Dr Jenny Burt
Dr

Jenny Burt

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Background

Jenny Burt completed her PhD in associative learning in animals in 1982 at the Univeristy of NSW and was a lecturer in psychology at UQ until 2017. Her research interests are in cognitive psychology, primarily visual word identification and spelling, as well as memory and attention, especially as they relate to word processing.

Availability

Dr Jenny Burt is:
Not available for supervision
Media expert

Fields of research

Cognitive and computational psychology Psychology

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of New South Wales

Research interests

  • Visual word identification and spelling

    The processes of word reading and the nature and acquisition of word memories that make reading and spelling possible.

  • Attention and registering events under time pressure

    Pre-conscious processing of visual items, especially words and letter strings. The processes required to achieve awareness of separate events under time pressure.

Research impacts

My research in word reading and spelling has implications for reaidng and spelling instruction is schools, and for assessing and remediation of dyslexia. My recent work on word similarity (as a co-author on an ARC linkage projec)t has practical applciations to the procedures of brandanme registration in Australia and elsewhere.

Search Professor Jenny Burt’s works on UQ eSpace

73 works between 1977 and 2022
All (73) Journal Article (63) Conference Publication (8) Other Outputs (2)

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2013

Journal Article

Spelling recognition after exposure to misspellings: implications for abstractionist vs. episodic theories of orthographic representations

Burt, Jennifer S., Salzgeber, Anna and Carroll, Michael F. (2013). Spelling recognition after exposure to misspellings: implications for abstractionist vs. episodic theories of orthographic representations. Acta Psychologica, 142 (3), 383-393. doi: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2013.01.015

Spelling recognition after exposure to misspellings: implications for abstractionist vs. episodic theories of orthographic representations

2013

Journal Article

Inductive learning: Does interleaving exemplars affect long-term retention?

Zulkiply, Norehan and Burt, Jennifer S. (2013). Inductive learning: Does interleaving exemplars affect long-term retention?. Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction, 10, 133-155.

Inductive learning: Does interleaving exemplars affect long-term retention?

2013

Journal Article

The exemplar interleaving effect in inductive learning: moderation by the difficulty of category discriminations

Zulkiply, Norehan and Burt, Jennifer S. (2013). The exemplar interleaving effect in inductive learning: moderation by the difficulty of category discriminations. Memory & Cognition, 41 (1), 16-27. doi: 10.3758/s13421-012-0238-9

The exemplar interleaving effect in inductive learning: moderation by the difficulty of category discriminations

2012

Journal Article

Spacing and induction: application to exemplars presented as auditory and visual text

Zulkiply, Norehan, McLean, John, Burt, Jennifer S. and Bath, Debra (2012). Spacing and induction: application to exemplars presented as auditory and visual text. Learning and Instruction, 22 (3), 215-221. doi: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2011.11.002

Spacing and induction: application to exemplars presented as auditory and visual text

2012

Journal Article

Reading and spelling in adults: Are there lexical and sub-lexical subtypes?

Burt, Jennifer S. and Heffernan, Maree E. (2012). Reading and spelling in adults: Are there lexical and sub-lexical subtypes?. Journal of Research in Reading, 35 (2), 183-203. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9817.2010.01455.x

Reading and spelling in adults: Are there lexical and sub-lexical subtypes?

2011

Journal Article

T1 difficulty affects the AB: Manipulating T1 word frequency and T1 orthographic neighbor frequency

Burt, Jennifer S., Howard, Samantha and Falconer, Emmaline K. (2011). T1 difficulty affects the AB: Manipulating T1 word frequency and T1 orthographic neighbor frequency. Attention Perception and Psychophysics, 73 (3), 751-765. doi: 10.3758/s13414-010-0054-x

T1 difficulty affects the AB: Manipulating T1 word frequency and T1 orthographic neighbor frequency

2011

Journal Article

Are word representations abstract or instance-based? Effects of spelling inconsistency in orthographic learning

Burt, Jennifer S. and Long, Julia (2011). Are word representations abstract or instance-based? Effects of spelling inconsistency in orthographic learning. Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology, 65 (3), 214-228. doi: 10.1037/a0023708

Are word representations abstract or instance-based? Effects of spelling inconsistency in orthographic learning

2010

Journal Article

Attentional blink for acronyms: Effects of familiarity and pre-exposure

Karnadewi, F and Burt, JS (2010). Attentional blink for acronyms: Effects of familiarity and pre-exposure. Australian Journal of Psychology, 62 (3), 130-138. doi: 10.1080/00049530903089521

Attentional blink for acronyms: Effects of familiarity and pre-exposure

2010

Journal Article

Selective attention for masked and unmasked emotionally toned stimuli: Effects of trait anxiety, state anxiety, and test order

Edwards, Mark S., Burt, Jennifer S. and Lipp, Ottmar V. (2010). Selective attention for masked and unmasked emotionally toned stimuli: Effects of trait anxiety, state anxiety, and test order. British Journal of Psychology, 101 (2), 325-343. doi: 10.1348/000712609X466559

Selective attention for masked and unmasked emotionally toned stimuli: Effects of trait anxiety, state anxiety, and test order

2010

Journal Article

Selective attention for masked and unmasked threatening words in anxiety: Effects of trait anxiety, state anxiety and awareness

Edwards, Mark S., Burt, Jennifer S. and Lipp, Ottmar V. (2010). Selective attention for masked and unmasked threatening words in anxiety: Effects of trait anxiety, state anxiety and awareness. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 48 (3), 210-218. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2009.11.003

Selective attention for masked and unmasked threatening words in anxiety: Effects of trait anxiety, state anxiety and awareness

2010

Journal Article

Evidence from the attentional blink for different sources of word repetition effects

Howard, Samantha and Burt, Jennifer S. (2010). Evidence from the attentional blink for different sources of word repetition effects. Consciousness and Cognition, 19 (1), 125-134. doi: 10.1016/j.concog.2009.09.012

Evidence from the attentional blink for different sources of word repetition effects

2010

Journal Article

Using maintenance rehearsal to explore recognition memory

Humphreys, Michael S., Maguire, Angela M., McFarlane, Kimberley A., Burt, Jennifer S., Bolland, Scott W., Murray, Krista L. and Dunn, Ryan (2010). Using maintenance rehearsal to explore recognition memory. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 36 (1), 147-159. doi: 10.1037/a0017687

Using maintenance rehearsal to explore recognition memory

2009

Journal Article

Identifiable orthographically similar word primes interfere in visual word identification

Burt, Jennifer S. (2009). Identifiable orthographically similar word primes interfere in visual word identification. Journal of Memory and Language, 61 (3), 259-284. doi: 10.1016/j.jml.2009.06.003

Identifiable orthographically similar word primes interfere in visual word identification

2009

Journal Article

Genetic covariation between the author recognition test and reading and verbal abilities: What can we learn from the analysis of high performance?

Martin, Nicolas W., Hansell, Narelle K., Wainwright, Mark A., Shekar, Sri N., Medland, Sarah E., Bates, Timothy C., Burt, Jennifer S., Martin, Nicholas G. and Wright, Margaret J. (2009). Genetic covariation between the author recognition test and reading and verbal abilities: What can we learn from the analysis of high performance?. Behavior Genetics, 39 (4), 417-426. doi: 10.1007/s10519-009-9275-y

Genetic covariation between the author recognition test and reading and verbal abilities: What can we learn from the analysis of high performance?

2009

Journal Article

Orthographic influences in spoken-word recognition: The consistency effect in semantic and gender categorization tasks

Peereman, Ronald, Dufour, Sophie and Burt, Jennifer S. (2009). Orthographic influences in spoken-word recognition: The consistency effect in semantic and gender categorization tasks. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 16 (2), 363-368. doi: 10.3758/PBR.16.2.363

Orthographic influences in spoken-word recognition: The consistency effect in semantic and gender categorization tasks

2008

Journal Article

Phonological and semantic information in adults' orthographic learning

Chalmers, Kerry A. and Burt, Jennifer S. (2008). Phonological and semantic information in adults' orthographic learning. Acta Psychologica, 128 (1), 162-175. doi: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2007.12.003

Phonological and semantic information in adults' orthographic learning

2008

Journal Article

Sound-spelling consistency in adults' orthographic learning

Burt, Jennifer S. and Blackwell, Penelope (2008). Sound-spelling consistency in adults' orthographic learning. Journal of Research in Reading, 31 (1), 77-96. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9817.2007.00362.x

Sound-spelling consistency in adults' orthographic learning

2006

Journal Article

What is orthographic processing skill and how does it relate to word identification in reading?

Burt, JS (2006). What is orthographic processing skill and how does it relate to word identification in reading?. Journal of Research In Reading, 29 (4), 400-417. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9817.2006.00315.x

What is orthographic processing skill and how does it relate to word identification in reading?

2006

Journal Article

Selective processing of masked and unmasked verbal threat material in anxiety: Influence of an immediate acute stressor

Edwards, MS, Burt, JS and Lipp, OV (2006). Selective processing of masked and unmasked verbal threat material in anxiety: Influence of an immediate acute stressor. Cognition & Emotion, 20 (6), 812-835. doi: 10.1080/02699930500375761

Selective processing of masked and unmasked verbal threat material in anxiety: Influence of an immediate acute stressor

2006

Conference Publication

A misspelt youth: Spelling and orthographic learning in university students as a function of spelling-sound consistency

Burt, J. S. and Blackwell, P. (2006). A misspelt youth: Spelling and orthographic learning in university students as a function of spelling-sound consistency. The 33rd Australasian Experimental Psychology Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 20-23 April 2006. ABINGDON: TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. doi: 10.1080/00049530600940016

A misspelt youth: Spelling and orthographic learning in university students as a function of spelling-sound consistency

Past funding

  • 2012 - 2015
    Testing trade mark law's image of the consumer (ARC Linkage Project administered by the University of Melbourne)
    University of Melbourne
    Open grant
  • 2012
    Testing trade mark law's image of the consumer
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2011
    An eye-tracking and neuro-stimulation laboratory for cognitive neuroscience research
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2012
    Testing Trade Mark Law's Image of the Consumer
    UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund
    Open grant
  • 2009
    UQ Travel Awards Category 1, Dr Ronald Peereman
    UQ Travel Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2006
    NHMRC_Infrastructure Item_Excellence in computer-based research in Psychology
    NHMRC Equipment Grant
    Open grant
  • 2005
    The expansion of vocabulary: Developing memory representations of new words
    University of Queensland Research Development Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2005
    The Expansion of Vocabulary: Developing Memory Representations Of New Words
    University of Queensland Research Development Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2003
    Memory representations of words in reading and spelling
    University of Queensland Research Development Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2002
    From a nonword to a word: The role of episodic memory in acquiring lexical representations
    University of Queensland Research Development Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 1996
    Spelling ability in adults
    ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
    Open grant
  • 1995 - 1997
    Episodic and semantic influences on the identification of degraded targets
    ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
    Open grant

Availability

Dr Jenny Burt is:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Completed supervision

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