Projects per year
Personal profile
Research Interests
- Language development, especially what makes children different from each other: individual differences, culture, and language.
- Cognitive development in typical and neurodiverse children, especially with respect to the understanding of sex-role/gender stereotypes, appearance and reality.
- The cognitive psychology and neuropsychology of language.
- The influence of health and disease on neuropsychological development.
Keywords
- Psychology
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Recent external collaboration on country/territory level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots or
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fEC Code: LUCID: The ESRC Centre for Language and Communicative: fEC Code: LUCID: The ESRC Centre for Language and Communicative Development
Brandt, S. (Principal Investigator), Alcock, K. (Co-Investigator), Monaghan, P. (Co-Investigator), Parise, E. (Co-Investigator), Reid, V. (Co-Investigator) & Westermann, G. (Co-Investigator)
1/10/14 → …
Project: Research
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GCRF Global IAA Institutional Award
Apsimon, R. (Co-Investigator), Pickup, R. (Co-Investigator), Pickup, R. (Co-Investigator), Sutton, D. (Co-Investigator), Roy, M. (Co-Investigator), Tsekleves, E. (Co-Investigator), George, M. (Co-Investigator), George, M. (Co-Investigator), Armstrong, A. (Co-Investigator), Zografos, K. (Co-Investigator), Cin, M. (Co-Investigator), Alcock, K. (Co-Investigator), Decent, S. (Principal Investigator), Gillen, J. (Co-Investigator) & Decent, S. (Principal Investigator)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Project: Research
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Guidance for schools to support trans young people
Alcock, K. (Principal Investigator)
1/02/24 → 15/09/24
Project: Consultancy
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Piloting candidate assessments to investigate links between autism spectrum disorder and gender dysphoria
Alcock, K. (Principal Investigator)
1/01/24 → 31/07/24
Project: Research
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Cross-linguistic and cross-cultural analysis of early communication and language
Alcock, K. (Principal Investigator)
1/06/23 → 30/11/25
Project: Research
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Bilingual children reach early language milestones at the same age as monolingual peers
Muszyńska, K., Krajewski, G., Dynak, A., Garmann, N. G., Romøren, A. S. H., Łuniewska, M., Alcock, K., Katsos, N., Kołak, J., Simonsen, H. G., Hansen, P., Krysztofiak, M., Sobota, K. & Haman, E., 15/01/2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Child Language. p. 1-24 24 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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Gesture screening in young infants: Highly sensitive to risk factors for communication delay
Alcock, K., Meints, K. & Rowland, C., 31/01/2025, In: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders. 60, 1, e13150.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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Longitudinal changes in vocabulary composition in comprehension and production: Data from coastal Kenya
Alcock, K., Nanga, K., King, C. & Holding, P. A., 9/09/2025, CLS2025: Child Language Symposium 2025.Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSN › Conference contribution/Paper › peer-review
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The effect of preschool vocabulary and grammar on early reading comprehension and word reading: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Jago, L., Monaghan, P., Alcock, K. & Cain, K., 31/05/2025, In: Educational Research Review. 47, 100680.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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A Unified Approach to Demographic Data Collection for Research with Young Children Across Diverse Cultures
Singh, L., Barokova, M., Baumgartner, H. A., Lopera, D., Omane, P. O., Sheskin, M., Yuen, F., Wu, Y., Alcock, K., Altmann, E. C., Bazhydai, M., Carstensen, A., Chan, K. C. J., Chuan-Peng, H., Ben, R. D., Franchin, L., Kosie, J. E., Lew-Williams, C., Okocha, A. U. & Reinelt, T. & 4 others, , 29/02/2024, In: Developmental Psychology. 60, 2, p. 211-227 17 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
Open AccessFile46 Downloads (Pure)
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Autistic children and adults and the understanding of sex, gender and reality
Alcock, K. (Speaker)
14/09/2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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SLCN in the Early Years Expert Advisory Group
Alcock, K. (Consultant)
1/09/2025 → 30/06/2026Activity: Expert Knowledge and Consultancy types › Parliament
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Campus in the City - Psychology
Alcock, K. (Presenter), Muniz-Diez, C. (Presenter), Bazhydai, M. (Presenter), Prenevost, M. (Presenter) & Milne, A. E. (Presenter)
04/2025Activity: Other activity types › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition
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Assessing language development in under-researched settings
Alcock, K. (Speaker)
4/03/2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Language Assessment in Under-Researched Settings
Alcock, K. (Speaker)
14/05/2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Prizes
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Inspirational Women at Lancaster
Alcock, K. (Recipient), 1/03/2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Newton Prize 2020 Nomination
Alcock, K. (Recipient), Pascoe, M. (Recipient), Brookes, H. (Recipient) & Southwood, F. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Other distinction
Press/Media
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A new study of children aged 17 months to seven years has uncovered how language develops over the first years of life
Haywood, K., Monaghan, P., Cain, K. & Alcock, K.
6/09/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Newspaper Article
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