Dr. Holly Branigan

Biography

Holly Branigan, FRSE, is a Professor at the University of Edinburgh, where she specializes in Psychology and Cognitive Science. She received her BA (Hons) in Language Linguistic Science from the University of York, followed by an MSc in Cognitive Science and a PhD in Cognitive Science from the University of Edinburgh. Branigan has held prestigious fellowships, including a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship and a Leverhulme/British Academy Senior Research Fellowship. Her research interests focus on language production, dialogue, bilingualism, and human-computer interaction. She examines how individuals, including children and adults from monolingual and bilingual backgrounds, learn and use language to communicate effectively. Branigan is particularly interested in how speakers, regardless of their neurodivergent status, interact with conversational partners, using innovative behavioral methods. She supports PhD supervision in these areas and is open to discussing prospective research topics. Branigan is an elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, contributing significantly to her fields of expertise through her research and publications.

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