Studying how children communicate with the world. We are interested in studying how children communicate with the world around them.
We focus on how children understand the sounds that make up music and language, and how their listening skills and experience affect other abilities, such as problem solving or communicating with others. To study how children’s listening skills develop, we work with normal hearing children as well as with children with hearing loss. We are also interested in how different learning experiences—such
01/06/2026
New study from our colleagues in the Speech Language Pathology Assistant program at MacEwan University: Do you have a child between the age of 3-10 years with English as the home language? Do you notice that they have at least 1 speech sound that is different from the adult pronunciation? If so, this could be a fun study for you and your child. See details below.
11/12/2024
New Study! Parents' singing is an important part of everyday caregiving and play in the early years.
We are interested to learn about the features of parents' singing that children (3 to 5 years old) find memorable.
We will need your singing samples (mom and dad) for a game-like task in which your child will listen and identify the singer of the play song.
As a token of our appreciation, your child will receive a $15 gift card to Amazon, Indigo Books, or GameStop.
Interested in learning more? Please contact Anza ([email protected])
10/05/2024
New study alert!
We are looking for parents of children under 5 to complete a survey on their beliefs about children's music and language development. Follow the link to learn more and/or to participate!
https://macewanpsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5oM2fZAD7vQPFYO
01/31/2023
New study: Do you wonder how young children perceive emotions? We are looking for children ages 3 to 6 years to participate in a virtual study. In a game-like task, children will listen to speech samples and judge the emotion of a talker by selecting among emotion faces. The study can be completed within 30 minutes and virtual appointments will be scheduled at your convenience. Children will receive a $10 gift card to Indigo Bookstore, EB Games, or Amazon as a token of our appreciation. Thank you for your interest in our research and we look forward to hearing from you!
03/02/2021
Today is World Music Therapy Day!
March 1 is World Music Therapy Day | Watch News Videos Online Watch March 1 is World Music Therapy Day Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca
02/10/2021
Free online music classes for young children (designed for 3- to 6-year-olds but other ages are also welcome)! 😁🎵🎶
MacEwan University offers free access to its online early childhood music program - MacEwan University Learn about our students, faculty and alumni. Read about our creative culture, cutting-edge research, student-first approach to learning and so much more.
11/26/2020
Wondering how K-12 children are doing with technology-focused learning at home? One of our honours thesis students is conducting an online study to examine these questions. We are looking for 15 parent participants to complete an online survey. Receive a $10 Tim Hortons gift card as a token of our appreciation! Please see contact information below.
11/21/2018
A recent article on the one-of-a-kind LIVELab at McMaster University!
How a research lab is taking lessons from music What lessons does a string quartet hold for a mother who is suffering from postpartum depression? How could the movements of a dancer help improve those of a Parkinson’s patient?
10/25/2018
Thoughts from a 4-year-old artist and learner with Early Learning at MacEwan
Sand is usually in the playground, but here it’s on the floor. I got to make two sculptures in the sand. It was awesome. I used pipe cleaners and glitter and rainbow colours.
This was a fun day. I want to do this again at home, but I don’t think I have the right materials. When I go home I’m going to tell my mom about this.
– Sam, age 4, artist and mighty learner with Early Learning at MacEwan (ELM)
Montreal-based artists Meredith Carruthers and Susannah Wesley led a workshop for children from ELM to create plaster sculptures that are part of their installation for CHILDISH.
CHILDISH is the latest exhibition at the John and Maggie Mitchell Art Gallery in Allard Hall, running until December 8.
Read more http://bit.ly/2O4V89S
08/28/2018
Why music can sometimes help with exercise:
Listening to music while exercising activates specific brain region -- and could help stave off fatigue New neuroimaging research sheds light on how music can help people shield themselves from feelings of fatigue while exercising. The study, published in ...
08/27/2018
Music can help people with dementia:
The power of music provides comfort to those with dementia | CBC News People living with dementia often suffer from isolation. But a nursing professor from the University of Victoria has been working to change that.