Jamie Lingwood is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Liverpool Hope University.

His research focuses on how adult-child interactions influence language development and learning, including from digital media.

He is the Principal Investigator on an Educational Endowment Foundation-funded project, designing and evaluating an innovative program to inspire and sustain a love of reading in children.

Jamie was an on-screen expert for the BBC's Tiny Happy People Campaign, where he used his expertise to help parents support their children's language and communication skills.

Experience

  • 2023–present
    Senior lecturer in Psychology, Liverpool Hope University
  • 2021–2023
    Lecturer in Psychology, Liverpool Hope University

Education

  • 2016 
    University of Sheffield, PhD in Developmental Psychology

Publications

  • 2020
    Adjective forms and functions in British English child-directed speech, Journal of Child Language
  • 2020
    Barriers and solutions to family-based education interventions., International Journal of Social Research Methodology
  • 2020
    Evaluating the effectiveness of a ‘real-world’ shared reading intervention for preschool children and their families: A randomised controlled trial. , Journal of Research in Reading
  • 2019
    The impact of shared book reading on children’s language skills: A meta-analysis., Educational Research Review
  • 2018
    Using virtual environments to investigate wayfinding in 8- to 12-year olds., Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
  • 2017
    A comparative study of cognitive behavioural therapy and shared reading for chronic pain, Medical Humanities
  • 2015
    Amateur vs. professional: Who is better at assessing the presence of forensic material at a theft from a motor vehicle crime scene?, International Journal of Police Science & Management
  • 2015
    The development of wayfinding abilities in children: Learning routes with and without landmarks, Journal of Environmental Psychology
  • 2015
    Encouraging 5 year olds to attend to landmarks: A way to improve children's wayfinding strategies in a virtual environment., Frontiers in Psychology
  • 2013
    Interviewing young adolescent suspects: When to reveal incriminating information?, uropean Journal of Psychology Applied to Legal Contexts

Grants and Contracts

  • 2023
    Creating a Love to Read programme for reception age children and teachers
    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding Source:
    Educational Endowment Foundation

Contact Jamie for

  • General
  • Media request
  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision