Publications

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Edited Books

  • Iverson, J.M. & Goldin-Meadow, S. (Eds.) (1998).  The nature and functions of gesture in children's communication [New Directions for Child Development, no. 79].  San Francisco: Jossey Bass. 

Journal Articles

  • Iverson, J.M., Capirci, O., & Caselli, M.C. (1994). From communication to language in two modalities. Cognitive Development, 9, 23-43.
  • Iverson, J.M. & Goldin-Meadow, S. (1998).  Why people gesture when they speak.  Nature, 396, 228. Capirci, O., Iverson, J.M., Pizzuto, E., & Volterra, V. (1996).  Communicative gestures during the transition to two-word speech.  Journal of Child Language, 23, 645-673.
  • Iverson, J.M. & Goldin-Meadow, S. (1997).  What's communication got to do with it? Gesture in congenitally blind children.  Developmental Psychology, 33, 453-467.
  • Iverson, J.M. & Goldin-Meadow, S. (1998).  Why people gesture when they speak.  Nature, 396, 228. Iverson, J.M. & Goldin-Meadow, S. (1998).  Why people gesture when they speak.  Nature, 396, 228.
  • Iverson, J.M. (1999).  How to get to the cafeteria: Gesture and speech in blind and sighted children's spatial descriptions.  Developmental Psychology, 35, 1132-1142. Iverson, J.M. (1999).  How to get to the cafeteria: Gesture and speech in blind and sighted children's spatial descriptions.  Developmental Psychology, 35, 1132-1142.
  • verson, J.M., Capirci, O., Longobardi, E., & Caselli, M.C. (1999).  Gesturing in mother-child interactions.  Cognitive Development, 14, 57-75. Iverson, J.M., Capirci, O., Longobardi, E., & Caselli, M.C. (1999).  Gesturing in mother-child interactions.  Cognitive Development, 14, 57-75.
  • verson, J.M., Capirci, O., Longobardi, E., & Caselli, M.C. (1999).  Gesturing in mother-child interactions.  Cognitive Development, 14, 57-75. Iverson, J.M. & Thelen, E. (1999).  Hand, mouth, and brain: The dynamic emergence of speech and gesture. Journal of Consciousness Studies, 6, 19-40.
    [Reprinted in R. Nunez, W. Freeman, et al. (Eds.) (2000).  Reclaiming cognition: The primacy of action, intention and emotion (pp. 19-40).  Thorverton, UK: Imprint Academic.]
  • Iverson, J.M., Tencer, H.L., Lany, J., & Goldin-Meadow, S. (2000).  The relation between gesture and speech in congenitally blind and sighted language-learners.  Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, 24, 105-130. Iverson, J.M., Tencer, H.L., Lany, J., & Goldin-Meadow, S. (2000).  The relation between gesture and speech in congenitally blind and sighted language-learners.  Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, 24, 105-130.
  • Iverson, J.M. & Goldin-Meadow, S. (2001).  The resilience of gesture in talk: Gesture in blind speakers and listeners.  Developmental Science, 4, 416-422.
  • Capirci, O., Iverson, J.M., Montanari, S., & Volterra, V. (2002).  Gestured, signed, and spoken modalities in early language development: The role of linguistic input.  Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 5, 25-37. Capirci, O., Iverson, J.M., Montanari, S., & Volterra, V. (2002).  Gestured, signed, and spoken modalities in early language development: The role of linguistic input.  Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 5, 25-37.
  • Kelly, S.D., Iverson, J.M., Terranova, J., Niego, J., Hopkins, M., & Goldsmith, L. (2002).  Putting language back in the body: Speech and gesture on three developmental timeframes.  Developmental Neuropsychology, 22, 323-349. Kelly, S.D., Iverson, J.M., Terranova, J., Niego, J., Hopkins, M., & Goldsmith, L. (2002).  Putting language back in the body: Speech and gesture on three developmental timeframes.  Developmental Neuropsychology, 22, 323-349.
  • Kelly, S.D., Iverson, J.M., Terranova, J., Niego, J., Hopkins, M., & Goldsmith, L. (2002).  Putting language back in the body: Speech and gesture on three developmental timeframes.  Developmental Neuropsychology, 22, 323-349. Iverson, J.M., Longobardi, E., & Caselli, M.C. (2003).  The relationship between gestures and words in children with Down syndrome and typically-developing children in the early stages of communicative development.  International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 38, 179-197.
  • Iverson, J.M. & Fagan, M.K. (2004). Infant vocal-motor coordination: Precursor to the gesture-speech system? Child Development, 75, 1053-1066. Iverson, J.M. & Fagan, M.K. (2004). Infant vocal-motor coordination: Precursor to the gesture-speech system? Child Development, 75, 1053-1066.
  • Iverson, J.M. & Goldin-Meadow, S. (2005). Gesture paves the way for language development. Psychological Science, 16, 367-371. Iverson, J.M. & Goldin-Meadow, S. (2005). Gesture paves the way for language development. Psychological Science, 16, 367-371.
  • Braddock, B.A., Farmer, J.F., Deidrick, K.M., Iverson, J.M., & Maria, B.L. (2006). Oromotor and communication findings in Joubert Syndrome: Further evidence of multisystem apraxia. Journal of Child Neurology, 21, 160-163. Braddock, B.A., Farmer, J.F., Deidrick, K.M., Iverson, J.M., & Maria, B.L. (2006). Oromotor and communication findings in Joubert Syndrome: Further evidence of multisystem apraxia. Journal of Child Neurology, 21, 160-163.
  • Iverson, J.M., Longobardi, E., Spampinato, K., & Caselli, M.C. (2006). Gesture and speech in maternal input to children with Down syndrome. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 41, 235-251. Iverson, J.M., Longobardi, E., Spampinato, K., & Caselli, M.C. (2006). Gesture and speech in maternal input to children with Down syndrome. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 41, 235-251.
  • Zwaigenbaum, L., Thurm, A., Stone, W., Baranek, G., Bryson, S., Iverson, J.M., Kau, A., Klin, A., Landa, R., Lord, C., Rogers, S., & Sigman, M. (in press). Studying the emergence of Autism Spectrum Disorders in high-risk infants: Methodological and practical issues. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Zwaigenbaum, L., Thurm, A., Stone, W., Baranek, G., Bryson, S., Iverson, J.M., Kau, A., Klin, A., Landa, R., Lord, C., Rogers, S., & Sigman, M. (2007). Studying the emergence of Autism Spectrum Disorders in high-risk infants: Methodological and practical issues. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 37, 466-480.
  • Iverson, J.M., Hall, A.J., & Nickel, L., & Wozniak, R.H. (in press). The relationship between onset of reduplicated babble and laterality biases in infant rhythmic arm movements. Brain and Language. Iverson, J.M., Hall, A.J., & Nickel, L., & Wozniak, R.H. (2007). The relationship between onset of reduplicated babble and laterality biases in infant rhythmic arm movements. Brain and Language, 101, 198-207.
  • Iverson, J.M. & Wozniak, R.H.. Variation in vocal-motor development in infant siblings of children with autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Iverson, J.M. & Wozniak, R.H. (2007). Variation in vocal-motor development in infant siblings of children with autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 37, 158-170.
  • Fagan, M.K. & Iverson, J.M. (2007). The influence of mouthing on infant vocalization. Infancy. Fagan, M.K. & Iverson, J.M. (2007). The influence of mouthing on infant vocalization. Infancy, 11, 91-202.
  • Longobardi, E., Caselli, M.C., & Iverson, J.M. (2007). Input bimodale gesti e parole nell’interazione madre-bambino con sindrome di Down e con sviluppo tipico [Bimodal gestured and spoken input in interactions between mothers of children with Down syndrome and mothers of typically-developing children]. Psicologia Clinica dello Sviluppo, 9, 391-406.
  • Fagan, M.K. & Iverson, J.M. (2007). The influence of mouthing on infant vocalization. Infancy. Goldin-Meadow, S., Goodrich, W., Sauer, E., & Iverson, J.M. (2007). Young children use their hands to tell their mothers what to say. Developmental Science, 10, 778-785.
  • Fagan, M.K. & Iverson, J.M. (2007). The influence of mouthing on infant vocalization. Infancy. Scharp, V.L., Tompkins, C.A., & Iverson, J.M. (2007). Gesture and aphasia: Helping hands? Aphasiology, 21, 1-9.

  • Fagan, M.K. & Iverson, J.M. (2007). The influence of mouthing on infant vocalization. Infancy. Iverson, J.M., Capirci, O., Volterra, V., & Goldin-Meadow, S. (2008). Learning to talk in a gesture-rich world: Early communication of Italian vs. American children. First Language.

  • Stefanini, S., Bello, A., Caselli, M.C., Iverson, J.M., & Volterra, V. (2009). Co-speech gestures in a naming task: Developmental data. Language and Cognitive Processes, 24, 168-189.

  • Zwaigenbaum, L., Bryson, S., Lord, C., Rogers, S., Carter, A., Chawarska, K., Dawson, G., Fein, D., Iverson, J., Landa, R., Stone, W., & Yirmiya, N. (2009). Clinical assessment and management of toddlers with suspected ASD: Insights from studies of high-risk infants. Pediatrics, 123, 1383-1391.

  • Koterba, E.A. & Iverson, J.M. (2009).  Investigating motionese: The effect of infant-directed action on infants’ preference and object manipulation.  Infant Behavior and Development,32, 437-444.
  • Cattani, A., Bonifacio, S., Fertz, M., Iverson, J.M., Zocconi, E., & Caselli, M.C. (2010).  Communicative and linguistic development in preterm children: A longitudinal study from 12 to 24 months.  International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 45, 162-173.
  • Iverson, J.M. (2010).  Developing language in a developing body: The relationship between motor development and language development.  Journal of Child Language, 37, 229-261.
  • Iverson, J.M. (2010).  Multimodality in infancy: Vocal-motor and speech-gesture coordinations in typical and atypical development.  Enfance, 3, 257-274. 
  • Parladé, M.V. & Iverson, J.M. (2010).  The reorganization of communicative behaviors around the onset of the vocabulary spurt.  Rivista di Psicolinguistica Applicata, 10, 43-57.
  • Iverson, J.M. & Braddock, B.A. (2011). Links between language, gesture, and motor skill in children with language impairment.  Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 54, 72-86.
  • Parladé, M.V. & Iverson, J.M. (2011).  The interplay between language, affect, and gesture during communicative transition: A dynamic systems approach.  Developmental Psychology, 47, 820-833.
  • Ozonoff, S., Young, G.S., Carter, A., Messinger, D., Yirmiya, N., Zwaigenbaum, L., Bryson, S., Carver, L.J., Constantino, J., Dobkins, K., Hutman, T., Iverson, J.M., Landa, R., Rogers, S.J., Sigman, M., & Stone, W.L. (2011).  Recurrence risk in younger siblings of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A BSRC study.  Pediatrics, 128, e488-e495.

Chapters

  • Volterra, V. & Iverson, J.M. (1995). When do modality factors affect the course of language acquisition?  In K. Emmorey & J. Reilly (Eds.), Language, gesture, and space (pp. 371-390).  Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
  • Iverson, J.M. & Thal, D.J. (1998).  Communicative transitions: There's more to the hand than meets the eye.  In A.M. Wetherby, S.F. Warren & J. Reichle (Eds.), Transitions in prelinguistic communication: Preintentional to intentional and presymbolic to symbolic (pp. 59-86).  Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes.
  • Iverson, J.M. (1998).  Gesture when there is no gestural model.  In J.M. Iverson & S. Goldin-Meadow (Eds.),  The nature and functions of gesture in children's communication.  New Directions for Child Development, no. 79 (pp. 89-100).  San Francisco: Jossey Bass.
  • Capirci, O., Caselli, M.C., Iverson, J.M., Pizzuto, E., Volterra, V. (2002).  Gesture and the nature of language in infancy: The role of gesture as a transitional device enroute to two-word speech.  In D.F. Armstrong, M.A. Karchmer, & J.V. Van Cleve (Eds.), The study of signed languages: Essays in honor of William C. Stokoe (pp. 213-246).  Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet University Press.
  • Volterra, V., Iverson, J.M., & Castrataro, M. (2005). The development of gesture in hearing and deaf children. In B. Schick,M. Marschark, & P. Spencer (Eds.), Advances in sign language development by deaf children (pp.46-70). New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Goldin-Meadow, S. & Iverson, J.M. (2010).  Gesturing over the lifespan.  To appear in R. Lerner and W. Overton (Eds.), Handbook of lifespan development.  Volume 1: Methods, biology, neuroscience, and cognitive development.  New York: John Wiley.

 

Reviews and Commentaries

  • Wozniak, R.H. & Iverson, J.M. (1995).  Something borrowed, something new: The comparative developmental method, cultural-historical theory, and Vygotsky's use of sources.  Contemporary Psychology, 40, 207-209.
  • link Iverson, J.M. & Thelen, E. (1999).  The hand leads the mouth in ontogenesis too.  Brain and Behavioral Sciences.
  • Iverson, J.M. & Wozniak, R. H. (2006). The growth of the growth point. Trends in Cognitive Science, 10, 241-242. Iverson, J.M. & Wozniak, R. H. (2006). The growth of the growth point. Trends in Cognitive Science, 10, 241-242.

Refereed Conference Proceedings

  • Iverson, J.M. (2001).  Coordination between vocalization and rhythmic limb movements in 6- to 9-month-old infants.  In J. van der Kamp, A. Ledebt, G. Savelsbergh, & E. Thelen (Eds.), Advances in motor development and learning in infancy (pp. 105-106).  Amsterdam: IFKB.