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

Membership of Professional Bodies/Associations

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