Investigators

Brian Byrne

Dr. Byrne's research is in the area of psycholinguistics, with an emphasis on reading acquisition, reading difficulties and language development. In studying reading, our research group has gathered data in the form of laboratory analogues to the acquisition process, in small-scale experiments with preschool and kindergarten children, in larger-scale studies of children in primary grades, and in studies of children at risk for developmental dyslexia. Currently, we are studying the genetics of reading ability using twin methodology, in cooperation with staff at the University of Colorado and University of Linköping.

Representative Publications

Byrne, B., Olson, R. K., Samuelsson, S., Wadsworth, S., Corley, R., DeFries, J.C., & Willcutt, E. (2006). Genetic and environmental influences on early literacy. Journal of Research in Reading, 29, 33-49.

Samuelsson, S., Byrne, B., Quain, P., Wadsworth, S., Corley, R., DeFries, J.C., Willcutt, E., & Olson, R.K. (2005). Environmental and genetic influences on prereading skills in Australia, Scandinavia, and the United States. Journal of Educational Psychology, 97, 705-722.

Byrne, B., Wadsworth, S, Corley, R., Samuelsson, S., Quain, P., DeFries, J. C., Willcutt, E., & Olson, R. K. (2005). Longitudinal twin study of early literacy development: Preschool and kindergarten phases. Scientific Studies of Reading, 9, 219-235.

Brian Byrne

University of New England
Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
room: S5-6
phone: 02 6773 2370
(or +61 2 6773 2370 overseas)
fax: 02 6773 3820

email:
bbyrne@une.edu.au