Our research is advancing the understanding of how innate and environmental factors interact across the lifespan to shape language and literacy skills.

We examine language at multiple levels, from the processing of phonemes to the comprehension and production of words, sentences, conversation, and text. Our work spans all age groups, from infancy and preschool through formal education and into adulthood. In our work, we employ a diverse range of methodologies - including laboratory experiments, computational modelling, longitudinal observational studies, school-based interventions, and cross-cultural comparisons - to generate rigorous, evidence-based insights into language acquisition and literacy development.

Our research interests include building explanatory models of how language and literacy interact across development and how cognitive variability in learners and language systems shapes the representation and acquisition of language and literacy. Additionally, we translate research findings into evidence-based educational practices to enhance learning outcomes.