Megan Burkhardt-Reed

Education:

B.A., Journalism-Public Relations and Psychology, University of Memphis; Ph.D., Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Memphis

Dissertation:

A comparison of voice and gesture across the first two years of life

Thesis Advisor:

D. Kimbrough Oller, Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Memphis

Research Topic:

Understanding the transition from canonical babbling to first words in language acquisition

Mentor:

Anne Warlaumont, Professor of Communication and Catherine Sandhofer, Professor of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles

Current Position:

President’s Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Communication, University of California, Los Angeles

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