Research Colloquium: May 22 2013

Speaker: Teenu Sanjeevan
Date: Wednesday, May 22 2013
Topic: Testing the Procedural Deficit Hypothesis: Motor Skills in Children with Specific Language Impairment
Time: 12:10 to 1:00 p.m.
Location: 500 University Avenue, 4th Floor, Rm 452, Rehabilitation Sciences Building
As a courtesy to the speaker please be on time. Recording of these lectures is strictly prohibited.

About the Speaker:

Teenu Sanjeevan is currently a PhD Student in the Department of Speech-Language Pathology, studying under the supervision of Dr. Elina Mainela-Arnold. Her doctoral research examines the breadth of motor impairment in Specific Language Impairment (SLI) and current hypotheses proposed to explain the cause of SLI. Teenu received her MSc in the Cognitive Science of Language in 2012 and BSc in Life Sciences in 2010 at McMaster University.

Optional Reading (students are asked to read this article before the colloquium):

Tomblin, J.B., Mainela-Arnold, E., Zhang, X. (2007). Procedural Learning in Adolescents With and Without Specific Language Impairment. Language Learning and Development, 3(4), 269-293.

This is the last lunchtime session for the 2012-2013 academic year. Check back in the fall for future dates.