Currently, research in the Infant Speech lab focuses on multisensory cues and their roles in development of language perception and production in infants and young children.

Multisensory Input and Word Learning
Language acquisition does not happen in a vacuum. Visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory, and gustatory information in the environment can all enhance language learning, especially in the first few years of life. We study how multisensory experiences play a role in word learning among typically developing infants and young children as well as infants and young children with different sensory profiles or language development trajectories (e.g., children at risk of or diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, children with speech-sound disorders, or infants born preterm).

Infant Speech Perception and Production
Infants learn to pick up their native languages at a fascinating pace. How are they so efficient at learning something so complex? What helps them or hinders them from achieving each and every milestone in their own journey of language development? We look for answers to these questions by using a variety of behavioral and physiological measures as well as computational approaches.