A speech therapist by training, she studies language development in children aged 0 to 5, with a particular focus on the family factors that contribute to it. She is also interested in social inequalities in children's language development and community-based approaches to supporting families and child development.

Keywords

Language development, childhood, family, community approaches, environmental factors, risk and protective factors

Recent publications

• The Critical Role of Interactive Features in the Language and Speech Developmental Trajectories of Children Experiencing Neglect: Results of the Early Longitudinal Language and Neglect Study
• Block play by American and Chinese families: Associations with children’s spatial ability
• Influencing practices of civil society-led intersectoral networks to improve living environments in the Montreal setting

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