Janet Werker

Professor and Canada Research Chair

Faculty of Arts

Dept. of Psychology

Vancouver Campus

Fields

Children and Babies, Language / Linguistics

Contact Information

jwerker@psych.ubc.ca

phone: 604-822-6741

phone: 604-822-6408

Media Contact

Erik Rolfsen

Media Relations Specialist

Tel: 604.822.2644

Cell: 604.209.3048

Email: erik.rolfsen@ubc.ca

Expertise

Infancy, speech perception, early language acquisition, bilingualism, baby development, infant development

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