Dr Lorna Bourke

I graduated with a First Class BSc (Hons) Psychology from the University of Liverpool. In 2003 I was awarded a PhD from Liverpool John Moores University after completing a fully-funded full-time PhD studentship.  Currently I am a Principal Lecturer in the Department of Psychology and Psychology Undergraduate Programme Lead.  My areas of expertise include developmental and educational psychology. I am primarily interested the development of writing skills in the primary school years of education. However, my research interests also extend to understanding autism, socio-emotional development and teaching in the classroom. I also serve on the management committee for Global Hope, Liverpool Hope University's overseas education programme.

Dockrell, J., Papadopoulos, T., Mifsud, C., Bourke, L., et al. (2021). Teaching and learning in multilingual Europe: findings from a cross-European study. European Journal of Psychology of Education. DOI 10.1007/s10212-021-00539-z

Bourke, L., Davies, S.J., Sumner, E., & Green, C. (2014). Individual differences in the development of early writing skills: testing the unique contribution of visuospatial working memory. Reading and Writing. DOI 10.1007/s11145-019-09989-w Funded by British Academy