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Dr Kim Rochelle

Dr Kim Rochelle

Clinical / Teaching Fellow

Psychology
School of Life and Health Sciences
Aston University
Aston Triangle
Birmingham B4 7ET
UK

Email: k.s.h.rochelle1@aston.ac.uk

Tel: +44 (0) 121 204 4032
Room number: SW507B

Qualifications & Education

  • BSc (Hons) Human Psychology, Aston University, 2002
  • PhD in Neurosciences, Aston University, 2006

Employment

  • 2007 – date Clinical/Teaching Fellow, Psychology, Aston University

Teaching activity

Module convenor: PY3345 Developmental Disorders, PY4011 Advanced Research Methods for Healthcare, PY4012 Evaluating Research, PY4509 Quantitative Analysis.

Lecturer: PY3345 Developmental Disorders, PY3354 Personality and Intelligence, PY2231 Individual Differences and Psychometrics, PY2202 Certificate in Personal and Professional Development, PY1125 Psychology Practicals, PY4100 Research Rotation.

Dissertation supervisor: MSc Rehabilitation Studies.

Clinical activity

School of Life and Health Sciences Health Clinics

Research interests

The co-emergence of skills and deficits in balance, motor control, timing and cognitive function in Developmental Dyslexia, Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorder and Developmental Co-ordination Disorder (Dyspraxia).

Special interests:


Psychometric assessment of ability, achievement and aptitude in developmental disorders.

Motion capture and kinematic analysis of human movement.

Membership of Professional Bodies

Chartered Psychologist, The British Psychological Society.

Member: The British Dyslexia Association, The Dyspraxia Foundation, The Council for Dance Education and Training, The British Theatre Dance Association.

Selected publications

Rochelle, K.S.H., Witton, C. and Talcott, J.B. (2009). Hyperactivity and inattention symptoms can mediate postural stability in developmental dyslexia. Experimental Brain Research. 192, 627-633.

Reddy, P. and Rochelle, K. (2008). The psychology degree in its place. Psychology Teaching Review, 14, 46-50.

Rochelle, K.S.H., and Talcott, J.B. (2006). Impaired balance in developmental dyslexia? A meta-analysis of the contending evidence. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 47, 1159-1166.