{"id":6,"date":"2016-02-03T20:46:30","date_gmt":"2016-02-03T20:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/echols\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2023-03-29T21:23:08","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T21:23:08","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/echols\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p>The Language Development Lab, within the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/liberalarts.utexas.edu\/psychology\/areas-of-study\/developmental\/Childrens-Research-Center\/index.php\">Children\u2019s Research&nbsp;Center<\/a>,&nbsp;explores how children acquire the complexities of language and their understanding of it at different ages. Research goals include understanding how children and infants learn the meanings of words and structure of sentences in both monolingual and bilingual environments. We explore questions such as how children\u2019s cognitive development and social knowledge interact with their language development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>There are a variety of projects and studies ongoing at this time. We are also actively recruiting families with children ranging from infants to eight-years-old to participate. Families interested in participating can fill out this&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/utdirect.utexas.edu\/apps\/cola\/crl\/nlogon\/signup\">form<\/a>&nbsp;to get involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Primary Investigator<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/liberalarts.utexas.edu\/psychology\/faculty\/echolsch\">Dr. Catharine Echols<\/a>&nbsp;is the primary investigator for the Language Development Lab.&nbsp;Dr. Echols received her Ph.D. from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, in developmental psychology and conducted postdoctoral research at Stanford University before joining the faculty at UT Austin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Email:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:echols@austin.utexas.edu\">echols@austin.utexas.edu<\/a><br><\/em><em>Office: (512) 471-4879 in&nbsp;<\/em><em>SEA 5.220<br><\/em><em>Lab: (512) 475-7982 in SEA 1.226<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"921\" src=\"http:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/echols\/files\/2016\/02\/Dr.-Echols-1024x921.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-182 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/echols\/files\/2016\/02\/Dr.-Echols-1024x921.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/echols\/files\/2016\/02\/Dr.-Echols-300x270.jpg 300w, https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/echols\/files\/2016\/02\/Dr.-Echols-768x691.jpg 768w, https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/echols\/files\/2016\/02\/Dr.-Echols.jpg 1067w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Language Development Lab, within the&nbsp;Children\u2019s Research&nbsp;Center,&nbsp;explores how children acquire the complexities of language and their understanding of it at different ages. 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