{"id":1374,"date":"2022-05-19T07:03:53","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T07:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/psynaps\/?page_id=1374"},"modified":"2022-06-14T14:12:56","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T14:12:56","slug":"fiona-thomson","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/psynaps\/fiona-thomson\/","title":{"rendered":"Fiona Thomson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/psynaps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/06\/FionaThomson-PsyNaps-1-1-771x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1414\" width=\"181\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/psynaps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/06\/FionaThomson-PsyNaps-1-1-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/psynaps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/06\/FionaThomson-PsyNaps-1-1-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/psynaps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/06\/FionaThomson-PsyNaps-1-1-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/psynaps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/06\/FionaThomson-PsyNaps-1-1-1157x1536.jpg 1157w, https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/psynaps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/06\/FionaThomson-PsyNaps-1-1-1543x2048.jpg 1543w, https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/psynaps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/06\/FionaThomson-PsyNaps-1-1-1170x1553.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/psynaps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/06\/FionaThomson-PsyNaps-1-1-scaled.jpg 1928w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 181px) 100vw, 181px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>My PhD research focuses on understanding how dyslexia is identified within primary schools. My primary research areas include developmental dyslexia and decision-making, as well as an interest in government policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of my PhD, I have conducted a series of focus groups to investigate teachers\u2019 perspectives and experiences with dyslexia in the classroom. Recently, I delivered a presentation on this study at the Edinburgh Napier School of Sciences Postgraduate Research Conference 2022. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I began my journey at Edinburgh Napier as an undergraduate student and was awarded a BSc Psychology with First-Class Honours in 2020. 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