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Megan Spencer-Smith is a Senior Lecturer in Developmental Psychology at the School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University. She completed her undergraduate training in psychology at the University of Queensland in 2003, followed by a PhD in child neuropsychology at the University of Melbourne in 2008. Her research focuses on cognitive plasticity in childhood, exploring various themes including cognitive training and the developmental absence of the corpus callosum. Her work investigates the efficacy of cognitive training programs in primary school settings and has demonstrated the limits of training benefits in children. She is also involved in large cohort studies examining the cognitive, behavioral, and academic outcomes of children with agenesis of the corpus callosum and those born preterm. She has held prestigious research fellowships, including postdoctoral research training at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and has been a visiting fellow at the Inselspital, Bern University Hospital. Megan has published widely in developmental psychology and continues to contribute significantly to her field.
Monash University • Melbourne, Australia
Teaching and researching in developmental psychology, focusing on cognitive development and the effects of neurological conditions.
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