James Smith-Spark

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PhD projects

Developmental dyslexia and cognition in either adults or children (example potential areas: memory, prospective memory, executive function, planning, future thinking, time perception, time management).
Neurodiversity and cognition in the workplace.
Technology and cognition/Cognitive ergonomics.

Research activity per year

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2025

The cognitive performance of unmedicated off-prescription users of modafinil and methylphenidate
Teodorini, R., Smith-Spark, J. & Rycroft, N., 6 Mar 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Cognitive Enhancement.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2024

Loss of Control Eating in Adults With Impulsive and/or Inattentive Tendencies
Christie, L., Smith‐Spark, J. H. & Teodorini, R. D., 8 Oct 2024, In: Brain and Behavior. 14, 10, p. e70092 8 p., e70092.
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Perceived cognitive performance in off-prescription users of modafinil and methylphenidate: an online survey
Teodorini, R., Rycroft, N. & Smith-spark, J., 4 Feb 2024, In: Brain and Behavior. 14, 2, p. e3403 e3403.
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The Roles of Rule Type and Word Term in the Deductive Reasoning of Adults with and without Dyslexia
Jacobs, J., Smith-Spark, J. & Newton, E., 25 Jul 2024, In: Behavioral Sciences. 14, 8, 635.
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2023
Lived experiences of everyday memory in adults with dyslexia: A thematic analysis
Smith-spark, J. & Lewis, E., 14 Oct 2023, In: Behavioral Sciences. 13, 10, p. 840 840.
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2 Citations (Scopus)
The impact of developmental dyslexia on workplace cognition: Evidence from a virtual reality environment.
Smith-spark, J., Gordon, R. & Jansari, A., 17 Jan 2023, In: Behaviour & Information Technology. 42, 3, p. 269-277 9 p.
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5 Citations (Scopus)
2022
Automaticity and executive abilities in developmental dyslexia: A theoretical review
Smith-spark, J. & Gordon, R., 27 Mar 2022, In: Brain Sciences. 12, 4, p. 446 446.
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23 Citations (Scopus)
Self-reported symptoms of developmental dyslexia predict impairments in everyday cognition in adults.
Protopapa, C. & Smith-spark, J., 18 Jun 2022, In: Research in Developmental Disabilities. 128, p. 104288 104288.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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4 Citations (Scopus)

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2021
Children's verbal, visual and spatial processing and short-term storage abilities: An analysis of verbal comprehension, reading, counting and mathematics
Gordon, R., Smith-spark, J., Newton, E. & Henry, L., 3 Dec 2021, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 12, p. 5671 732182.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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2 Citations (Scopus)
Dyslexia and syllogistic reasoning in adults: Differences in strategy usage.
Jacobs, J., Newton, E. & Smith-spark, J., 16 Feb 2021, In: Dyslexia. 27, 2, p. 153-167 15 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus)
The Effects of Alcohol Use on Prospective Memory: A Systematic Literature Review.
Kyriacou, A., Smith-spark, J., Senar, J., Moss, A. & Dyer, K., 15 Jan 2021, In: Substance Use & Misuse. 56, 3, p. 359-369 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
5 Citations (Scopus)
2020
The off-prescription use of modafinil: an online survey of perceived risks and benefits
Teodorini, R., Rycroft, N. & Smith-spark, J., 5 Feb 2020, In: PLoS ONE. 15, 2, e0227818.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
20 Citations (Scopus)
Working memory and high-level cognition in children: An analysis of timing and accuracy in complex span tasks
Gordon, R., Smith-spark, J., Newton, E. & Henry, L., Mar 2020, In: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 191, p. 104736 104736.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
15 Citations (Scopus)
2019
Factors affecting accuracy in the quality control checking of fresh produce labels: A situational and laboratory-based exploration.
Smith-spark, J., Katz, H., Wilcockson, T. & Marchant, A., 13 Jul 2019, In: Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing & Service Industries.. p. 447– 458
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus)
Mental Reinstatement of Context: Do individual differences in mental time travel and eyewitness occupation influence eyewitness performance over different delay intervals?
Bangs, K. & Smith-spark, J., 29 Aug 2019, In: Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling. 17, 1, p. 31-45
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
5 Citations (Scopus)
2018
A review of prospective memory impairments in developmental dyslexia: Evidence, explanations, and future directions
Smith-spark, J., 2018, In: Clinical Neuropsychologist. 32, p. 816-835
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
13 Citations (Scopus)
Executive function and academic achievement in primary school children: The use of task-related processing speed
Gordon, R., Smith-spark, J., Newton, E. & Henry, L., 23 Apr 2018, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 9
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
31 Citations (Scopus)
Optimal approaches to the quality control checking of product labels
Smith-spark, J., Katz, H., Wilcockson, T. & Marchant, A., 17 Jul 2018, In: International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics. 68, p. 118-124
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus)
The relation of “literacy glasses” to cognition in dyslexia and to extended mind theory
Smith-spark, J., 1 Apr 2018, In: L’Année Psychologique/Topics in Cognitive Psychology. p. 365-365 370 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2017
Adults with developmental dyslexia show selective impairments in time-based and self-initiated prospective memory: Self-report and clinical evidence.
Smith-spark, J. & Sterling, C., 12 Jan 2017, In: Research in Developmental Disabilities. p. 247-258
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
10 Citations (Scopus)
Forgetting to remember to remember: Prospective memory in adults with dyslexia
Smith-spark, J., 27 Oct 2017, In: Dyslexia Review. p. 9-11
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Mental time travel ability and the Mental Reinstatement of Context for crime witnesses.
Smith-spark, J., Bartimus, J. & Wilcock, R., 2017, In: Consciousness and Cognition. 48, p. 1-10
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
9 Citations (Scopus)
The event-based prospective memory of adults with developmental dyslexia under naturalistic conditions
Smith-spark, J. & Sterling, C., 31 Jan 2017, In: Asia Pacific Journal of Developmental Differences. p. 17-33
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Verbal and non-verbal fluency in adults with developmental dyslexia: Phonological processing or executive control problems?
Smith-spark, J., 11 May 2017, In: Dyslexia. p. 234-250
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
28 Citations (Scopus)
2016
Do Baseline Executive Functions Mediate Prospective Memory Performance under a Moderate Dose of Alcohol?
Smith-spark, J., Moss, A. & Dyer, K., 31 Aug 2016, In: Frontiers in Psychology. p. 1325 - 1325
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
10 Citations (Scopus)
Executive functions in adults with developmental dyslexia
Smith-spark, J., 1 Jun 2016, In: Research in Developmental Disabilities. p. 323 - 341
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
82 Citations (Scopus)
Self-reports of increased prospective and retrospective memory problems in adults with developmental dyslexia
Smith-spark, J. & Sterling, C., 28 Apr 2016, In: Dyslexia. p. 245-262
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
11 Citations (Scopus)
Time-based prospective memory in adults with developmental dyslexia.
Smith-spark, J., Zięcik, A. & Sterling, C., 1 Feb 2016, In: Research in Developmental Disabilities. 49-50, p. 34-46
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
12 Citations (Scopus)
2015
The effects of age of acquisition and semantic congruency on famous person category verification
Smith-spark, J., Moore, V. & Valentine, T., 25 Sept 2015, In: CEUR Workshop Proceedings. p. 84 - 89 (6)
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2013
Determinants of famous name processing speed: age of acquisition versus semantic connectedness.
Smith-spark, J., Moore, V. & Valentine, T., 1 Feb 2013, In: Acta Psychologica(Amst). 142, p. 230-237
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus)
2012
Long-term age of acquisition effects in famous name processing.
Smith-spark, J., Moore, V. & Valentine, T., 1 Jan 2012, In: Acta Psychologica(Amst). 139, p. 202-211
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus)
2009

Effect of click trains on duration estimates by people with Parkinson's disease
Wearden, J. H., Smith-Spark, J. H., Cousins, R., Edelstyn, N. M. J., Cody, F. W. J. & O'Boyle, D. J., 2009, In: Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 62, 1, p. 33-40 8 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

20 Citations (Scopus)
The representation and processing of familiar faces in dyslexia: Differences in age of acquisition effects
Smith-Spark, J. H. & Moore, V., May 2009, In: Dyslexia. 15, 2, p. 129-146 18 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

29 Citations (Scopus)
2008

Everyday cognitive failures and memory problems in Parkinson's patients without dementia
Poliakoff, E. & Smith-Spark, J. H., Aug 2008, In: Brain and Cognition. 67, 3, p. 340-350 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

35 Citations (Scopus)
Stimulus timing by people with Parkinson's disease
Wearden, J. H., Smith-Spark, J. H., Cousins, R., Edelstyn, N. M. J., Cody, F. W. J. & O'Boyle, D. J., Aug 2008, In: Brain and Cognition. 67, 3, p. 264-279 16 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

68 Citations (Scopus)
2007

Supporting medical planning by mitigating cognitive load
Glasspool, D. W., Oettinger, A., Smith-Spark, J. H., Castillo, F. D., Monaghan, V. E. L. & Fox, J., 2007, In: Methods of Information in Medicine. 46, 6, p. 636-640 5 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

20 Citations (Scopus)
Working memory functioning in developmental dyslexia.
Smith-spark, J. & Fisk, J., 19 Feb 2007, In: Memory. 15, p. 34-56
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
221 Citations (Scopus)
2006

Stimulus generation, ratings, phoneme counts, and group classifications for 696 famous people by British adults over 40 years of age
Smith-Spark, J. H., Moore, V., Valentine, T. & Sherman, S. M., Nov 2006, In: Behavior research methods. 38, 4, p. 590-597 8 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

8 Citations (Scopus)
2004
Dyslexic students have more everyday cognitive lapses.
Smith-spark, J., Mar 2004, In: Memory. p. 174 - 182
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
32 Citations (Scopus)
The effects of age of acquisition on object perception
Moore, V., Smith-Spark, J. & Valentine, T., 2004, In: European Journal of Cognitive Psychology. 16, p. 417-439
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

54 Citations (Scopus)
2003
Investigating the central executive in adult dyslexics: Evidence from phonological and visuospatial working memory performance
Smith-spark, J., Fisk, J., Fawcett, A. & Nicolson, R., 10 Sept 2003, In: European Journal of Cognitive Psychology. 15, p. 567-587
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
93 Citations (Scopus)

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