Professor Kate Nation FBA

The psychology of language, especially how children learn to read and process written language
Headshot of Professor Kate Nation FBA (credit John Cairns)
Fellow type
UK Fellow
Year elected
2023

Current post

University of Oxford Professor of Experimental Psychology

St John’s College, Oxford Fellow

Other Fellows of the British Academy

Dr Karalyn Patterson FBA

The organisation of language and memory in adult humans, as revealed primarily by the impact of brain disease or injury, and including comparisons of English and Japanese languages

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Professor Mark Williams FBA

Psychological models and treatment of recurrent depression; experimental cognitive psychology of the processes that increase risk of suicidality; prevention of suicidal depression through mindfulness-based treatments

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Professor Shelley Taylor FBA

The effect of psychological (e.g., optimism, mastery) and social (e.g., social support) resources on biological functioning and health outcomes

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