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Emma Blakey

Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology, University of Sheffield

Emma Blakey specialises in understanding early cognitive development. She is interested in how executive functions, self-regulation and language develop in the early years, why skills differ between children, and how to build on child and family strengths to support outcomes. Emma is passionate about inclusive research, and projects that help support early years practitioners who play an important role in fostering the development and wellbeing of children. She is also a School Parent Champion aiming to mentor and support parents in academia, and a School Director of People and Culture.

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Emma Blakey, Molly Willis, Emma Smith / 24 November 2025

Opinions Development Parenting and childcare Equity

A child sits on their parent's shoulders at a concert.

Quality Coordinator at a primary school in the Netherlands 

Ellis Stevelink

PhD Candidate at the Laboratory for the Psychology of Child Development and Education, Université Paris Cité

Mélanie Maximino-Pinheiro

Associate Professor, University of Amsterdam

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