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Terry Kit-fong AU Chair Professor of Psychology |
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A.B., Psychology and Social Relations, 1982, Harvard University
Ph. D., Psychology, 1987, Stanford University
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Language Development
Conceptual Development
Health & Science Education
CONTACTS
Office: Knowles 605
Phone: (852) 28592383
Email: terryau@hkucc.hku.hk
Au, T. K., Knightly, L. M., Jun, S.-A., & Oh, J. S. (2002). Overhearing a language during childhood. Psychological Science, 13, 238-24.
Romo, L.F., Lefkowitz, E.S., Sigman, M., & Au, T.K. (2002). A longitudinal study of maternal messages about dating and sexuality and their influence on Latino adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health, 31, 59-69
Oh, J. S., Jun S.-A., Knightly, L. M., & Au, T. K. (2003). Holding on to Childhood Language Memory. Cognition, 86, B53-B64.
Au, T.K. (2006). The relationship between language and cognition. In Li, P., Tan, L., Bates, E., & Tzeng, O. (Eds.) Handbook of East Asian Psycholinguistics (Vol. I: Chinese, pp. 281-286). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Nadeem, E., Romo, L. F., Sigman, M., Lefkowitz, E. S., & Au, T. K. (2007). The validity of observational measures in detecting optimal maternal communication styles: Evidence from European Americans and Latinos. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 17, 153-168.
Au, T. K. (2007). Salvaing heritage languages. In D. Brinton & O. Kagan (Eds.), Heritage language education : A new field emerging (pp. 337-351). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Au, T. K., Oh, J. S., Knightly, L.M., Jun S.-A, & Romo, L. F. (2008). Salvaging a childhood language. Journal of Memory & Language, 58, 998-1011.
Au, T. K., Chan, C. K. K., Chan T., Cheung, M. W. L., Ho, J. Y. S., & Ip, G. W. M. (2008). Folkbiology meets microbiology: A study of conceptual and behavioral change. Cognitive Psychology, 57, 1-19.
RESEARCH LABORATORY
Developmental Psychology Laboratory
My lab explores how children and adults learn language and concepts. Our projects also speak to important challenges in everyday life: learning a second language, learning to read, science and health education.
RESEARCH INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Project Title: "Enriching the Language Environment of Children Learning a Second Language"
We explore ways to help children develop a more native-like accent in learning a second language/dialect.
Intern Selection:
Good English/Putonghua speaking skills;
Academic excellence;
Experience working/playing with young children (age 6-8);
Some linguistics and/or psychology background
