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Ed Donnellan is a Research Fellow at the University of Warwick, where his current postdoctoral research focuses on prediction-error-based language learning in four-year-olds, exploring the roles of prediction-error, curiosity, memory, and learning in children and adults. His research encompasses multimodal communication, studying vocalizations, gestures, and facial movements in both humans and chimpanzees. He has contributed to various significant publications in the field, including studies on infant communicative vocalizations and their impact on caregiver responses, as well as the production of signals by wild chimpanzees. Ed has held several postdoctoral research positions across prestigious institutions including University College London and the University of Reading, where he engaged in projects related to multimodal communication and education data science. He obtained his PhD in Psychology from the University of Sheffield, furthering his expertise in cognitive studies and the history/philosophy of psychology.
University of Warwick • Coventry, United Kingdom
Conducting research on prediction-error based language learning and multimodal communication.
University College London • London, United Kingdom
Managed research on multimodal communication in psychology.
University of Reading • Reading, United Kingdom
Research on educational data science applied to psychology.
University of York • York, United Kingdom
Assisted in research projects within the Department of Psychology.
Includes General, Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, Biomedical, and Manufacturing Engineering. Most programs fall under English Band A.