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Walter van Heuven > Research
My research interests are in the area of monolingual and bilingual language processing, computational models of language processing, and neuroimaging studies of the bilingual brain. My current work investigates word processing in monolinguals and bilinguals (e.g., orthographic and morphological processing, automatic translation), cognitive control in multilinguals, and incidental foreign language acquisition. I am also working on different computational models (e.g., models of bilingual word processing, letter position coding, Stroop, and pronoun resolution).
I am a member of the Bilingualism Research Group, the Cognition and Language group at the School of Psychology, and the Brain and Body Centre.
A list of my publications, conference presentations, and invited talks.
Current PhD Students
Current Grants
- Hermes Fellowship, University of Nottingham (£5,000; 2011-2012)
Walter van Heuven, Nikki Pitchford, & Kathy Conklin
- Innovation Fellowship,
East Midlands Development Agency &
European Regional Development Fund (£15,998; 2011 - 2012)
Nikki Pitchford & Walter van Heuven
Previous Grants
- Undergraduate summer research bursary, Experimental Psychology Society (EPS) (£1,800; 2011)
- External Challenge Fund, Centre for Advanced Studies, University of Nottingham (£1,500; 2011). Kathy Conklin, Walter van Heuven, & Nikki Pitchford
- Tsinghua Pump Prime Scheme, University of Nottingham (£5,000; 2011). Nikki Pitchford & Walter van Heuven.
- Annual Fund grant, University of Nottingham (£20,223; 2009 - 2010). Improving English listening and speaking skills in Chinese students.
Richard Pemberton, Nikki Pitchford, Walter van Heuven, Kathy Conklin, Magaret Dowens
- School of Psychology pump priming award, University of Nottingham (£1,080; 2009 - 2010) Subtitles as an aid to L2 acquisition. Richard J. Tunney & Walter van Heuven
- University of Nottingham (£12,500; 2007 - 2008). Language interaction in Chinese-English bilinguals: Effects of language similarity, proficiency, and context. Walter van Heuven & Kathy Conklin
- British Academy (£72,036; 2006 - 2008). An investigation of gender processing in monolinguals and bilinguals: Evidence from eye-tracking and modelling. Kathy Conklin & Walter van Heuven
- School of Psychology pump priming award, University of Nottingham (£2,800; 2005 - 2006). Walter van Heuven
- Niels Stensen Foundation, the Netherlands (€21,003; 2001 - 2002). The interaction of orthographic, phonological, and semantic representations in visual word recognition: A localist connectionist model. Walter van Heuven
- Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) travel grant, the Netherlands (€4,084; 2001). Walter van Heuven
- Post-Doctoral Study Grant, Foundation Fyssen, France (FF132,000; 2000, declined).
- James S. McDonnell Foundation, USA ($147,400; 2000 - 2004). The wiring of the language network in the bilingual brain: fMRI studies on word reading in Dutch-English bilinguals. Walter van Heuven, Peter Hagoort, Herbert Schriefers, & Ton Dijkstra
Postgraduate Research Opportunities
The School of Psychology funds every year about 8 PhD students. Are you interested in bilingual language processing, computational modelling and/or cognitive neuroimaging? Contact me then for details about possible PhD projects. Information about doing a PhD at the School of Psychology can be found here.
Computational Models and Software Tools
Below you can find a list of some of the software that I have developed for stimulus selection, computer simulations and experimentation. Note: some of these tools are only available within the University of Nottingham campus [UoN]
Last updated: 3/2/12
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