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Victoria Simms is a developmental psychologist with a specific interest in the development of mathematical thinking in both typically and atypically developing children. Victoria's work also focuses on the long term consequences of preterm birth, specifically cognitive and educational outcomes. Current projects include cross-cultural comparisons of mathematical cognition, the influence of the home environment on early learning and neuro-imaging of mathematical processing.
Victoria completed her PhD in Cognitive Psychology at QUB in 2008. Victoria then worked as a Post-doctoral Research Fellow at a number of institutions (Heriot Watt University, Queen's University Belfast and the University of Leicester) before joining Ulster University in 2013. Victoria was apppointed as Research Director for the School of Psychology in 2017 and was promoted to Reader in Psychology in 2018.
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Research Output
Can sport build peace after conflict? Public attitudes in transitional Northern Ireland
Mitchell, D., Somerville, I., Hargie, O. & Simms, V., 12 Jun 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : Journal of Sport and Social Issues.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Mathematical development in Williams syndrome: A systematic review
Van herwergen, J. & Simms, V., 10 Feb 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : Research in Developmental Disabilities.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Research Priorities for the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond: A call to action for psychological science
O'Connor, D., Aggleton, J., Chakarabati, B., Cooper, C., Creswell, C., Dunsmuir, S., Fiske, S., Gathercole, S., Gough, B., Ireland, J., Jones, M., Jowett, A., Kagan, C., Karanika-Murray, M., Kaye, L., Kumari, V., Lewandowsky, S., Lightman, S., Malpass, D., Meins, E. & 9 others, , 29 Jun 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : British Journal of Psychology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
The foundations of mathematical development in Williams syndrome and Down syndrome
Van Herwegen, J., Ranzato, E., Karmiloff-Smith, A. & Simms, V., 20 Apr 2020, In : Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities. 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Understanding number line estimation in Williams Syndrome and Down Syndrome
Simms, V., Karmiloff-Smith, A., Ranzato, E. & Van herwergen, J., 1 Feb 2020, In : Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 50, 2, p. 583-591 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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What do babies really think?
Victoria Simms (Speaker)19 Nov 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Changing Policy and Practice in Suicide Prevention
Victoria Simms (Participant), Siobhan O'Neill (Participant), Brendan Bunting (Participant)2014 → 2020
Activity: Other
Thesis
Early Mathematical Learning: Easy as 1, 2, 3?
Author: Cahoon, A., May 2019Supervisor: Simms, V. (Supervisor) & CASSIDY, T. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis