Overview
Language acquisition and psycholinguistics. In
particular, she is interested in the development and
consequences of acquiring very different types of
languages. The research has taken a cross-linguistic
approach between English and Japanese, and her
current research involves the following three areas: (1)
study of sentence comprehension strategies by adult
and child speakers of Japanese and English; (2) cross-
linguistic study of infants' speech perception; and (3)
influence of acquiring language specific categories on
cognition.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Research Professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience
·
2013 - Present
Psychology & Neuroscience,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Education, Training & Certifications
Cornell University ·
1990
Ph.D.
University of Edinburgh (United Kingdom) ·
1984
M.S.