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Dr Ilhan Raman

Senior Lecturer in Psychology

Department: Psychology

Contact

• Telephone: 020 8411 5152
• E-mail: I.Raman@mdx.ac.uk

Qualifications

BSc(Hons), PhD, CPsychol, CSci, PGCertHE, AFBPsS

Research Interests

Normal and impaired word recognition; strategic control in reading.

Teaching Interests

Psychology of language, quantitative research methods, neuropsychology of language

Biography

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES AND LEARNED SOCIETIES

• British Psychological Society 
• Chartered Psychologist (2000); Associate Fellow (2005)
• Experimental Psychology Society     
• Psychonomic Society      
• The Science Council
• Chartered Scientist (2007)
• Turkish Psychological Association      
• Higher Education Academy      
• British Neuropsychological Society    
• Scientific Study of Spelling and Reading  

Selected Publications

Weekes, B. & Raman, I. (2008). Acquired Deep Dysphasia in Turkish. Cognitive Neuropsychology, 25 (3), 411–436.

Raman, I. & Weekes, B. (2008). Cognitive Neuropsychology of Acquired Language Disorders in a Turkish-English Bilingual Case. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 10th International Conference on Cognitive Neuroscience. doi: 10.3389/conf.neuro.09.2009.01.228

Poncelat, M., Majerus, S., Raman, I., Warginaire, S & Weekes, B. (2007). Naming Actions and Objects in Bilingual Aphasia: A multiple case study. Brain and Language, 103, 148-149.

Raman, I. (2006). Are Acquired Dyslexias and Dysgraphias Language-specific or Universal? The Iranian Journal of Contemporary Psychology, 1(2).

Raman, I. (2006). On the Age of Acquisition Effects in Word Naming and Orthographic Transparency: Mapping specific or universal? Visual Cognition, 13(7/8), 1044-1053.

Raman, I. & Weekes, B.  (2005). Deep Dysgraphia in Turkish. Behavioural Neurology, 16 (2/3), 59-69. 

Raman, I. & Weekes, B. (2005). Acquired dyslexia in a Turkish-English speaker. Annals of Dyslexia, 55 (1), 79-104.

Raman, I., Baluch, B. & Besner, D. (2004). On the Control of Visual Word Recognition: Changing Routes Versus Changing Deadlines. Memory and Cognition, 32 (3), 489-500.

Raman, I. & Weekes, B. (2003). Deep Dysphasia in Turkish. Brain and Language. 87(1), 38-39.

Raman, I., & Baluch, B. (2001). Semantic Effects as a Function of Reading Skill in Word Naming of a Transparent Orthography. Reading & Writing. An Interdisciplinary Journal, 14, 599-614.

Raman, I. (2001). Bilişsel Psikolojide Türk Yazı Dilinin Yeri (The Place of Turkish Orthography in Cognitive Psychology). Turkish Psychological Bulletin, 7 (20), 36-39.

Raman, I. (2000). Word imageability effects on naming: A pilot investigation on beginner readers of Turkish. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 90, 472-474.

Raman, I., Baluch, B. & Sneddon, P. (1996). What is the cognitive system's preferred route for deriving phonology from print? European Psychologist, 1(3) 221-227.

Articles and chapters in edited books

Raman, I. & Weekes, B.  (2006). ‘Deep Dysgraphia in Turkish’ in B.S. Weekes (Ed) Acquired Dyslexia and Dysgraphia Across Scripts. IOS Press of Amsterdam,  The Netherlands. ISBN: 1-58603-592-4

Raman, I., (2003). 'Lexicality Effects in Single-word Naming in Alphabetic Turkish Orthography' in M. Joshi, C.K. Leong and B.L.J. Kaczmarek (Eds), Literacy Acquisition: Role of Phonology, Morphology and Orthography, 83-93. IOS Press of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Invitations to present papers at significant conferences or professional meetings

My research is of national and international scientific standing, as demonstrated by indicators of esteem such as invited keynote address at discipline specific international conferences and invited speaker to symposia listed below.

Invited Keynote Address

Raman, I. (2005). Recent advances on the role of orthographies on reading and dyslexia: Universal or script specific processes?. Invited keynote address to the 3rd International and Multilingualism and Dyslexia Conference. Sponsored by the International, European, British and Cyprus Dyslexia Associations.  14-16 July, Limassol, Cyprus.

Convened Symposia

Ellis, A.W. & Raman, I. (2010). The impact of vocabulary growth on lexical processing and memory. Joint meeting of the British and Spanish Experimental Psychology Societies, SEPEX and EPS, 15-17 April, Granada.

Raman, I. & Wilson, M. (2010). Age-of-acquisition effects in visual word recognition: Cross-linguistic evidence from five different orthographies. SSSR Meeting, 7-10 July, Berlin.

Raman, I. (2002). Age of Acquisition & Written Language Processing: The Influence of Language and Orthography. Joint meeting of the British and Belgian Experimental Psychology Societies, EPC2002, 9-11 April, Leuven.

Invited Papers to Symposia, Workshops and Colloquia

Raman, I.  (2009). When does AoA have little or no effect? What can we learn by contrasting situations in which AoA exerts an influence and situations in which it doesn’t. Contributor to Workshop Taking stock of Age of Acquisition. What do we know? convened by Professor Andy Ellis. BPS Annual Meeting, 1-3 April, Brighton.

Raman, I. (2008).  Differential effects of context on Age-of-Acquisition in Visual Word Recognition. Invited paper to Symposium on Age of Acquisition convened by Drs Catriona Morrison and Viv Moore. BPS Cognitive Section Annual Meeting 8-9 September, Southampton.

Raman, I. (2005). The influence of Age of Acquisition in processing words and pictures in Turkish. Invited paper to Extended Symposium on Age of Acquisition, Convergent evidence for the importance of early acquired items on later processing. Sponsored by the BPS, Cognitive Section. Convenors: Dr Viv Moore, Dr Catriona Morrison. Chair and discussant: Prof. Ken Gilhooly. 30 March-2 April, Manchester.

Raman, I. (2005). Acquired reading, writing and repetition disorders in a Turkish-English bilingual, biscriptal reader. Invited paper to Colloquia titled ‘Bilingual Communication Disorders’ convened by Dr Brendan Weekes. Discussant Professor Lorraine Obler.  5th International Symposium on Bilingualism, 20-23 March, Barcelona.

Raman, I. (2004). The Role of Age of Acquisition in Picture Naming in Turkish. Invited paper to symposium on Recent Advances in Age of Acquisition Research convened by Professor Catriona Morrison. BPS Cognitive Section Annual Meeting, 6-8 September, Leeds.

Raman, I. (2004). Processes Involved in Learning to Read in a Transparent Alphabetic Orthography: Evidence from Good and Poor Beginner Readers of Turkish. Invited paper to Symposium on ‘Developmental dyslexia in different languages and orthographies’ convened by Professor Hua Shu. 28th International Congress of Psychology, 8-13 August, Beijing, China.

Raman, I. (2001). Lexicality Effects in Single-word Naming in Alphabetic Turkish Orthography. Invited paper to Nato Advanced Study Institute. Linguistic relativity of orthographic and phonological structures. Literacy Acquisition, Assessment & Intervention: The Role of Phonology, Orthography, and Morphology, 5-16 November, Italy.

Refereed and published conference proceedings

Raman, I. (2009). The Role of Context on Age-of-Acquisition Effects in Visual Word Recognition. Paper presented at the Annual Cognitive Section Meeting, BPS, 1-3 September, Hertfordshire.

Brase, J. & Raman, I. (2009). The Role of Age of Acquisition in Picture and Word Naming in German
Poster presented at the Annual Cognitive Section Meeting, BPS, 1-3 September, Hertfordshire.

Raman, I. & Weekes B. (2008). Cognitive Neuropsychology of Acquired Language Disorders in a Turkish-English Bilingual Case. Paper presented at the 10th International Congress of Neuroscience, 1-5 September, Bodrum, Turkey.

Raman, I. (2008). The Role of Context on Age-of-Acquisition Effects in Reading. Paper presented at the EPS Meeting, April 2-4, Cambridge.

Cann, N. & Raman, I. (2007). The Impact of Hearing Loss on Mathematical and Linguistic Performance in 11-16 Year Old School Children. Poster presented at the XXIV Annual Cognitive Section Meeting, 20-22 August, Aberdeen, Scotland.

Hancerli, S. & Raman, I. (2007). The role of task demands on memory and naming RTs in a totally transparent orthography. Poster presented at the XXIV Annual Cognitive Section Meeting, 20-22 August, Aberdeen, Scotland.

Kokten, O.S. & Raman, I. (2007). Differential effects of number of letters on word and nonword naming latency: Revisited. Poster presented at the XXIV Annual Cognitive Section Meeting, 20-22 August, Aberdeen, Scotland.

Saban, C., Weatherhead, R. & Raman, I. (2007). The Role of Age of Acquisition in Picture and Word Naming in Dyslexic Adults. Poster presented at the XXIV Annual Cognitive Section Meeting, 20-22 August, Aberdeen, Scotland.

Mertan, B. & Raman, I. (2006). Türkçe-Fransızca Konuşan İki Dilli Çocuklarda Sözlü ve Yazılı Resim İsimlendirmesi. Poster presented to the 14th Ulusal Psikoloji Kongresi organised by the Turkish Psychological Association, 6-8 September, Ankara, Turkey.

Mertan, B. & Raman, I. (2006). The Role of Order of Acquisition of Literacy on Cognate Spelling: A Pilot Study with Turkish-French Bilingual Children. Poster presented to The Role of Orthographies on Reading and Spelling Workshop, 20-21 September, Funded by the EPS and Middlesex University, Organised by the Language and Communication Research Group, Psychology, Middlesex University.

Raman, I. & Weekes B.(2005). Bilingual deep dysphasia. Poster presented at the 5th International Symposium on Bilingualism, 20-23 March, Barcelona.

Mertan, B. & Raman, I. (2005). Written picture naming in Turkish-French bilingual children. Poster presented at the 5th International Symposium on Bilingualism, 20-23 March, Barcelona.

Raman, I. (2004). Age-of-Acquisition Effects in Picture Naming in Turkish using Snodgrass and Vanderwart Pictures. Paper presented to the 28th International Congress of Psychology, 8-13 August, Beijing, China.

Raman, I. & Weekes, B. (2004). Repetition Disorder in Turkish. Paper presented to the First Congress of the European Neuropsychological Societies, 18-20 April, Modena, Italy

Raman, I. (2003). Age-of-Acquisition Effects in Word and Object Naming in Turkish using Snodgrass and Vanderwart Pictures. Paper presented to the Psychonomic Annual Meeting, 6-9 November, Vancouver, Canada.

Raman, I. & Weekes, B. (2003). Deep Dysphasia in Turkish. Paper presented to the 41st Academy of Aphasia Meeting, 19-21 October, Vienna, Austria.

Raman, I. (2003). Effect of Age-of-Acquisition in Visual Word Recognition and Object Recognition in Turkish.  Paper presented to the BPS Cognitive section Annual Meeting, 3-5 September, Reading, England.

Raman, I. & Weekes, B. (2002) Acquired Dyslexia as a Function of Orthographic Transparency. Paper presented at the meeting of International Dyslexia Association: Multilingual and Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Dyslexia, 27-29 June, Washington, D.C.

Raman, I. (2002). On the AoA effects & Orthographic Transparency: Evidence from Turkish. Convened and presented at the symposium on ‘Age of Acquisition & Written Language Processing: The Influence of Language & Orthography’ of the joint meeting of the British and Belgian Experimental Psychology Societies, EPC2002, 9-11 April, Leuven.

Raman, I. (2001). What is the role of the semantic system in acquired dyslexia in a transparent orthography? Paper presented at the ESCOP 2001/BPS Cognitive Section annual meeting, 5-8 September, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Raman, I., Baluch, B. & Besner, D. (2000). A Critical Test of the Changing Routes versus Changing Deadlines Debate in Print to Sound Translation. Paper presented to the Experimental Psychology Society, July, Cambridge.

Raman, I., & Baluch, B. (2000). Imageability Effects in Single- word Naming in a Transparent Alphabetic Orthography. Paper presented to the annual conference of the Cognitive Psychology Section of the BPS, September, Essex.

Raman, I. & Baluch, B. (1999). Oral reading in a transparent writing system: Implications for models of oral reading. Paper presented to the 6th European Congress of Psychology, July, Rome, Italy.

Raman, I., Baluch, B. & Besner, D. (1997). Imageability and frequency effects on visual word recognition: Evidence from a transparent orthography. Paper presented to the 5th European Congress of Psychology, July, Dublin, Ireland.

Raman, I. & Baluch, B. (1995). Word recognition in Turkish: Implications for Models of Reading.  Paper presented to the 4th European Congress of Psychology, July, Athens, Greece.

Book Reviews

Raman, I. (2002). SPSS Survival Manual: A step by step guide to data analysis using SPSS. By Julie Pallant (Open University Press, Buckingham and Philadelphia, 2001, 286pp., PRICE, ISBN 0-335-20890-8). International Journal of Social Research Methodology: Theory & Practice, 5 (2), 181-186.

Official reports

Hoggart, L. Sales, R., Raman, I.  & Gunbey, A. (2000). Turkish speaking Mothers in Hackney: An investigation of needs and use of  health provision and a trial of a  volunteer visiting scheme for first- time mothers. Report of a  Middlesex University/Hackney  Community Psychology  Research and Development project commissioned by the  NHS Executive London Inner City  Health and R & D Programme, 1- 60.