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Laurence Leonard is a Distinguished Professor in the College of Health and Human Sciences, specializing in language disorders in children. With over 40 years of NIH funding since 1980, he focuses on understanding the nature of childhood language disorders, particularly developmental language disorder (DLD). His research includes studying the major grammatical symptoms associated with DLD through cross-linguistic research, which explores how children with DLD interpret input sentences. Additionally, he has conducted treatment studies aimed at improving grammar skills in children. Recently, he has been the principal investigator on a project examining the role of retrieval-based learning in enhancing word learning capabilities for children with DLD. Leonard has also been a major advisor to 21 PhD students and 6 postdoctoral fellows, placing a high priority on mentoring in his academic career.
Purdue University • West Lafayette, IN
Distinguished Professor in the Department of Speech, Language, Hearing Sciences, focusing on language disorders in children.
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