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Biography

Dr. Nadia Nosworthy is an Associate Professor in the School of Graduate Psychology & Counseling, teaching courses in the areas of cognitive psychology, biological psychology, human development and special education.  Dr. Nosworthy spent a few years as an elementary school teacher before pursuing her graduate studies at the University of Western Ontario. 

Research interests

Dr. Nosworthy’s present research focuses on basic numerical processing skills in children.  She is the co-creator of the "Numeracy Screener" which is a classroom assessment tool used to measure these foundational abilities. This assessment tool has been tested in Canada as well as in Cambodia, India and Kenya through collaborations with the Global Partnership for Education of the World Bank and the African Health and Population Research Center.  Her goal is to examine the relationship between basic numerical processing skills in the primary grades and individual differences in mathematical competence as well as the theoretical and educational implications of this relationship across cultures.

Contact Information

Office Location: Bell Hall 157B
Phone: (269) 471-6175

Related documents

Education/Academic qualification

BEd, Queen's University

BA, University of Ottawa

MEd, University of Wesrern Ontario

PhD, University of Western Ontario

Disciplines

  • Educational Psychology
  • Special Education and Teaching
  • Cognitive Psychology