Our Labs in the Media

University of Toronto Mississauga News. "UTM researchers articulate the gender dynamics of voice recognition in infants" February 12, 2024


Across Acoustics Podcast. "How well can infants distinguish unfamiliar voices?" January 29, 2024


University of Toronto Mississauga News. "Pandemic posed vocabulary challenges for preschoolers" October 3, 2023 


CBC News. "How much do Canadians judge people for their accents? Experts say it starts early on" January 1, 2023 


University of Toronto Mississauga News. "UTM psychology professor wants to uncover the roots of child empathy" December 12, 2022 


CTV News and University of Toronto Mississauga News. "Children have biases towards different accents." October 22, 2022


Across Acoustics Podcast. "When do gender differences start to emerge in children's speech." September 22, 2022


EurekAlert! and Cosmos Magazine. "Studies show children don't believe everything they are told." September 12, 2022


University of Toronto Mississauga News. "Listening for the human voice: UTM professor delves into how people perceive sound." August 9, 2022


University of Toronto News. "Culture plays a role in children's acceptance of gender-diverse peers: U of T study." January 26, 2022


University of Toronto Mississauga News. "Reading babies' minds: UTM professor examines how infants learn language." Sept 15, 2021


The New York Times. "Why your kid is such a tattletale." April 2021


PhysOrg. "Elementary school children can learn evolutionary concepts that stump adults, new study finds." April 2021


CBC Radio-Canada Ici Toronto! "Une étude sur le langue et la parole des enfants bilingues." April 2021


University of Toronto Mississauga News. "Child Speech." March 2021


View to the U. "Dr. Ronfard discusses how children learn about viruses and germs." April 2020


Science Magazine and Pittsburgh Parent. "Kids Prefer Friends Who Talk Like They Do." January 2019/March 2019


The Star. "Gender stereotyping can be reduced at a young age with proper intervention, study conducted on Hong Kong children finds." November 2019


CBC News Morning Live. "Toddlers comprehend words spoken by adults better than their own." January 2018


The Atlantic. "When Guilt Is Good." April 2018


CTV News. "New research hoping to decode secret of toddler talk." November 2018


Rogers First Local News. "Junior Scientists." November 2008