Language characteristics in atypical language acquisition.
Modularity within the language domain in atypical populations.
Language development and assessment of language in bilingual children.
Sign language acquisition.
ML based CAT prediction patterns as a tool for studying typical and atypical language development. University of Haifa Data Science Research Center (DSRC). (2024). (with Dr. Hila Gendler-Shalev and prof. Hagit Hel-Or PI).
Syntactic acquisition among Bimodal Bilingual preschoolers - evidence from language interaction phenomena (2023-2027). The research is supported by the Israeli Science Fund (ISF) grant number 1608/23.
The effect of sign language knowledge on learning of novel spoken words. Neuroimaging Research Unit. University of Haifa. (2023). (with Prof. Tali Bitan).
The LACA Project, understanding the Language of Children with Autism. https://laca.humanities.uva.nl/wp/
The Acquisition of Spoken Arabic by Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students. (2022-2024). (With Dr. Rose Stamp).
Remote Listening Intervention for Children with Cochlear Implants. Ministry of Health - Chief Scientist Office. (2022). (with Prof. Karan Banai Co-PI).
Linguistic abilities of children with Specific Language Impairment (SLI), children with High Functioning Autism (ASD), and children with Hearing Impairment (HI): a comparative study. (2021-2023). (with Dr. Natalia Meir).
Understanding the Contribution of Bimodal Bilingualism to Speech Perception during the Preschool Years (2016 - 2020)
In this project, we* explored the contribution of early sign language acquisition to spoken language and speech perception of bilingual bimodal children. The research is supported by the Israeli Science Fund (ISF) grant number 1068/16. The research team included Adi Steg, Anne Marie Baer, Natalia Meir, Ora Ohanin, Roni Beit-Halachmi and Tamar Halutzi.
* We note with sorrow the untimely death of Irit Meir, our colleague and dear friend on February 23, 2018. Obituary
Sign Languages-LEX https://asl-lex.org/about.html
Varda Kreiser https://www.vardakreiser.co.il/
Multilingual Lab https://multilinguallab.haifa.ac.il/
The Auditory Cognition Lab https://sites.google.com/welfare.haifa.ac.il/theauditorycognitionlab/home?authuser=1