Dr. Janet Werker explores the power of language with new university-wide course
Psychologist Janet Werker and anthropologist Mark Turin have both dedicated their lives to studying how language works. But until last year, the two renowned scholars had never met, let alone collaborated. That changed last year, when Mark Turin attended a celebration for Janet Werker’s appointment as a UBC Killam Professor. After hearing her speak passionately about her vision for a […]
Babies’ brains are equipped to handle more than one language
UBC Psychology Professor and 2018 Killam Prize winner Dr. Janet Werker sat down with BOLD blog to talk about her research on language acquisition in infancy. Language learning begins much earlier than one might think, and numerous factors play an essential role in that process. Janet Werker has spent years investigating how children acquire language. […]
New UBC course coming this fall: Living Language – Science and Society
The first University-wide course in Language Sciences, Living Language: Science and Society, will be offered in September 2018. In this interdisciplinary course, upper year students will examine and apply their subject specific knowledge through the lens of language and the framework of the language sciences, with a focus on themes of real-world importance. The course will be taught […]
Prestigious Killam Prize awarded to Dr. Janet F. Werker
UBC professor Janet Werker, a world-renowned developmental psychologist, was awarded the 2018 Killam Prize in Social Sciences, one of Canada’s most prestigious awards for academic-career achievement. Dr. Janet Werker is a University Killam Professor and Canada Research Chair in UBC’s department of psychology. She is also one of the founders and co-directors of the UBC […]
Professor Janet Werker awarded Officer, Order of Canada
Dr. Janet Werker, a psychology professor in the department of psychology at UBC, was named Officer of the Order of Canada. This is one of 125 new appointments announced today by Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette. “I’m deeply honoured to receive this recognition from my adopted country and I’m particularly moved that it […]
Dr. Janet Werker Elected as 2014 American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellow
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences announced its 2014 class of new members, which includes winners of the Nobel Prize; the Wolf Prize; the Pulitzer Prize; National Medal of the Arts; MacArthur, Guggenheim, and Fulbright Fellowships; and Grammy, Emmy, Oscar, and Tony Awards. Please join us in congratulating her on this accomplishment. Dr. Werker’s […]