My research interests focus on language and cognition and involves a diverse population of children, adolescents, and young adults with both typical and atypical development (e.g., psychopathology, language impairment, autism spectrum disorder). 

My current projects examine: 1) the relations between language, numeracy, and executive function in early childhood, 2) the contribution of language and/or executive function to different aspects of social cognition, in particular theory of mind, in both typical and atypical development, 3) social cognitive interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), 4) the relation between language and reading, 5) higher order language (such as figurative language) in children, adolescents, and young adults, and 6) language and mental health.  Although most of my research is with children, my interest in the relation between language and cognition is across the life span.

Another line of inquiry involves the investigation of assessment techniques and tools for children, adolescents, and adults.  Areas of investigation include mental attention, memory, executive function, social cognition, higher order language, and emotion cognition.