DrKatie Gilligan-Lee

Katie is an Assistant Professor (Ad Astra Fellow) at the School of Psychology, UCD.

Katie completed an undergraduate BA in Neuroscience at Trinity College Dublin followed by a MPhil in Psychology and Education at the University of Cambridge. She obtained her PhD in Developmental Psychology from University College London (UCL) on the developmental relations between spatial and mathematical skills in middle childhood. Katie worked as an Assistant Professor at the University of Surrey from October 2018 to 2022. She joined UCD as an Assistant Professor (and Ad Astra Fellow) in January 2023.

Katie's research focuses on how an understanding of cognitive development can be used to inform and improve education and she has a particular interest in improving children's Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) outcomes. This includes several intervention-based projects aimed at improving spatial reasoning through embodied action and Lego play. Katie's research and related impact activities have been funded by the Baily Thomas Charitable Fund, the British Academy, the Education Endowment Foundation, the Centre for Educational Neuroscience, the Williams Syndrome Foundation, and the ESRC Impact Acceleration Account .

If you are interested in studying for a PhD or completing a post-doctoral fellowship with Katie please get in touch.