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Personal profile
Biography
Virginia joined Roehampton in 2021. Her specialisms are primarily in social and developmental psychology. Her recent work (funded by ESRC) involved the Growing Up Bilingual project, which she started in 2018 at the University of East London, where she was based, and ran until 2022. The project collaborated with colleagues from Education and partnered with schools through the National Resource Centre for Supplementary Education (NRCSE). The project has been tracking the language proficiency/use and social, cognitive and educational outcomes of bilingual children who attend complementary (language) schooling and those who do not.
Virginia's research background has focused on social group (i.e., ethnic, national, gender, linguistic, religious) differences and identities, intergroup processes (e.g., stereotyping, attitudes, behaviour) and their impact on psychological outcomes. She has supervised projects in various areas concerning diversity issues including cross-cultural variations in social cognition, students' wellbeing, children's sport participation during the 2012 London Olympics, and social lives of young virtual gamers. Recently she was successful at two BPS funding awards: Research Assistantship (dual-heritage young people's identity and psychosocial adjustment, 2020-21); Research Seminar Competition (Growing up bilingual: Researcher-practitioner synergies, 2021-22).
Researchgate for publications
Virginia became the co-convenor for the recently BPS-accredited MSc Psychology in September 2021. She also convenes its Dissertation (research project) module and teaches across the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes (including supervision for: MA in Integrative Counselling & Psychotherapy for Children, Adolescents & Families; and Doctorate in Counselling Psychology). She co-authored the textbook Developmental Psychology, with two editions and an Italian edition, published by Pearson.
To conduct Virginia, please email: virginia.lam@roehampton.ac.uk
Education/Academic qualification
Psychology, BA (Hons), Cardiff University
Teaching and Learning in Higher Education PGCert, University of East London
Psychological Research Methods, MSc, University of Exeter
Developmental Psychology, PhD, University of London (Goldsmiths)
External positions
Consultancy/education materials, Essex Police Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority
External Examiner, University of Greenwich
External Examiner, University of Liverpool
Network
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GUB: Growing up bilingual: Understanding specific benefits across mainstream and complementary education [ESRC-funded; grant ref: ES/P000592/1]
Lam, V., Husain, L. & Ravenscroft, A.
1/10/18 → …
Project: Research
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Growing up bilingual: Researcher-practitioner synergies [BPS-funded]
Lam, V. & Husain, L.
1/10/21 → 30/09/22
Project: Other
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Crisis or chameleon: Identity formation and psychological adjustment of dual-heritage young people [funded by BPS]
Lam, V. & Catto, A.
1/09/20 → 1/09/21
Project: Research
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Growing up in diversity - knowledge exchange series [funded by BPS]
Cameron, L., Vethanayagam, S., Lam, V. & Leman, P.
1/05/14 → 31/07/16
Project: Other
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The Olympic study: children's national identity, intergroup attitudes and sport participation during the 2012 games [funded by UEL ReDs & Sabbatical]
Lam, V. & Corson, J.
1/10/11 → 1/02/13
Project: Research
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Beginnings for bilingual bridges, in The Psychologist
Lam, V., 15 Nov 2021, The British Psychological Society.Research output: Other contribution › peer-review
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Growing up bilingual: language proficiency, social identities and competences of complementary school-attendees and non-attendees in the UK
Husain, L. & Lam, V., 6 Oct 2021, In: Language and Education. p. 1-17 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Identity and adjustment in transition: A mixed methods study of dual-heritage young people in London
Catto, A. & Lam, V., 1 Jul 2021.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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What does Scientific Research Say about Bilingual Early Years? ? Invited talk at the Russian Preschool Conference, Russian Education Consortium and UK Russian Schools.
Lam, V., 24 Jun 2021Research output: Other contribution
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Animals, Superman, fairy and God: Children’s attributions of nonhuman agent beliefs in Madrid and London.
Lam, V. & Guerrero, S., 4 May 2020, In: JOURNAL OF COGNITION AND CULTURE. 20, 1-2, p. 66-87Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile19 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
- 1 Oral presentation for an academic audience
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An Investigation into Primary Children’s Understanding of Climate Change Through Their Writings
Wolfgang Mann (Speaker), Eva Eppler (Speaker) & Virginia Lam (Speaker)
30 Jun 2022 → 1 Jul 2022Activity: Talk or presentation for an academic audience › Oral presentation for an academic audience
Press / Media
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Roehampton academic sees bidding success in British Psychological Society Research Seminar Competition
20/10/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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News report on Znaniye Russian Preschool Conference [Invited talk]
24/06/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Remarks by Russian Ambassador on Growing Up Bilingual
15/06/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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School holds special event to promote bilingual education
1/04/17
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media