The mission of the Learning and Development (LEAD) Lab is to optimize outcomes for children with developmental language disorders by identifying factors that affect their learning. We use behavioral and neuroimaging measures to evaluate neural activity in the brain as it relates to typical and atypical learning. Our goal is to translate this knowledge into an effective intervention approach for children with language learning challenges.

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Behavioral and neuroscience methods examine the relationship between learning, language ability, and cognitive factors in children with developmental language disorders and children with typical development.

Register Your Child for an Upcoming Study

We are recruiting children between the ages of 20 months and 12 years to participate in our research studies. We are looking for children who struggle with language, reading, and/or learning as well as children with typical language development. Learn more and get involved.

Lab Team

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Professor, Co-Director of the Cognitive Neuroscience Group Communication Sciences and Disorders Director of the PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences Program

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Postdoctoral Research Fellow

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Clinical Research Coordinator Cognitive Neuroscience Group | Lead Lab

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Clinical Research Coordinator Cognitive Neuroscience Group