Dr David Whitebread

Interests

My research focuses on the development of Executive Functioning, metacognition and self-regulation in young children. Neuroscience projects I have supervised have focused on inhibitory control and its relation to metacognition and emotion regulation in young children. As a developmental psychologist and early childhood education specialist, my behavioural research has focused on examining metacognitive abilities in young children, how they emerge in very young children (1-5 year olds), how they relate to other developmental processes - eg: private speech, theory of mind, working memory - how they are supported by different social contexts - eg: collaborative learning, exploratory talk, constructional, musical and pretence play, adult interaction - how they develop in children with atypical development - eg: children with autism, specific language impairment - and what kinds of interventions can be used to support their development.

Research Focus

Equipment

Behavioural analysis

Cross-sectional and cohort studies

Electroencephalography (EEG)