Dr David Kelly

David completed his PhD at the University of Sheffield where he studied the development of the other-race effect in face processing. Following this, David took up a two year postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Glasgow where he studied cross-cultural differences in face processing and perception before moving to Royal Holloway, University of London to work on a three year project investigating the role of eye movements in atypical language development.

David is interested in various aspects of cognitive development with a particular focus on the first year of life. He primarily uses eye-tracking to study visual development and face processing in early infancy.

Key publications

• Kelly, D. J., Walker, R., & Norbury, C. F. (2013). Deficits in volitional oculomotor control align with language status in autism spectrum disorders. Developmental Science, 16, 56-66.
• Kelly, D. J., Liu, S., Rodger, H., Miellet, S., & Caldara, R. (2011). Developing cultural differences in face processing. Developmental Science, 14, 1176-1184.
• Kelly, D.J., Liu, S., Lee, K., Quinn, P.C., Pascalis, O., Slater, A.M., & Ge, L. (2009). Development of the other-race effect during infancy: Evidence toward universality? Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 104, 105-114.
• Pascalis, O., & Kelly, D. J. (2009). The Origins of Face Processing in Humans: Phylogeny and Ontogeny. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 4, 200-209.

1st supervisor

• Jolie Keemink: TBA

Recent research students

• Dr Jonathan Prunty (2020)

Grants and Awards