MRCSLT

School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery

Speech and Language Therapist

j.m.thomson@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 2440

Room 303, 362 Mushroom Lane

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Professor Jenny Thomson
School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery
Room 303
362 Mushroom Lane
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S10 2TS

Profile

I joined the department in 2013. Trained as a Speech and Language Therapist, my research and clinical work have been focused on the intersection between language and literacy difficulties. I completed a PhD at the Institute of Child Health, University College London which explored causal mechanisms in developmental dyslexia using both neuroscientific and behavioural measures.

I then continued researching developmental dyslexia through a postdoc at the University of Cambridge (2004-06) and more latterly through Assistant and Associate Professor positions at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (2006-2013). I also hold a visiting position at the National Reading Centre, University of Stavanger, Norway.

Research interests

Developmental dyslexia and digital literacies
The neuroscience of specific learning disabilities
Relationships between music, rhythm and literacy

Current Research Projects

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC; 2020-2027): is a team of Canadian and international scholars and industry, community and outreach partners who are working to bridge the many dimensions of literacy acquisition in our multicultural and digitally-connected world.
Erasmus+ Grant (2018-202): , with school, university and literacy organization partners in Belgium, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic.
Heather van der Lely Foundation (2018-2019): Digital assessment and Developmental Language Disorder (DLD)
Leverhulme Trust Research Grant (2015-2019): Evaluating the effect of exposure to digital text on early literacy development
White Rose DTC ESRC Network (2015 – 2019): Understanding and enhancing reading and language skills in children learning English as an Additional Language (EAL) (Academic Lead: Anna Weighall (University of Leeds); Collaborators: Claudine Bowyer-Crane and Emma Marsden (University of York), Silke Fricke and Jenny Thomson (University of ��«Ӱҵ), Anna Weighall and Hannah Nash (University of Leeds); Partners: Born in Bradford (BiB))
COST E-Read (2014-18) Management Committee and Core Group member

Publications

Edited books

Thomson JM & Jarmulowicz L (Ed.) (2016) . John Benjamins.

Journal articles

Brooks R, Warmington M & Thomson J (2024) . Reading and Writing.
Oliveira CM, Vale AP & Thomson JM (2021) . Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology.
Thomson JM, Foldnes N, Uppstad PH, Njå M, Solheim OJ & Lundetræ K (2020) . Learning and Instruction, 68.
Dixon C, Thomson J & Fricke S (2020) . Child Language Teaching and Therapy.
Dixon C, Thomson J & Fricke S (2020) . Journal of Research in Reading.
Geronikou E, Vance M, Wells B & Thomson J (2019) . Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics.
Prieler T, Wood C & Thomson JM (2018) . Frontiers in Psychology, 9.
Geronikou E, Vance M, Wells B & Thomson J (2018) . Child Language Teaching & Therapy.
Barzillai M & Thomson JM (2018) . First Monday, 23(10).
Grajo L, Candler C, Bowyer P, Schultz S & Thomson J (2018) . Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, 6(2).
Lundetrae K & Thomson JM (2018) . Reading and Writing, 31(1), 215-237.
Van der Steen S, Samuelson D & Thomson JM (2017) . Written Communication, 34(3), 280-305.
Kim JS, Hemphill L, Troyer M, Thomson JM, Jones SM, LaRusso MD & Donovan S (2017) . Reading Research Quarterly, 52(3), 357-382.
Chen C, Schneps M, Masyn K & Thomson J (2016) . Dyslexia, 22(4), 322-344.
O'Neil-Pirozzi TM, Doruk D, Thomson JM & Fregni F (2016) . International Journal of Neuroscience, 1-28.
Grajo L, Candler C, Bowyer P, Schultz S, Thomson JM & Fong K (2016) . American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 70, 7003220010p1-7003220010p9.
Thomson J, Doruk D, Mascio B, Fregni F & Cerruti C (2015) . Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 9.
Bishop-Liebler P, Welch G, Huss M, Thomson JM & Goswami U (2014) . Dyslexia, 20(3), 261-279.
Schneps MH, Thomson JM, Chen C, Sonnert G & Pomplun M (2013) . PLoS One, 8(9), e75634.
Schneps MH, Thomson JM, Sonnert G, Pomplun M, Chen C & Heffner-Wong A (2013) . PLoS One, 8(8), e71161.
Plakas A, van Zuijen T, van Leeuwen T, Thomson JM & van der Leij A (2013) . Cortex, 49(4), 1034-1045.
Horvath JC, Schilberg L & Thomson J (2013) . Neurophysiology, 45(5-6), 459-467.
Moritz C, Yampolsky S, Papadelis G, Thomson J & Wolf M (2013) . Reading and Writing, 26(5), 739-769.
Thomson JM, Leong V & Goswami U (2013) . Reading and Writing, 26(2), 139-161.
Thomson JM & Hogan TP (2010) . J Learn Disabil, 43(4), 291-293.
Corriveau KH, Goswami U & Thomson JM (2010) . J Learn Disabil, 43(4), 369-382.
Hogan TP & Thomson JM (2010) . Journal of Learning Disabilities, 43(4), 383-386.
Thomson JM & Goswami U (2010) . Reading and Writing, 23(5), 453-473.
Jones CRG, Happé F, Baird G, Simonoff E, Marsden AJS, Tregay J, Phillips RJ, Goswami U, Thomson JM & Charman T (2009) . Neuropsychologia, 47(13), 2850-2858.
Thomson JM, Goswami U & Baldeweg T (2009) . Brain Res, 1254, 74-83.
Suranyi Z, Csepe V, Richardson U, Thomson JM, Honbolygo F & Goswami U (2009) . READING AND WRITING, 22(1), 41-56.
HÄMÄLÄINEN JA, LEPPÄNEN PHT, EKLUND K, THOMSON J, RICHARDSON U, GUTTORM TK, WITTON C, POIKKEUS A-M, GOSWAMI U & LYYTINEN H (2009) . Applied Psycholinguistics, 30(3), 511-530.
Wang M, Anderson A, Cheng C, Park Y & Thomson J (2008) . Reading and Writing, 21(6), 627-644.
Thomson JM & Goswami U (2008) . J Physiol Paris, 102(1-3), 120-129.
Thomson JM & Fischer KW (2007) . Monogr Soc Res Child Dev, 72(3), 150-156.
Thomson JM, Fryer B, Maltby J & Goswami U (2006) . JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN READING, 29(3), 334-348.
Thomson JM, Richardson U & Goswami U (2005) . Mem Cognit, 33(7), 1210-1219.
Richardson U, Thomson JM, Scott SK & Goswami U (2004) . Dyslexia, 10(3), 215-233.
Muneaux M, Ziegler JC, Truc C, Thomson J & Goswami U (2004) Deficits in beat perception and dyslexia: Evidence from French. NeuroReport, 15(8), 1255-1259.
Goswami U, Thomson J, Richardson U, Stainthorp R, Hughes D, Rosen S & Scott SK (2002) . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 99(16), 10911-10916.
Foldnes N, Uppstad PH, Grønneberg S & Thomson JM () . Frontiers in Education, 9, 1487694.
Üstün‐Yavuz MS, Brooks R, Fricke S & Thomson J () . Journal of Research in Reading.
Hudson Kam CL, Sadlier-Brown E, Clark S, Jang C, Demmans Epp C & Thomson J () . First Language.
Nastasiuk A, Courteau É, Thomson J & Deacon SH () . Journal of Research in Reading.
Jiang Y, Gai X, Wang Z & Thomson J () . Frontiers in Psychology, 15.
Jiang Y, Gai X, Üstün‐Yavuz MS, Zhang M & Thomson JM () . PsyCh Journal.
Newbury J, Schroeter K, Sutherland D & Thomson J () . Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention, 1-7.
Peryer H, Slator R, Thomson J & Richard B () . The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 105566562095687-105566562095687.

Chapters

(2009) , Contemporary Perspectives on Reading and Spelling (pp. 36-53). Routledge
Støle H, Mangen A, Frønes TS & Thomson J () , Studies in Written Language and Literacy (pp. 205-224). John Benjamins Publishing Company
Wylie J, Thomson J, Leppänen PHT, Ackerman R, Kanniainen L & Prieler T () , Studies in Written Language and Literacy (pp. 57-90). John Benjamins Publishing Company
Thomson J, Barzillai M, van den Broek P & Schroeder S () , Studies in Written Language and Literacy (pp. 225-238). John Benjamins Publishing Company
Kieron S & Andrew H () Routledge
Thomson J () , Linguistic Rhythm and Literacy (pp. 99-110). John Benjamins Publishing Company
Wood C () Routledge

Conference proceedings papers

Xu L, Thomson J, Dhonnchadha EU & Ward M (2024) . 2024 IEEE Gaming, Entertainment, and Media Conference (GEM), Vol. 00 (pp 1-6), 5 June 2024 - 5 June 2024.
Hauwaert H, Ghesquière P, Tordoir J & Thomson J (2020) (pp 91-96)
Xu L, Ward M, Thomson J & Uí Dhonnchadha E () . CALL for Humanity - EuroCALL 2024 Short Papers, 10 September 2024 - 11 September 2024.

Preprints

Oliveira CM, vale AP & Thomson JM (2021) , Center for Open Science.