Billie Dale
Billie is currently a PhD researcher funded by the Mercers’ Company as a collaboration between the ISEY, the Discover Children’s Story Centre and the London Early Years Foundation (LEYF). Her project takes place in nurseries across East London and involves a one-year child-led storytelling intervention. She is interested in whether this intervention affects the complexity and sequencing of children’s spontaneous speech and play.
Before starting her PhD, Billie achieved a first-class honours degree in Psychology from the University of Bath and has worked as a research assistant within the University of Bath and Birkbeck, University of London, investigating various research questions in infant development, the effects of screen-time on development, as well as cognitive decision-making in adults. In addition to her wealth of research experience, Billie has worked in educational settings with neurotypical and neurodivergent children of various ages.
More broadly, Billie is interested in cognitive development and how we can apply empirical findings to real-world settings that can directly benefit children, their families, and educational practitioners.
