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Agnieszka Graham
@agnieszkagraham.bsky.social
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Lecturer at Queen's University Belfast. Specialising in cognitive child development & translational research in educational psychology. Exploring how executive function shapes academic progress & evidence-based strategies for addressing underachievement.
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Ciarán Canning @ciaranjcanning.bsky.social · Jun 9
New paper online now in JECP! We investigate the link between episodic future thinking and children's decision making and consider the cognitive characteristics which may help children to benefit from EFT cues.
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Episodic future thinking and delay of gratification in children: An individual differences study
Unlike studies with adolescents and adults, studies with children have yet to uncover a link between episodic future thinking (EFT) and delay of grati…
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Agnieszka Graham @agnieszkagraham.bsky.social · May 16
The BPS has featured a short digest of our latest research on mood and mind wandering in children — take a look: www.bps.org.uk/news/childre...
Children with lower mood more likely to experience mind wandering | BPS
The new findings, published in the British Journal of Developmental Psychology, revealed a strong link between children’s mood and how often their thoughts wander.
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Agnieszka Graham @agnieszkagraham.bsky.social · Apr 29
Join us for the next talk in our International Seminar Series on #CognitiveDevelopment!
Prof. Victoria Simms will share insights from collaborations on the development of mathematical thinking—& its application in the home & classroom.

For updates & talk links:
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Agnieszka Graham @agnieszkagraham.bsky.social · Apr 7
New in the BJDP!
We examined links between #MindWandering and mood in children and found:
- Lower mood is linked to more frequent MW, echoing adolescent/adult patterns
- It also predicts past-oriented MW
- Worry may link to future-focused thoughts
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British Journal of Developmental Psychology | Wiley Online Library
Previous research with adults and adolescents has established that mind wandering—characterized by a shift in attention from external tasks to internal thoughts—is associated with negative affect and...
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Agnieszka Graham @agnieszkagraham.bsky.social · Feb 27
The International #CognitiveDevelopment Seminar Series is now on 11th March!

Join Dr Nadine Gaab @gaablab.bsky.social (Harvard University) for "The Typical and Atypical Reading Brain."

📅 11th March, 3 PM BST
🔗 Register: lnkd.in/eVERArbw
📚 More info: lnkd.in/ebQz_fXd
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · Feb 21
It matters that scientists speak out against what is being done to US science.

Staying silent is neither "objective" nor "staying out of politics".

Silence now *is* political - it supports the status quo, says "nothing to worry about".

We need to sound the alarm.
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Trump’s siege of science: how the first 30 days unfolded and what’s next
The breakneck pace and devastating impact of the administration’s policy changes has shocked researchers.
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Agnieszka Graham @agnieszkagraham.bsky.social · Jan 21
Our white paper on the development of #EducationalNeuroscience research in Ireland is now available on PublicPolicy.ie! 🌍 It explores the AIEN collaboration between QUB & UCD, focusing on #MindWandering in early classrooms. Check it out! 👇

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Agnieszka Graham @agnieszkagraham.bsky.social · Jan 17
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Agnieszka Graham @agnieszkagraham.bsky.social · Jan 17
The International #CognitiveDevelopment Seminar Series continues in February with Dr Nadine Gaab (Harvard University) discussing "The Typical and Atypical Reading Brain." Don’t miss it—join us on 4th February! 🌟 Sign up: lnkd.in/eVERArbw details about the series: lnkd.in/ebQz_fXd
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