LouAnn Gerken
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LouAnn Gerken (born May 20, 1959) was a Professor of
Psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Its subject matter includes the behavior of humans and nonhumans, both consciousness, conscious and Unconscious mind, unconscious phenomena, and mental processes such as thoughts, feel ...
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Linguistics Linguistics is the scientific study of language. The areas of linguistic analysis are syntax (rules governing the structure of sentences), semantics (meaning), Morphology (linguistics), morphology (structure of words), phonetics (speech sounds ...
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Cognitive Science Cognitive science is the interdisciplinary, scientific study of the mind and its processes. It examines the nature, the tasks, and the functions of cognition (in a broad sense). Mental faculties of concern to cognitive scientists include percep ...
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Career and education

She was the author of a book on
language development Language development in humans is a process which starts 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 b ...
and had over 80 published articles and book chapters on the topic. Her education included a B.A. in Psychology (
University of Rochester The University of Rochester is a private university, private research university in Rochester, New York, United States. It was founded in 1850 and moved into its current campus, next to the Genesee River in 1930. With approximately 30,000 full ...
, 1981), an M.A. in Experimental Psychology (
Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...
, 1983), and a Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology (Columbia University, 1987). She had conducted research aiming to compare language development between infants and adults as well as comparing language and music development.


Book

* ''Language Development''


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External links


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University of Arizona The University of Arizona (Arizona, U of A, UArizona, or UA) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Tucson, Arizona, United States. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, it ...
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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 American women linguists Women cognitive scientists Developmental psycholinguists {{US-linguist-stub