Current Studies
What do Babies Hear?
Do you have a baby between 1 and 24 months old?
Is English or Spanish your family’s primary language?
Participate in a new research study!
We are interested in infant language development and the ways in which parents support this process.
The study can be done FROM YOUR HOME and includes:
– Two surveys taken on your phone or computer: one to be taken by either parent, the other to be taken by both parents (if both live with the baby)
– One weekend voice recording in your home, using recorders and fun baby vests that we send you.
You will receive $80-95 for participating in this study.
The information provided in this study will remain confidential and secure.
For more information, please contact the lab at ldplab@uw.edu
We cannot guarantee of the privacy of the information sent via email
Same-gender families and child language development
Do you have a baby between 1 and 24 months old?
Is English your family’s primary language?
Are you raising your child with a same-gender partner?
Participate in a new research study!
We are interested in infant language development and the ways in which parents support this process.
The study can be done FROM YOUR HOME and includes:
– Two surveys taken on your phone or computer: one to be taken by either parent, the other to be taken by both parents
– One weekend voice recording in your home, using recorders and fun baby vests that we send you.
– One brief report on your child’s vocabulary
You will receive $110 for participating in this study.
The information provided in this study will remain confidential and secure.
For more information, please contact Adeline at 206.746.8915 or at ldplab@uw.edu
We cannot guarantee of the privacy of the information sent via email
Language Input and Language Development in Slovenia:
In this study, we are examining the audio environments of typically developing Slovene infants between 16 and 30 months of age, in order to obtain baseline data on the quantity and quality of parental language they hear on a typical day. We are also examining how parental language input quantity and quality relates to children’s concurrent language production (measured by LENA, and by the Slovene version of the MacArthur-Bates Developmental Inventory).
An eye-tracking study on how adults and children learn language
The goal of this study is to learn about what makes words easier or harder to learn for both children and adults. The study is presented as a set of short interactive video stories. We are recruiting adults aged 18+ and children aged 3-5 years. In order to participate, both adults and children must be native English speakers, with no extensive exposure to other languages. While the study is currently on hold, we will resume as soon as possible. If you are interested in learning more, please send an email to ldplab@uw.edu