My name is Ruth and I am an early career research fellow at the University of Sheffield. I am interested in the cognitive mechanisms that support our ability to use language to communicate with humans and our pets. I run experimental studies (including behavioural studies in the lab and online, eye-tracking studies, and EEG neuroimaging studies) to examine these mechanisms. I have mainly focused on these processes in University students, but my recent on-going work investigates the mechanisms of conversation in people with hearing loss, particularly focusing on topic maintenance. You can read more about my research here and view a list of my most recent publications by visiting my Google Scholar. If you are interested in any of my work and would like a chat, you can email me at r.corps@sheffield.ac.uk. 

You can also sign up to take part!

If you are an adult with hearing loss and you are interested in participating in my work, you can sign up to be informed about future studies here. You do not need to live in Sheffield sign up - some of the studies are run online.