Victoria Cheah

Position/Status

Research Assistant

E-mail Address

vvec2@cam.ac.uk

Phone

01223 767509

Qualifications

BA (Hons), University of Cambridge
MA, University of Cambridge
MPhil (Psychology and Education), University of Cambridge

Profile

Victoria is currently working at the Centre for Neuroscience in Education on a project about Humans as Analogy-Makers. Prior to this, she completed her MPhil in Psychology & Education with the Faculty of Education. Her MPhil thesis was entitled 'Numerical Syntax and Semantics - An ERP Study on the N400 and P600' and investigated the effect of place value errors in a numerical paradigm.

Prior to coming to Cambridge, Victoria worked in Singapore as a special needs teacher for children with learning difficulties. She then went on to join a government statutory body where she was involved in policy review and development for special education.

Research Topics

Analogical reasoning in children
Cross-modal perception

Current Research Projects

Humans as Analogy-Makers
Funding: EU (2006-2009)
PI: Prof. Usha Goswami