Biography

Barbara T. Conboy, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences

Dr. Conboy is a postdoctoral fellow working with Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl on studies of early language acquisition. Her research involves the use of behavioral and event-related brain potential (ERP) methods to explore whether very young children use their experience from one language to facilitate learning and processing in another language. Other research interests include the effects of input and experience on language and brain development, and the early identification and treatment of language impairment in bilingual children. Dr. Conboy is also an ASHA-certified speech-language pathologist and has worked extensively with Spanish-English bilingual as well as monolingual children.