Personal profile
Biography
I am a developmental cognitive neuroscientist interested in how perceptual and attentional capacities underpin complex functioning such as how cognitive control relates to reading abilities. My research focuses on learning difficulties and exceptional development with the aim of contributing to scientific understanding as well as translation for education and intervention. Through understanding everyday behaviours like reading, I investigate the workings of the mind. I conduct these enquiries using behavioural psychophysics and neuroimaging techniques (e.g., electroencephalography, functional transcranial Doppler ultrasound, and functional magnetic resonance imaging).
Education/Academic qualification
Psychology, MPsych/PhD (Applied Developmental Psychology), The University of Western Australia
29 Jan 2003 → 27 Jun 2007
Award Date: 27 Mar 2008
Psychology, B Sc. (hons), Bachelor of Science, Honours in Psychology (First), The University of Western Australia
23 Feb 1999 → 30 Nov 2002
Award Date: 8 Apr 2003
External positions
Senior Researcher, Macquarie University
Jan 2018 → Dec 2019
Senior Researcher, ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders
Feb 2016 → Dec 2017
Researcher, ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders
Oct 2014 → Feb 2016
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders
Oct 2011 → Oct 2014
Wellcome Trust Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Oxford
Apr 2008 → Apr 2011
Industry keywords
- Disability
- Education
- Children and Young People
- Ageing
Research expertise keywords
- Attention
- Development
- Reading and reading disabilities
- Dyslexia
- Neurophysiology
- Functional transcranial Doppler ultrasound
- EEG
- Lateralisation
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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A Scoping Review of Digital Interventions Targeting Anxiety in Young Children
Coverdale, G., Perry, Y., Magiati, I., Badcock, N. A., Bollig, B. & Alvares, G. A., Jun 2026, In: Child and Youth Care Forum. 55, 3, p. 783-823 41 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Hyperactivity–Impulsivity, Inattention, and Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome: A Meta-Analytic Investigation of Overlapping and Differential Cognitive Associations
Stuart, N., Sheridan, A., Pestell, C., Gignac, G., Fox, C., Badcock, N. & Naragon-Gainey, K., 16 Apr 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Lateralisation and localisation of spatial and verbal associative recognition memory
Baker, N., Bentvelzen, A., Francis, H. & Badcock, N., May 2026, In: Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. 225, 18 p., 108162.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Patterns of Language and Visuospatial Lateralisation and Cognitive Ability in Young Children Aged 4–7 Years
Quin-Conroy, J. E., Bayliss, D. M. & Badcock, N. A., May 2026, In: Developmental Science. 29, 3, 21 p., e70193.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Patterns of language and visuospatial lateralisation in three-year-old children
Quin-Conroy, J. E., Bayliss, D. M., Bovell, S. J., Eamer, D., Earl, G. H. M., Fisher, S. E., Francks, C., Maybery, M. T., Pillar, S., Silva, D., Whitehouse, A. J. O. & Badcock, N. A., 6 Jun 2026, In: Neuropsychologia. 226, 15 p., 109434.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Projects
- 1 Finished
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Listen & Learn
McAlpine, D. (Investigator 01), Badcock, N. (Investigator 02), Sowman, P. (Investigator 03), Chait, M. (Investigator 04), Todd, J. (Investigator 05), Monaghan, J. (Investigator 06), Undurraga, J. (Investigator 07) & Harper, N. (Investigator 08)
ARC Australian Research Council
1/03/17 → 31/12/21
Project: Research