LouAnn Gerken


LouAnn Gerken was a Professor Emerita of Psychology, Linguistics, and Cognitive Science at the University of Arizona.

Career and education

She was the author of a book on language development and had over 80 published articles and book chapters on the topic. Her education included a B.A. in Psychology, an M.A. in Experimental Psychology, and a Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology. She had conducted research aiming to compare language development between infants and adults as well as comparing language and music development.

Book

  • ''Language Development''