Emma Kelty-Stephen Ph.D.

About

Emma Kelty-Stephen, Ph.D., is a developmental psychologist interested in how children learn language. She has taught courses in child development, psycholinguistics, language development, and research methods at Grinnell College, SUNY New Paltz, and Marist College. She lives in the Hudson Valley with her family.

Recent Posts

What Do a Politician's Speech Patterns Reveal?

Patterns of language use may hold evidence of future Alzheimer's diagnosis. Researchers used an unusual participant group to discover this.

The Lost Years of COVID: Learning Words While Stuck at Home

School and daycare closures during COVID may have decreased learning, but not in all cases.

Children Need Care, Not Cleanliness

What happens when children are separated from their caregivers? Unfortunately, developmental psychologists have had the chance to find out.

Which Words Will My Child Learn First?

A baby's language and culture influence which words they say first.

What's in a Word?

Identifying a child’s first word can be an important and often-recited piece of family lore. But what is a word, after all?

How Many Words Do Children Need?

How many words do kids need to hear? The kind of words may matter as much as the quantity.