Our Team

Director: Jana Iverson

Graduate Students (left to right): Meg Parladé, Nina Leezenbaum, and Erin Koterba

Undergraduate Assistants (back row, left to right): Vindya Jeyaretnam, Sarah Shouse, Allison Rosenthal, Megan Black, Karissa, Coneys, Brandi Bair; (front row, left to right): Kelly Williams, Elizabeth Neylon, Matthew Sniscak, Kaitlin Schuessler; (Members absent): Tessa Utz, Courtlyn Mummert, Amanda Cataldo, Karen Jakubowski,

Permanent Staff (left to right, front to back): Jonni Johnson, Research Assistant; Laura Ayer, Research Assistant; Kim Delisio, volunteer; Julija Hetherington, Data Manager; Lindsay Nickel, Project Coordinator

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Featured Research From Our Lab

Learning to talk in a gesture-rich world: Early communication of Italian vs. American children. Cultural variation in gesture use is evident even in the communication of young toddlers.
Variation in vocal-motor development in infant siblings of children with autism. Early motor and vocal development in high-risk infant siblings as an indicator of a future autism diagnosis.
Gesture paves the way for language development. How children use gestures with speech predicts the transition to two-word combinations.