PhD Student, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit

R&D Fellow, Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (June 2024 – March 2025)

Jacqueline is an MRC-funded PhD student at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge. Her research explores speech perception in multimodal (face-to-face) contexts.

As a cognitive neuroscientist, Jacqueline is fascinated by language processing in the mind, brain, and in neural networks. She is particularly interested in addressing the multidisciplinary challenge of leveraging natural language processing (NLP) technologies to enhance policy research and delivery in government.

Jacqueline’s interest in translating scientific evidence for public sector impact began during a PhD internship with the Open Innovation Team at the Department for Education (January to April 2023). Alongside her PhD, she is currently a Research Fellow at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, where she investigates opportunities for large language models (LLMs) to transform public engagement, including by augmenting the analysis of formal consultations.

Prior to starting her PhD, she completed an MPhil in Basic and Translational Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge and an MA (Hons) in Psychology at the University of Aberdeen.