Overview
Manon's research and activities focus on reading and language, including dyslexia and bilingualism. She is the director of the Miles Dyslexia Centre, which is a centre of research excellence and provides an assessment and teaching service to the public as well as CPD for practitioners (www.dyslexia.bangor.ac.uk). She is also the Principle Investigator of the RILL project (www.rillresearch.org), which is a literacy with language programme for primary aged children. The programme is available in English and in Welsh and is currently being trialled across the whole of Wales. We are funded by UKRI, the Nuffield Foundation and the Welsh Government.
Additional Contact Information
Self-funded (including agency-funded projects:
Manon welcomes informal enquiries from prospective PhD students interested in projects related to the cognitive and neurocognitive underpinnings of reading, dyslexia, language production and bilingualism. Please submit a draft research proposal (1-2 pages) to the above email address.
Competitive scholarship opportunities available:
None
Publications
2024
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Li, Y., Casaponsa Gali, A., Jones, M. & Thierry, G., Mar 2024, In: Brain and Language. 74, 1, p. 184-217
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - E-pub ahead of print
Downing, C., Evans-Jones, G., Lira Calabrich, S., Wynne, C., Cartin, R., Dunton, J., Elliott, R., Caravolas, M., Hulme, C. & Jones, M., 6 Jan 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Reading and Writing.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Jones, S., Jones, M., Koldewyn, K. & Westermann, G., 29 Mar 2024, In: Developmental Science. 27, 4
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
van Heuven, W. J. B., Payne, J. S. & Jones, M., May 2024, In: Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 77, 5, p. 1052鈥�1067 16 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
2023
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Egan, C., Siyanova, A., Warren, P. & Jones, M., Apr 2023, In: Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 76, 2, p. 231-247
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Downing, C., Evans-Jones, G., Lira Calabrich, S., Wynne, C., Cartin, R., Dunton, J., Elliott, R., Caravolas, M., Hulme, C. & Jones, M., 2 Nov 2023, PsyArXiv.
Research output: Working paper 鈥� Preprint - Published
Jones, S., Jones, M., Koldewyn, K. & Westermann, G., 2 May 2023, PsyArXiv.
Research output: Working paper 鈥� Preprint - Published
Egan, C., Payne, J. & Jones, M., 6 Jun 2023, In: Neuropsychologia. 184, 108548.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
2022
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Jones, M., Evans-Jones, G., Downing, C., Elliott, R. & Lira Calabrich, S., 31 Jan 2022, Impact.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication 鈥� Article
2021
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Lira Calabrich, S., Oppenheim, G. & Jones, M., 28 Oct 2021, In: Frontiers in Psychology: Language Sciences. 12, 15 p., 754610.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Lira Calabrich, S., Oppenheim, G. & Jones, M., 2021, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society . Vol. 43. p. 2719-2725
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding 鈥� Conference contribution 鈥� peer-review
2020
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Egan, C., Cristino, F., Payne, J., Thierry, G. & Jones, M., Mar 2020, In: Cortex. 124, p. 111-118
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Vaughan-Evans, A., Liversedge, S., Fitzsimmons, G. & Jones, M., 25 Nov 2020, In: Visual Cognition. 28, 10, p. 541-556
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
2019
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Egan, C., Oppenheim, G., Saville, C., Moll, K. & Jones, M., Dec 2019, In: Cognition. 193, 11 p., 104018.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Ellis, C., Hadden, L. & Jones, M. W., May 2019, In: Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 72, 5, p. 1242鈥�1249
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
2018
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Kuipers, J. R., Jones, M. W. & Thierry, G., 8 May 2018, In: Scientific Reports. 8, 7190.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Jones, M., Kuipers, J. R., Nugent, S., Miley, A. & Oppenheim, G., Aug 2018, In: Cognition. 177, p. 214-225
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Ellis, C., Thierry, G., Vaughan-Evans, A. & Jones, M., Mar 2018, In: Bilingualism: Language and Cognition. 21, 2, p. 219-227 9 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Gangl, M., Moll, K., Jones, M. W., Banfi, C., Schulte-K枚rne, G. & Landerl, K., Jan 2018, In: Scientific Studies of Reading. 22, 1, p. 24-40
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Li, Y., Jones, M. & Thierry, G., 15 Dec 2018, In: Brain Research. 1701, p. 93-102
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
2016
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Jones, M. W., Kuipers, J. R. & Thierry, G. L., 1 Mar 2016, In: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Vaughan-Evans, A., Trefor, R., Jones, L., Lynch, P., Jones, M. & Thierry, G., 25 Nov 2016, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 7, 1859.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Jones, M. W., Snowling, M. & Moll, K., Mar 2016, In: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory and Cognition. 42, 3, p. 465-474
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
2015
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Ellis, C. A., Kuipers, J. R., Thierry, G., Lovett, V., Turnbull, O. H. & Jones, M. W., Oct 2015, In: Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. 10, 10, p. 1392-1396
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
2014
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Vaughan-Evans, A. H., Kuipers, J. R., Thierry, G. & Jones, M. W., 11 Jun 2014, In: Journal of Neuroscience. 34, 24, p. 8333-8335
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Hatzidaki, A., Jones, M. W., Santesteban, M. & Branigan, H. P., 1 Dec 2014, In: Language and Cognitive Processes. 29, 10, p. 1233-1239
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Jones, M. W., 1 Sept 2014, In: Gwerddon. 18, p. 41-54
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Jones, M. W., Kuipers, J., Vaughan-Evans, A. & Thierry, G., 1 Oct 2014, In: Journal of Neuroscience. 34, 40; Supplement
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
2013
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Jones, M. W., Branigan, H. P., Parra, M. & Logie, R. H., 1 Nov 2013, In: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory and Cognition. 39, 6, p. 1807-1822
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Jones, M. W., Ashby, J. & Branigan, H. P., 1 Apr 2013, In: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance. 39, 2, p. 554-557
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Moll, K. & Jones, M. W., 25 Oct 2013, In: Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 66, 11, p. 2085鈥�2091
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
2010
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Jones, M. W., Branigan, H. P., Hatzidaki, A. & Obregon, M., 1 Jul 2010, In: Cognition. 116, 1, p. 56-70
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Gallagher, M., Haywood, S. L., Jones, M. W. & Milne, S., 1 Nov 2010, In: Children and Society. 24, 6, p. 471-482
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
2009
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Jones, M. W., Branigan, H. P. & Kelly, M. L., 1 Jun 2009, In: Psychonomic Bulletin and Review. 16, 3, p. 567-572
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Ferreira, F., Engelhardt, P. E., Jones, M. W., Taatgen, N. (Editor), Rijn, H. (Editor), Nerbonne, J. (Editor) & Schomaker, L. (Editor), 1 Jan 2009.
Research output: Contribution to conference 鈥� Paper
2008
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Jones, M. W., Obregon, M., Kelly, M. L. & Branigan, H. P., 1 Dec 2008, In: Cognition. 109, 3, p. 389-407
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Jones, M. W., Branigan, H. P. & Kelly, M. L., 1 May 2008, In: Dyslexia. 14, 2, p. 95-115
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
2007
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Jones, M. W., Kelly, M. L. & Corley, M., 1 Dec 2007, In: Reading and Writing. 20, 9, p. 933-943
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
2004
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Branigan, H. P., McLean, J. F. & Jones, M. W., 1 Jan 2004.
Research output: Contribution to conference 鈥� Paper - Published
Kelly, M. L., Jones, M. W., McDonald, S. A. & Shillcock, R. C., 3 Dec 2004, In: Neuroreport. 15, 17, p. 2629-2632
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
Activities
2023
麻豆传媒高清版 Community Day was an event that welcomed the local community to explore the University and learn about its significant contributions to the social, economic, environmental, and cultural life of North Wales and beyond. The event showcased a range of activities. Our department of Psychology participated with a stall, offering various engaging activities for attendees, highlighting some of the department's work.
14 Oct 2023
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition (Contributor)The Research on the Instruction of Literacy with Language was directly cited in the 2023 Curriculum for Wales annual report on page 32, as a tool supporting cross-curricular skills: "the Research on the Instruction of Literacy with Language project is focusing on a bespoke Welsh-language programme which builds Welsh vocabulary and literacy skills"
28 Jun 2023
Activity: Other (Contributor)
2022
Our mission is to ensure that children can continue to receive the best possible literacy tuition during school closures, and to rapidly regain and improve literacy skills now that schools have reopened. RILL has already received significant funding from the ESRC and Welsh Government, and RILL is being used in 55 North Wales schools. We are now on the cusp of two large scale randomised control trial evaluations (Sept 2022 鈥� April 2024) funded by the Welsh Government (RILL-Cymraeg; Welsh medium) and the Nuffield Foundation (RILL-English; English medium). The next step (from 2024 onwards) is to scale it up into a national resource for use in all primary schools, across the UK, with help from the Education Endowment Fund (EEF).
Funding awarded through the 麻豆传媒高清版 Innovation and Impact Award (Research Wales Innovation Funding). Value = 拢44,379
4 May 2022 鈥� 30 Apr 2023
Activity: Other (Contributor)We seek to (1) develop a bilingual screening tool to quickly and accurately identify children with complex needs who are referred to the Miles Dyslexia Centre, allowing them to be immediately referred to an appropriate practitioner for a full assessment; (2) scope the current situation and measure waiting times for local children with social difficulties with a level of precision, taking a look at the impact of the pandemic on both waiting times and how assessments are carried out (e.g., remote assessment, bilingual assessment); (3) build and coordinate a group of researchers, educational practitioners, and clinical practitioners with the aim of moving towards an integrated assessment and care system for children with learning difficulties and ASD. Including clinical practitioners is essential, since a complete assessment would need to be a team effort between community, educational, and clinical (NHS) services. Our longer-term aim is to establish a BU Neurodevelopmental Centre that would not only push forward cutting edge translational neurodevelopmental research, but would also service the needs of children locally and nationally (via remote assessment and intervention) and which we hope will serve as a blueprint for excellence in provision within both 鈥渞emote鈥� rural areas and bilingual contexts.
Funding awarded through the 麻豆传媒高清版 Innovation and Impact Award (Research Wales Innovation Funding). Value = 拢46,582
4 May 2022 鈥� 30 Apr 2023
Activity: Other (Contributor)
2021
20 May 2021
Links:
2017
Gangl, M., Moll, K., Jones, M. W., Banfi, C., Schulte-K枚rne, G., & Landerl, K. (2017). Lexical reading in dysfluent readers of German. Scientific Studies of Reading, 1-17.
22 May 2017
Activity: Publication peer-review (Editorial board member)
2010
Grant reviewer
1 Sep 2010 鈥� 1 Sep 2030
Activity: Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee (Member)
Projects
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01/09/2024 鈥� 15/08/2025 (Active)
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01/08/2022 鈥� 30/07/2025 (Active)
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01/05/2021 鈥� 31/12/2024 (Active)
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18/05/2020 鈥� 01/08/2022 (Finished)
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01/09/2018 鈥� 31/05/2020 (Finished)