Contact Information
Ph.D. candidate
Human Development Psychology
Department of Education and Counseling Psychology
McGill University
e-mail: badriah.basma@mcgill.ca
Research Interests
My research interests are centred on cognitive development and educational intervention. Specifically, I am interested in understanding the neural consequences of brain activity in response to reading interventions at typical and atypical developmental periods. The methodology I adopt is the electroencephalogram (EEG) and behavioral assessment. My goal is to understand how the brain processes language and evaluate the efficacy of evidence-based reading interventions for students with learning difficulties, particularly in reading acquisition.
Keywords: ERP, N400, reading disability, reading intervention, young children
Publications
Research Articles
- Basma B. & Savage R. (2018). Teacher Professional Development and Student Literacy Growth: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Educ Psychol Rev, 30 (2), 457–481. doi.org/10.1007/s10648-017-9416-4
Manuscripts under review
- Basma, B., Savage R. (Under review). Teacher professional development and student reading achievement in middle and high school: A theoretical review and meta-analysis. Educational Psychologist.
- Basma, B., Savage R., Bertone, A. (Under review). The N400 in atypical readers: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Invited submission Journal of Brain Research
Poster Presentations
- Basma, B., Savage, R., Bertone, B. (2020, July) The N400 in typical and atypical readers: A systematic review and a meta-analysis. Poster presentation at International Twenty Seventh Annual Conference of Society of Scientific Study of Reading, Newport Beach, CA, USA. – Cancelled due to COVID-19
- Basma, B., Bertone A. (2020, May) The performance of adolescents with developmental disabilities and ASD in reading comprehension. Poster presentation at the Canadian Psychological Association 81st Annual National Convention, Montreal, Canada. – Cancelled due to COVID-19
- Basma, B., Bertone, A. (2020, January) The N400 peak and amplitude in typical and atypical readers: A meta-analysis. Poster Presentation at Centre de Recherche en Devéloppement Humain Conference, Montreal, QC.
- Basma, B. Bertone, A. (2019- November) The N400 in atypical readers: A meta-analysis of reaction time. Poster presentation at the NeuroQam Annual Conference, Université UQAM, Montreal, QC.
- Basma, B. Bertone, A. (2019- Sep) How do children with reading disabilities perform in event-related potential tasks: A meta-analysis. Poster presentation at the Annual CIUSSS Journée de la Recherche, Hôpital Sacré Coeur, Montreal, Canada.
- Basma, B., Archambault, A., Tullo, D., Bertone, A. (2019, July) The performance of adolescents with developmental disabilities in reading comprehension. Poster presentation at the International Twenty Sixth Annual Conference of Society of Scientific Study of Reading, Toronto, Canada
- Savage, R., Basma. B. (2019, July) The impact of Teacher professional development of adolescents’ literacy in high school. Poster presentation at the International Twenty Sixth Annual Conference of Society of Scientific Study of Reading, Toronto, Canada
- Basma, B., Bertone, A. (2019, June) The N400 in atypical readers: A meta-analysis. Poster presentation presented at the Fourth Annual Neurosymposium Conference, Montreal.
- Basma, B., Archambault, A., Tullo, D., Bertone, A. (2019, May) Adolescents with ASD perform better in linguistic comprehension than in word reading. Poster presentation at the International Society for Autism Research, Montreal, QC.
- Basma, B., Archambault, A., Tullo, D., Bertone, A. (2019, May) How do Adolescents with ASD perform in reading Comprehension? A Simple view of Reading task. Poster presentation at Post INSAR meeting at the Annual CIUSSS Journée de la Recherche, Hôpital Rivière De Prairie. Montreal.
- Archambault, C., Basma, B., Bertone, A. (2019, May). The impact of attention on reading in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. Poster submitted to the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR), Montreal, Canada.
- Basma, B., Savage R. (2019, April). Teacher professional development and student literacy in middle and high school: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Poster presentation at the 6ème Colloque Internationale en Éducation, Montreal, QC.
- Basma, B., Archambault, C., Tullo, D., Bertone A. (2019, April) How do Youth with Developmental Disabilities Perform in the “Simple View of Reading” Task? Poster presentation at the Human Development Conference, McGill University, Montreal, QC.
- Basma, B., & Savage, R. S. (2019, March). Teacher Professional Development and Student Literacy in Middle and High School: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Concordia University Graduate Student Conference, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.
- Basma, B., Archambault, A., Tullo, D., Bertone, A. (2019, February) Patterns of reading ability in adolescents with autism spectrum disorders. Poster Presentation at Centre de Recherche en Devéloppement Humain Conference, Montreal, QC.
- Basma, B., Bertone, A (2018, November). What does the brain of children with Dyslexia tell us about reading impairments? A systematic review of N400 studies. Poster presentation at the NeuroQAM Annual Conference, Université UQAM, Montreal, QC.
- Basma, B., Bertone, A. (2018, September). How do EEG studies help us understand reading disabilities in young children? Poster presentation presented at the Annual Integrated Program for Neuroscience Conference, McGill University, Montreal.
- Basma, B., Bertone, A. (2018, June). How do EEG studies help us understand reading disabilities in young children? A systematic review. Poster presentation presented at the Third Annual Neurosymposium Conference, Montreal.
- *Basma, B., Bertone, A. (2018, May). The role of family factors in student literacy achievement: a systematic review. Oral presentation presented at the Annual CIUSSS Journée de la Recherche, Hôpital Sacré Coeur, Montreal.
- Basma, B., Bertone, A. (2018, May). The role of environmental factors and children’s literacy: a systematic review. Poster session presented at the Annual Summer Institute for School Psychology Conference, McGill University, Montreal.
- Basma, B., Savage, R. (2018, April). Teacher professional development and student reading achievement in middle and high school: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Poster session presented at the Annual Human Development Conference, McGill University, Montreal.