LouAnn Gerken (born May 20, 1959) is a Professor of

Psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries betwe ...

Linguistics Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. It is called a scientific study because it entails a comprehensive, systematic, objective, and precise analysis of all aspects of language, particularly its nature and structure. Linguis ...

, and Cognitive Science at the

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. She is the author of a book on

language development Language development in humans is a process starting early in life. Infants start without knowing a language, yet by 10 months, babies can distinguish speech sounds and engage in babbling. Some research has shown that the earliest learning begin ...

and has over 80 published articles and book chapters on the topic. Her education includes a B.A. in Psychology (

University of Rochester The University of Rochester (U of R, UR, or U of Rochester) is a private research university in Rochester, New York. The university grants undergraduate and graduate degrees, including doctoral and professional degrees. The University of Roc ...

, 1981), an M.A. in Experimental Psychology (

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, 1983), and a Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology (Columbia University, 1987).

Book

* ''Language Development''

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External links

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LouAnn Gerken: The Making of a Mind
1959 births Living people Linguists from the United States Teachers College, Columbia University alumni University of Rochester alumni University of Arizona faculty Women linguists Women cognitive scientists Developmental psycholinguists {{US-linguist-stub