Newcastle University

Rachel Cole-Fletcher

PhD Student

• Email: rachel.cole-fletcher@newcastle.ac.uk

Area of work:

I have just started a PhD (Jan 2010) under the supervision of Vicki Bruce and Debbie Riby exploring the underlying mechanisms of social interactions, with a particular focus on patterns of face perception, in Williams Syndrome and Autism. Before coming to Newcastle I was working as a research assistant at the Institute of Education on a project examining the cognitive, social and behavioural correlates of math skills in primary aged children.

Qualifications:

- BSc Psychology, 2004. 2ii.University of Warwick.
- MSc Reading, Language & Cognition, 2007. Distinction. University of York.