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Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics

 

Jodie Webber

College: Darwin       

Email: jlw87@cam.ac.uk     

Supervisor: Prof Ianthi Tsimpli and Prof Sumantra (Shumone) Ray (NNEdPro)

Research Topic: Linguistic and cognitive effects of a mobile teaching kitchens intervention (nutrition education)

 

About Me

Jodie is a second year PhD candidate in Theoretical and Applied Linguistics. Jodie completed an undergraduate degree in Nutrition at the University of Nottingham before completing an MPhil at the University of Cambridge in Theoretical and Applied Linguistics.

 

Research

Jodie's research considers whether a Mobile Teaching Kitchens intervention in India, run by the global think-tank NNEdPro, may bring about linguistic and cognitive effects, as well as positive nutrition and health outcomes. She has further research interests in the field of global health, particularly women’s health equity, and the accessibility of health and nutrition information. 

 

Scholarships/Prizes

ESRC 1+3 Scholarship

Cambridge Languages Sciences Symposium 2019 – poster prize winner in collaboration with the NNEdPro team.    

 

Conference papers

Webber, J. (2020). Explaining the Mathematical Word Problem Performance of Multilingual Children from Government Schools in Hyderabad, India. [Conference poster]. Cambridge Language Sciences Symposium, November 17th 2020. Retrieved from https://www.cambridge.org/engage/coe/article-details/5f9d58bf9b35800012d576cb

 

Other activities and roles

Associate Registered Nutritionist (Association for Nutrition)