Margaret Jean Snowling CBE FBA FMedSci (born 15 July 1955)[1] is a British psychologist, and world-leading expert in language difficulties, including dyslexia.
[2][3] Snowling was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2016 for services to science and the understanding of dyslexia.
A central focus of her research is dyslexia, and the effect of oral language difficulties on educational attainment.
[5] In addition, Snowling's research has considered the prominent role of women and mothers – in academia, advocacy movements and teaching – in provision for children with dyslexia and other special educational needs.
[9][10][11] Snowling was Lecturer, Senior Lecturer and Head of Department at National Hospitals College of Speech Sciences (1979–1992), Professor of Psychology and Head of Department at Newcastle University (1992–1994), and Professor of Psychology at the University of York (1994–2012).