Seminar Series: D. Kimbrough Oller, Ph.D. (Univ. of Memphis)
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Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024
9:30 a.m.
to 10:30 a.m.
Professor and Plough Chair of Excellence, University of Memphis
Infant vocal development and the origin of language: The importance of developmental research in autism and congenital deafness
D. Kimbrough Oller (Ph.D., University of Texas, 1971), Professor/Plough Chair of Excellence, University of Memphis; Faculty Member, Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research, Austria; member, Institute for Intelligent Systems, University of Memphis; member Scientific Advisory Board, LENA, Louisville, CO. In 2013 received ASHA Honors; in 2023 awarded Lifetime Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). With 250 articles/books his work addresses infant vocalizations, autism, multilingualism, and language evolution.