To learn language quickly and efficiently, children must be able to take advantage of the opportunities available in their surroundings. Because these opportunities vary greatly across households, communities, and cultures, children need to be flexible and adaptive in how they learn from those around them. 

Understanding this process necessitates examining language acquisition from many different perspectives. My research employs a range of methods, from daylong observation to computational modeling, to study the early language environments of young children.

I received my PhD in Psychology from Harvard University under Dr. Jesse Snedeker and Dr. Elizabeth Spelke. My dissertation addressed the influence of heritable and environmental factors on language development in children adopted into the U.S. and children in Ghana.

Currently I am a postdoc at the Laboratory for Cognitive Sciences and Psycholinguistics at the ENS Paris with Dr. Alejandrina Cristia.