News & Updates

Shuqi Yu is the newest member of the Language and Literacy Team, joining the lab as a postdoctoral researcher. Shuqi graduated her PhD from Human Development and Family Science at Virginia Tech in the United States and earned her B.S. degree in Department of Psychology at Beijing Normal University in Beijing, China. To get to know Shuqi, we asked: what has your reading journey been like? “When I was a child, my greatest joy was found in stories—whether from cartoons or from b

The Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at Dalhousie held the 50th Annual Graham Goddard In-House Conference in June. Two of our undergraduate research students joined a day full of talks, posters, and celebrations to present the research they’re working on at the Language and Literacy Lab. Erin presented “Does Hazardous Drinking in First Year University Students Predict Academic Performance into Their Fourth Year? A Study of Students with and Without a History of Readi

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Deacon – winner of the 2025 Society for the Scientific Study of Reading (SSSR) Carol Connor Mid-Career Award! 🏆 The award is intended to recognize a mid-career researcher in the field of scientific studies of reading, who is currently active in research, and has a distinguished research record over a substantial period. Congratulations, Dr. Deacon! 🎉