Holly Branigan

Holly Branigan FRSE is a Professor of Psychology of Language and Cognition and Head of the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.[1][2]

Holly Branigan
Other namesHolly P Branigan
Occupation(s)Professor of Language and Cognition Head of School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences at the University of Edinburgh
AwardsFellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Academic background
EducationUniversity of York

Université de Lille iii

University of Edinburgh
Academic work
DisciplinePsychology

Language

Cognition

Education

Branigan has attended the University of York, the Université de Lille III and the University of Edinburgh.[3] She completed her PhD in Cognitive Science at the University of Edinburgh in 1995.[3]

Career

Branigan's research interests include language production, communication, language learning/development and language processing.[4][5] Her research covers typically and atypically developing children, mono and bilingual adults and a wide range of languages.[1]

Branigan became the Head of the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Studies at the University of Edinburgh in 2018; having been Deputy Head since 2016.[3]

Awards

In March 2021, Branigan was selected as a Fellow by the Royal Society of Edinburgh.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Professor Holly Branigan FRSE". The Royal Society of Edinburgh. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  2. ^ Stephen, Phyllis (29 March 2021). "New 2021 fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh". The Edinburgh Reporter. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Holly Branigan". University of Edinburgh Research Explorer. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Language Development". Language across the lifespan lab. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  5. ^ "About Us". WeChat. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  6. ^ Walker, Peter A. (29 March 2021). "Royal Society of Edinburgh's 2021 Fellows revealed". businessInsider. Retrieved 26 May 2021.