Terezinha Nunes

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Terezinha Nunes (born 3 October 1947) is a British-Brazilian clinical psychologist and academic, specialising in children's literacy and numeracy, and deaf children's learning. Since 2005, she has been Professor of Educational Studies at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Harris Manchester College, Oxford. [1] [2] [3]

Nunes previously taught at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, and the University of Pernambuco; both in Brazil. [2] She then moved to the United Kingdom where she taught at the Institute of Education, University of London (rising to be Professor of Education, Child Development and Learning), and at Oxford Brookes University (as Professor of Psychology and Head of Department). She then moved to the University of Oxford. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 'NUNES, Prof. Terezinha', Who's Who 2017 , A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2016; online edn, Nov 2016 accessed 3 Oct 2017
  2. 1 2 "CURRICULUM VITAE" (PDF). Department of Education. University of Oxford. August 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  3. "Professor Terezinha Nunes". Department of Education. University of Oxford. Retrieved 3 October 2017.