Associate Professor of Developmental Psychology, University of Miamihttps://bsky.app/profile/lynnkperry.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/lynnkperry.bsky.social/post/3mkpteuofr223New work out led by Eraine Leland from her master's thesis on the frequency and function of teacher's Spanish, English, and mixed language utterances in preschool classrooms. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S088520062600061X?dgcid=coauthor30 Apr 2026 14:32 +0000at://did:plc:j57ponqv33k2bcaa67pwdrt4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpteuofr223https://bsky.app/profile/lynnkperry.bsky.social/post/3m5ectf26ls2wMy lab is accepting students for the ICIS summer fellowship program. Send your interested undergrads my way! [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Nov 2025 14:09 +0000at://did:plc:j57ponqv33k2bcaa67pwdrt4/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5ectf26ls2whttps://bsky.app/profile/lynnkperry.bsky.social/post/3m5ecrdioi22wNew work with @skucker.bsky.social! Screen time isn't just associated with a reduction in children's vocabulary size, but it also relates to the specific types of words they're learn first. More screen time is associated with knowing fewer body part words but more people and furniture words. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/desc.7009111 Nov 2025 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:j57ponqv33k2bcaa67pwdrt4/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5ecrdioi22whttps://bsky.app/profile/lynnkperry.bsky.social/post/3m2rpulebrs2rOur collaborators at University of Arizona have a new study opportunity for parents of 2-year-olds learning English in the U.S. as their first and only language.09 Oct 2025 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:j57ponqv33k2bcaa67pwdrt4/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2rpulebrs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/lynnkperry.bsky.social/post/3lre5kitkp22mCheck out our new work in JSLHR where we consider ethical issues in collection of daylong audio recordings in children with language delays and disabilities. This work was part of a bioethics supplement from NIDCD. @dmessinger.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Jun 2025 19:32 +0000at://did:plc:j57ponqv33k2bcaa67pwdrt4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lre5kitkp22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/lynnkperry.bsky.social/post/3lfctms7als2nOn our way to an Ig Nobel prize now that our work has been picked up by Improbable Research! https://improbable.com/2024/12/04/children-in-the-gas-like-phase/?amp=109 Jan 2025 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:j57ponqv33k2bcaa67pwdrt4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfctms7als2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/lynnkperry.bsky.social/post/3lcnd3xp5cs25Our new work out in Autism Research led by Madison Drye. Children on the autism spectrum show social preference (based on the velocity of approach and instances of social contact) for teachers and vice versa relative to other children. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/aur.3276?fbclid=IwY2xjawG_3qJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHVXbAXGLu-_ynNax5E2rxKACfOv3fX-hany6ZcW7hqqhgvT3Z49oNkQSKA_aem_PpTquNtsvCflem-LyA75UQ06 Dec 2024 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:j57ponqv33k2bcaa67pwdrt4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcnd3xp5cs25https://bsky.app/profile/lynnkperry.bsky.social/post/3lbdb2hdvp42yCheck out our new work in Developmental Science! The more shape-based nouns (e.g., chair, cup) children knew shortly after implantation, the better their language outcomes, 1-3 years later. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Nov 2024 20:19 +0000at://did:plc:j57ponqv33k2bcaa67pwdrt4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbdb2hdvp42y