Jane Oakhill

Jane Oakhill
OccupationProfessor of Experimental Psychology
Awards
  • British Psychological Society Spearman Medal (1991)
  • Society for Text and Discourse Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award (2019)
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Sussex
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Sussex

Jane Oakhill is a British cognitive psychologist and expert on the development of reading comprehension.[1] She holds the position of Professor of Experimental Psychology at the University of Sussex.[2]

Oakhill was awarded the British Psychological Society Spearman Medal[3] for early career research contributions in 1991. In 2019, she received the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award[4] from the Society for Text and Discourse in 2019 in recognition of her decades-long research program on children's reading difficulties.[5] Other awards include the 2016 Research Impact Award from the University of Sussex.[2]

Oakhill has served on the Governing Board of Society for Text and Discourse[6] and on the Editorial Board of Discourse Processes.[7]

  1. ^ "A Story in the Telling". BBC News UK. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  2. ^ a b "Jane Oakhill, Profile". profiles.sussex.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  3. ^ "Spearman Medal | BPS". www.bps.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2018-12-14. Retrieved 2020-10-15.
  4. ^ "Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award winners | Society for Text & Discourse". Retrieved 2020-10-15.
  5. ^ "2019 DSCA Winner: Jane Oakhill | Society for Text & Discourse". Retrieved 2020-10-15.
  6. ^ "Governing Board | Society for Text & Discourse". Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  7. ^ "Discourse Processes Editorial Board". www.tandfonline.com. Retrieved 2020-12-02.