Faculty of Health - Department of Psychology
Distinguished Research Professor
Phone: 416 736 2100 Ext. 66109
ellenb@yorku.caKey Areas of Expertise
- Bilingualism and cognitive development
- Literacy acquisition in young children
- Second language
- Learning to read
- Neuroscience
- Alzheimer's Disease
For more information go to
Cognitive Development Lab
Media Release: Bilingualism Boosts Cognitive Capacity for Low-Income Children
Media Release: Is the Bilingual Brain Superior: York U Prof finds speaking more than one language benefits every life stage
Media Release: Bilingual Children Gain Better Focus, Literacy Skills
The New York Times - The Bilingual Advantage
The New Yorker - Is Bilingualism Really an Advantage?
CBC News - Bilingualism boosts the brain at all ages
Salon - Does speaking a second language really improve cognition?
The Atlantic - The Bitter Fight Over the Benefits of Bilingualism
Science Focus Magazine - Why being bilingual helps keep your brain fit
The Guardian - Why being bilingual works wonders for your brain
World Economic Forum - Why being bilingual helps keep your brain fit
BBC - The amazing fertility of the older mind
Awards
Donald O. Hebb award for Distinguished Contribution to Psychology - 2011
Killam Prize for the Social Sciences - 2010
Canada Council for the Arts
Officer - 2016
Order of Canada
Affiliations
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
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