Dr. Carla Hudson Kam

Biography

Carla Hudson Kam is a Professor and Department Head in the Department of Linguistics at the University of British Columbia. She serves as the Interim Co-Director of the UBC Language Sciences Institute. Her research interests focus on language acquisition and processing, psycholinguistics, syntax, and more specifically, on the cognitive mechanisms that underlie language learning and use. Her work seeks to understand how children and adults learn language, emphasizing the roles of gesture and contextual factors in language acquisition. She has published extensively in international journals and has contributed to several edited volumes, advancing the field of linguistics particularly in understanding the complexities of syntax and morphology. Carla has been teaching various courses, including Language Acquisition and Acquisition Syntax at UBC. Her commitment to both research and teaching reflects her passion for exploring the nuances of language and education. She completed her BA at Simon Fraser University in 1996 and earned her Ph.D. from the University of Rochester in 2003. Her scholarly contributions are widely recognized, and she continues to influence the field through her research and mentoring of students.

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