Abby studies why children seem to be better language learners than adults. In particular, she explores how their developing cognition might actually help them. Previously, Abby was a research assistant at the University of Iowa with Dr. Bob McMurray working on the Growing Words Project, a large longitudinal study investigating how children learn spoken and written language. Before that, she worked in the Child Language Lab at William & Mary with Dr. Kaitlyn Harrigan where she explored children's developing phonology. In her free time, you can find Abby exploring new restaurants in nyc, working on a diy project, or cuddling with her adorable cat Olive!