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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2006

Journal Article

Spelling in adults: The combined influences of language skills and reading experience

Burt, JS (2006). Spelling in adults: The combined influences of language skills and reading experience. Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 35 (5), 447-470. doi: 10.1007/s10936-006-9024-9

Spelling in adults: The combined influences of language skills and reading experience

2004

Journal Article

What do students remember? Episodic memory and the development of schematization

Herbert, Debra M. B. and Burt, Jennifer S. (2004). What do students remember? Episodic memory and the development of schematization. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 18 (1), 77-88. doi: 10.1002/acp.947

What do students remember? Episodic memory and the development of schematization

2004

Conference Publication

Adults' acquisition of new lexical representations

Burt, J. S. and Chalmers, K. A. (2004). Adults' acquisition of new lexical representations. 31st Conference of the Australian Experimental Psychology Society, Department of Psychology, University of Otago, Dunedin, NZ, 16-18 April 2004. Melbourne: The Australian Psychological Society.

Adults' acquisition of new lexical representations

2003

Journal Article

Attending to the distractor and old/new discriminations in negative priming

Healy, D. R. and Burt, J. S. (2003). Attending to the distractor and old/new discriminations in negative priming. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 56A (3), 421-443. doi: 10.1080/02724980244000477

Attending to the distractor and old/new discriminations in negative priming

2003

Journal Article

The effects of different review opportunities on schematisation of knowledge

Herbert, Debra M. B. and Burt, Jennifer S. (2003). The effects of different review opportunities on schematisation of knowledge. Learning And Instruction, 13 (1), 73-92. doi: 10.1016/S0959-4752(01)00038-X

The effects of different review opportunities on schematisation of knowledge

2003

Journal Article

Stem-completion priming for words studied in sentences: The context deletion effect under direct and indirect memory instructions

Burt, JS, Connors, MD and Grant-Taylor, K (2003). Stem-completion priming for words studied in sentences: The context deletion effect under direct and indirect memory instructions. Australian Journal of Psychology, 55 (1), 1-8. doi: 10.1080/00049530412331312804

Stem-completion priming for words studied in sentences: The context deletion effect under direct and indirect memory instructions

2003

Conference Publication

Is the effect of reading misspellings context dependent?

Burt, J. S. and Salzgeber, A. (2003). Is the effect of reading misspellings context dependent?. 30th Conference of the Australian Experimental Psychologists, Sydney, Australia, 2002. Basingstoke, U.K.: Taylor and Francis.

Is the effect of reading misspellings context dependent?

2003

Conference Publication

Selective attention for threatening information in anxious mood states

Edwards, M. S., Burt, J. S. and Lipp, O. V. (2003). Selective attention for threatening information in anxious mood states. 30th Conference of the Australian Experimental Psychologists, Sydney, Australia, 2002. Basingstoke, U.K.: Taylor and Francis.

Selective attention for threatening information in anxious mood states

2002

Journal Article

Does a reading lexicon provide orthographic representations for spelling?

Burt, J. S. and Tate, H. (2002). Does a reading lexicon provide orthographic representations for spelling?. Journal of Memory and Language, 46 (3), 518-543. doi: 10.1006/jmla.2001.2818

Does a reading lexicon provide orthographic representations for spelling?

2002

Journal Article

Why do non-color words interfere with color naming?

Burt, J. S. (2002). Why do non-color words interfere with color naming?. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 28 (5), 1019-1038. doi: 10.1037/0096-1523.28.5.1019

Why do non-color words interfere with color naming?

2002

Conference Publication

Reading and spelling words: Item-specific and task contributions

Burt, J. S. (2002). Reading and spelling words: Item-specific and task contributions. 29th Annual Australasian Experimental Psychology Conference, Adelaide, 5 - 7 April 2002. Australia: Australian Psychological Society.

Reading and spelling words: Item-specific and task contributions

2001

Journal Article

Expecting dirt but saying dart: The creation of a blend memory

Humphreys, M. S., Burt, J. S. and Lawrence, S. (2001). Expecting dirt but saying dart: The creation of a blend memory. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 8 (4), 820-826. doi: 10.3758/BF03196223

Expecting dirt but saying dart: The creation of a blend memory

2001

Journal Article

Memory awareness and schematization: Learning in the university context

Herbert, Debra M. B. and Burt, Jennifer S. (2001). Memory awareness and schematization: Learning in the university context. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 15 (6), 617-637. doi: 10.1002/acp.729

Memory awareness and schematization: Learning in the university context

2001

Conference Publication

Literacy skills and cerebellar function in adults

Burt, Jennifer S. (2001). Literacy skills and cerebellar function in adults. 28th Annual Australasian Experimental Psychology Conference, La Trobe University, Melbourne City Campus, Victoria, 20-22 April 2001. Carlton South, Victoria: The Australian Psychological Society Ltd.

Literacy skills and cerebellar function in adults

2000

Journal Article

Spelling in adults: The role of reading skills and experience

Burt, J. S. and Fury, M. B. (2000). Spelling in adults: The role of reading skills and experience. Reading And Writing, 13 (1-2), 1-30. doi: 10.1023/A:1008071802996

Spelling in adults: The role of reading skills and experience

2000

Journal Article

Processing of phonological representations and adult spelling proficiency

Burt, JS and Shrubsole, CS (2000). Processing of phonological representations and adult spelling proficiency. Australian Journal of Psychology, 52 (2), 100-109. doi: 10.1080/00049530008255375

Processing of phonological representations and adult spelling proficiency

2000

Conference Publication

Ambiguity in old/new discrimination: The basis of negative priming effects?

Burt, J. S. and Healy, D. (2000). Ambiguity in old/new discrimination: The basis of negative priming effects?. 27th Annual Experimental Psychology Conference, Novotel Twin Waters Resort, Queensland, 27-30 April 2000. Melbourne: Australian Psyschological Society.

Ambiguity in old/new discrimination: The basis of negative priming effects?

2000

Journal Article

Case-mixing effects on spelling recognition: The importance of test format

Burt, JS and Hutchinson, BJ (2000). Case-mixing effects on spelling recognition: The importance of test format. Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 29 (4), 433-451. doi: 10.1023/A:1005159329417

Case-mixing effects on spelling recognition: The importance of test format

1999

Journal Article

Associative priming in color naming: Interference and facilitation

Burt, J. S. (1999). Associative priming in color naming: Interference and facilitation. Memory & Cognition, 27 (3), 454-464. doi: 10.3758/BF03211540

Associative priming in color naming: Interference and facilitation

1999

Conference Publication

Lexical decisions about correctly and incorrectly spelled words: A parallel with word frequency effects?

Burt, J. S. (1999). Lexical decisions about correctly and incorrectly spelled words: A parallel with word frequency effects?. 26th Annual Experimental Psychology Conference, Macquarie University, Sydney, 9 - 11 April, 1999. Carlton South, Vic: Aust. Psychological Society. doi: 10.1080/00049539908255102

Lexical decisions about correctly and incorrectly spelled words: A parallel with word frequency effects?

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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