Are these numbers in order?
2 4 6
About me
I am a cognitive scientist interested in how people process numerical information and develop mathematical skills.
My early work focused on understanding which skills comprise the construct of “early numeracy”, and which of these skills are most relevant to later mathematical achievement or the risk of developing mathematical learning difficulties. My PhD project focused on understanding how people process numerical order, with a particular interest in the role of familiarity and memory retrieval, and how these skills may contribute to arithmetic proficiency.
My current postdoctoral project focuses on the cognitive processes underlying non-symbolic quantity estimation. Alongside this, I am interested in understanding the nature of order processing deficits in developmental dyscalculia, and various other things!
How many dots are there?
Background
I completed my BSc in Psychology at the University of Sheffield (2017–2020). I then completed my PhD in Mathematical Cognition at Loughborough University (2020–2023).
Since then, I have held research positions at the Centre for Early Mathematics Learning at Loughborough University (2023–2024), and the Centre for Pain Research at the University of Bath (2025). I currently work as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Mathematical Cognition at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).
2017–2020BSc
Psychology
2020–2023PhD
Mathematical cognition
2023–2024Postdoc
Centre for Early Mathematics Learning
2025Postdoc
Centre for Pain Research
2026–presentPostdoc
Mathematical cognition
Recent highlights
Latest preprint ·
People remember dot patterns during numerosity estimation tasks
When we estimate how many dots we see, do we also remember their arrangement? We found that people recognise dot patterns they previously estimated—even when they were not asked to remember them.
Latest journal article ·
The role of verbal working memory load on number order processing: Evidence from an articulatory suppression paradigm
Acta Psychologica
How do we decide whether numbers are in order? We asked people to judge number sequences while repeating syllables aloud. This slowed their responses, especially for consecutive sequences, suggesting that verbal working memory supports routines such as counting internally.