Professor Jenny Thomson

BMedSci, PhD, MRCSLT

School of Allied Health, Pharmacy, Nursing and Midwifery

Speech and Language Therapist

Jenny Thompson
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j.m.thomson@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 2440
Room 303, 362 Mushroom Lane

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Professor Jenny Thomson
School of Allied Health, Pharmacy, Nursing and Midwifery
Room 303
362 Mushroom Lane
Sheffield
S10 2TS
Profile

I joined the department in 2013. Trained as a Speech and Language Therapist, my research and clinical work have been focused on the intersection between language and literacy difficulties. I completed a PhD at the Institute of Child Health, University College London which explored causal mechanisms in developmental dyslexia using both neuroscientific and behavioural measures.

I then continued researching developmental dyslexia through a postdoc at the University of Cambridge (2004-06) and more latterly through Assistant and Associate Professor positions at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (2006-2013). I also hold a visiting position at the National Reading Centre, University of Stavanger, Norway.

Research interests
  • Developmental dyslexia and digital literacies
  • The neuroscience of specific learning disabilities
  • Relationships between music, rhythm and literacy

Current Research Projects

  • Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC; 2020-2027): is a team of Canadian and international scholars and industry, community and outreach partners who are working to bridge the many dimensions of literacy acquisition in our multicultural and digitally-connected world.
  • Erasmus+ Grant (2018-202): , with school, university and literacy organization partners in Belgium, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic.
  • Heather van der Lely Foundation (2018-2019): Digital assessment and Developmental Language Disorder (DLD)
  • Leverhulme Trust Research Grant (2015-2019): Evaluating the effect of exposure to digital text on early literacy development
  • White Rose DTC ESRC Network (2015 2019): Understanding and enhancing reading and language skills in children learning English as an Additional Language (EAL) (Academic Lead: Anna Weighall (University of Leeds); Collaborators: Claudine Bowyer-Crane and Emma Marsden (University of York), Silke Fricke and Jenny Thomson (University of Sheffield), Anna Weighall and Hannah Nash (University of Leeds); Partners: Born in Bradford (BiB))
  • COST E-Read (2014-18) Management Committee and Core Group member
Publications

Edited books

  • Thomson JM & Jarmulowicz L (Ed.) (2016) . John Benjamins.

Journal articles

  • Thomson J & Kucirkova NI (2025) . Reading Research Quarterly, 60(4).
  • Ciesielska M, Kucirkova N & Thomson J (2025) . Early Education and Development.
  • Carroll JM, Holden C, Kirby P, Thompson PA & Snowling MJ (2025) . Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 66(7), 1065-1076.
  • Brooks R, Warmington M & Thomson J (2025) . Reading and Writing, 38(6), 1607-1633.
  • Foldnes N, Uppstad PH, Gr繪nneberg S & Thomson JM (2024) . Frontiers in Education, 9.
  • st羹nYavuz MS, Brooks R, Fricke S & Thomson J (2024) . Journal of Research in Reading, 47(4), 626-647.
  • Hudson Kam CL, Sadlier-Brown E, Clark S, Jang C, Demmans Epp C & Thomson J (2024) . First Language, 44(4), 327-344.
  • Nastasiuk A, Courteau , Thomson J & Deacon SH (2024) . Journal of Research in Reading, 47(3), 412-428.
  • Jiang Y, Gai X, Wang Z & Thomson J (2024) . Frontiers in Psychology, 15.
  • Jiang Y, Gai X, st羹nYavuz MS, Zhang M & Thomson JM (2023) . PsyCh Journal, 12(5), 599-617.
  • Newbury J, Schroeter K, Sutherland D & Thomson J (2022) . Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention, 16(2), 45-51.
  • Oliveira CM, Vale AP & Thomson JM (2021) . Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 43(1), 46-65.
  • Peryer H, Slator R, Thomson J & Richard B (2021) . The Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal, 58(4), 419-428.
  • Dixon C, Thomson J & Fricke S (2020) . Journal of Research in Reading, 43(3), 309-328.
  • Thomson JM, Foldnes N, Uppstad PH, Nj疇 M, Solheim OJ & Lundetr疆 K (2020) . Learning and Instruction, 68, ---.
  • Dixon C, Thomson J & Fricke S (2020) . Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 36(2), 91-108.
  • Geronikou E, Vance M, Wells B & Thomson J (2019) . Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 34(5), 431-452.
  • Geronikou E, Vance M, Wells B & Thomson J (2019) . Child Language Teaching & Therapy, 35(1), 5-23.
  • Prieler T, Wood C & Thomson JM (2018) . Frontiers in Psychology, 9.
  • Barzillai M & Thomson JM (2018) . First Monday, 23(10).
  • Grajo L, Candler C, Bowyer P, Schultz S & Thomson J (2018) . Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, 6(2).
  • Lundetrae K & Thomson JM (2018) . Reading and Writing, 31(1), 215-237.
  • Van der Steen S, Samuelson D & Thomson JM (2017) . Written Communication, 34(3), 280-305.
  • Kim JS, Hemphill L, Troyer M, Thomson JM, Jones SM, LaRusso MD & Donovan S (2017) . Reading Research Quarterly, 52(3), 357-382.
  • Chen C, Schneps M, Masyn K & Thomson J (2016) . Dyslexia, 22(4), 322-344.
  • O'Neil-Pirozzi TM, Doruk D, Thomson JM & Fregni F (2016) . International Journal of Neuroscience, 1-28.
  • Grajo L, Candler C, Bowyer P, Thomson JM, Fong K & Schultz S (2016) . American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 70(3).
  • Thomson J, Doruk D, Mascio B, Fregni F & Cerruti C (2015) . Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 9.
  • Bishop-Liebler P, Welch G, Huss M, Thomson JM & Goswami U (2014) . Dyslexia, 20(3), 261-279.
  • Horvath JC, Schilberg L & Thomson J (2013) . Neurophysiology, 45(5-6), 459-467.
  • Schneps MH, Thomson JM, Chen C, Sonnert G & Pomplun M (2013) . PLoS One, 8(9), e75634.
  • Schneps MH, Thomson JM, Sonnert G, Pomplun M, Chen C & Heffner-Wong A (2013) . PLoS One, 8(8), e71161.
  • Moritz C, Yampolsky S, Papadelis G, Thomson J & Wolf M (2013) . Reading and Writing, 26(5), 739-769.
  • Plakas A, van Zuijen T, van Leeuwen T, Thomson JM & van der Leij A (2013) . Cortex, 49(4), 1034-1045.
  • Thomson JM, Leong V & Goswami U (2013) . Reading and Writing, 26(2), 139-161.
  • Hogan TP & Thomson JM (2010) . Journal of Learning Disabilities, 43(4), 383-386.
  • Thomson JM & Hogan TP (2010) . J Learn Disabil, 43(4), 291-293.
  • Corriveau KH, Goswami U & Thomson JM (2010) . J Learn Disabil, 43(4), 369-382.
  • Thomson JM & Goswami U (2010) . Reading and Writing, 23(5), 453-473.
  • HMLINEN JA, LEPPNEN PHT, EKLUND K, THOMSON J, RICHARDSON U, GUTTORM TK, WITTON C, POIKKEUS A-M, GOSWAMI U & LYYTINEN H (2009) . Applied Psycholinguistics, 30(3), 511-530.
  • Jones CRG, Happ矇 F, Baird G, Simonoff E, Marsden AJS, Tregay J, Phillips RJ, Goswami U, Thomson JM & Charman T (2009) . Neuropsychologia, 47(13), 2850-2858.
  • Thomson JM, Goswami U & Baldeweg T (2009) . Brain Res, 1254, 74-83.
  • Suranyi Z, Csepe V, Richardson U, Thomson JM, Honbolygo F & Goswami U (2009) . READING AND WRITING, 22(1), 41-56.
  • Thomson JM & Goswami U (2008) . J Physiol Paris, 102(1-3), 120-129.
  • Wang M, Anderson A, Cheng C, Park Y & Thomson J (2008) . Reading and Writing, 21(6), 627-644.
  • Thomson JM & Fischer KW (2007) . Monogr Soc Res Child Dev, 72(3), 150-156.
  • Thomson JM, Fryer B, Maltby J & Goswami U (2006) . JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN READING, 29(3), 334-348.
  • Thomson JM, Richardson U & Goswami U (2005) . Mem Cognit, 33(7), 1210-1219.
  • Richardson U, Thomson JM, Scott SK & Goswami U (2004) . Dyslexia, 10(3), 215-233.
  • Muneaux M, Ziegler JC, Truc C, Thomson J & Goswami U (2004) Deficits in beat perception and dyslexia: Evidence from French. NeuroReport, 15(8), 1255-1259.
  • Goswami U, Thomson J, Richardson U, Stainthorp R, Hughes D, Rosen S & Scott SK (2002) . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 99(16), 10911-10916.

Book chapters

  • St繪le H, Mangen A, Fr繪nes TS & Thomson J (2018) , Studies in Written Language and Literacy (pp. 205-224). John Benjamins Publishing Company
  • Wylie J, Thomson J, Lepp瓣nen PHT, Ackerman R, Kanniainen L & Prieler T (2018) , Studies in Written Language and Literacy (pp. 57-90). John Benjamins Publishing Company
  • Thomson J, Barzillai M, van den Broek P & Schroeder S (2018) , Studies in Written Language and Literacy (pp. 225-238). John Benjamins Publishing Company
  • Thomson J (2016) , Trends in Language Acquisition Research (pp. 99-110). John Benjamins Publishing Company
  • (2009) , Contemporary Perspectives on Reading and Spelling (pp. 36-53). Routledge
  • Kieron S & Andrew H () In Sheehy K & Holliman A (Ed.) Routledge
  • () In Wood C & Connelly V (Ed.) Routledge

Conference proceedings

  • Xu L, Thomson J, Dhonnchadha EU & Ward M (2024) . 2024 IEEE Gaming, Entertainment, and Media Conference (GEM), Vol. 2024 (pp 1-6). Turin, Italy, 5 June 2024 - 5 June 2024.
  • Hauwaert H, Ghesqui癡re P, Tordoir J & Thomson J (2020) (pp 91-96)
  • Xu L, Ward M, Thomson J & U穩 Dhonnchadha E () . CALL for Humanity - EuroCALL 2024 Short Papers, 10 September 2024 - 11 September 2024.

Preprints

  • Oliveira CM, vale AP & Thomson JM (2021) , Center for Open Science.