Toddler Language Development Lab (ToLD)
The Toddler Language Development (ToLD) Laboratory at Sacred Heart University (SHU) focuses on understanding how very young children learn and process spoken language.
We combine multimodal approaches, including behavioral (eye tracking) and neural (electroencephalography/EEG) measures, to answer our research questions. With research projects funded by the National Institutes of Health, our expert faculty welcome students to join the team.
Students
Are you a SHU student interested in joining the lab? We welcome both undergraduate and graduate students.
Parents
Are you a parent of an infant or toddler and want to participate in research? We have in-person and remote/from home opportunities. Learn more about our current studies.
Lab Events
Lab members doing hands-on activities at the Electroencephalography Cap Application Training at Yale University
Lab member learning how to place an Electroencephalography Cap at Yale University
Lab members presented their work at the Sacred Heart University Academic Festival
Lab members presented at the Connecticut Speech-Language-Hearing Association Conference
In the Media
The ToLD Lab’s recent advances and discoveries have been featured in the news media.
- March 12, 2023: CT Insider: Sacred Heart Professor Tries to Find Why Toddlers Start Talking Later
- January 31, 2023: Melissa in the Morning - Late Talkers