LouAnn Gerken

LouAnn Gerken
Born	May 20, 1959 (1959-05-20)
Died	May 17, 2025(2025-05-17) (aged 65)
Education	University of Rochester (B.A.) Columbia University (M.A., Ph.D.)
Scientific career
Fields	Psychology, Linguistics, Cognitive science
Institutions	University of Arizona

LouAnn Gerken (born May 20, 1959) was a Professor of Psychology, Linguistics, and Cognitive Science at the University of Arizona. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Career and education

She was the author of a book on language development and had over 80 published articles and book chapters on the topic. Her education included a B.A. in Psychology (University of Rochester, 1981), an M.A. in Experimental Psychology (Columbia University, 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. ^[4]

Book

• Language Development ^[5]

References

1. "LouAnn Gerken". Department of Psychology. April 1, 2016. Archived from the original on June 11, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
2. Hoff, E.; Shatz, M. (2009). Blackwell Handbook of Language Development. Wiley Blackwell Handbooks of Developmental Psychology. Wiley. p. 173. ISBN   978-1-4051-9459-4 . Retrieved May 23, 2016.
3. Gerken, Louann (July 2, 2001). "Learning mechanisms in language acquisition". Grantome. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
4. "LouAnn Gerken, Ph.D. | Psychology". psychology.arizona.edu. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
5. Gerken, LouAnn (2009). Language development. San Diego: Plural Pub. ISBN   978-1-59756-263-8.

External links

• Official Homepage at the University of Arizona
• LouAnn Gerken publications indexed by Google Scholar
• LouAnn Gerken: The Making of a Mind