Geoffrey Hall

Professor, Distinguished University Scholar, and Department Head
phone 604 822 5610
location_on Kenny Room 2503--2136 West Mall
Research Area
Education

PhD from Harvard University, 1991
BA (First Class Honours), McGill University


About

Dr. Geoffrey Hall is a Professor and Head of the Department of Psychology at the University of British Columbia. He is also part of the Early Development Research Group, a consortium of six research centers interested in the development of language, learning, and social understanding in infants and children.

He is a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science. He serves on the Editorial Board of the journal, Language Learning and Development and has been an Associate Editor of the journal, Child Development, and a member of the Editorial Board of the journal, Developmental Psychology.


Teaching


Research

His research focuses on language and cognitive development in infancy and early childhood. He co-edited (with Sandra Waxman) the 2004 book, Weaving a Lexicon (MIT Press). His research has been funded by grants from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

Dr. Hall’s secondary research area is Cognitive Science.


Publications

Hall, D. G., Sowden, A., and Dharmawan, E.  (2023).  Children’s sensitivity to authenticity in the extension of brand names.  Cognitive Development, 66.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogdev.2023.101314

Marchak, K., and Hall, D. G.  (2022).  Children’s understanding of proper names and descriptions.  Journal of Child Language, 22 February, 1-12.

Campbell, J., and Hall, D. G.  (2022).  The scope of infants’ early object word extensions. Cognition, 228, 10521. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2022.105210

Weatherhead, D., Kandhadai, P., Hall, D. G., and Werker, J.F.  (2021).  Putting mutual exclusivity in context: Speaker race influences monolingual and bilingual infants’ word-learning assumptions.  Child Development, 92(5), 1735-1751.

Marchak, K., & Hall, D. G.  (2019).  Designators, descriptions, and artifact persistence.  Cognition, 192, 103999.

Prasada, S., & Hall, D. G.  (2019).  Instance-of-object-kind representations.  Cognition, 189, 201-220.

Kandhadai, P., Hall, D. G., & Werker, J.  (2017).  Second label learning in bilingual and monolingual infants.  Developmental Science, 20, e12429.

Marchak, K., & Hall, D. G.  (2017).  Transforming celebrity objects:  Implications for an account of psychological contagion.  Journal of Culture and Cognition, 17, 51-72.

Hall, D. G., & Rhemtulla, M.  (2014).  Young children’s use of contrast in word learning:  The case of proper names.  Journal of Cognition and Development, 15, 551-568.


Awards

  • Robert E. Knox Master Teaching Award (2000 & 2015)
  • Distinguished University Scholar, UBC (2004)
  • Killam Prize for Excellence in Teaching (2002)
  • Killam Faculty Research Prize (2000)
  • Killam Faculty Research Fellowship (2000)

Geoffrey Hall

Professor, Distinguished University Scholar, and Department Head
phone 604 822 5610
location_on Kenny Room 2503--2136 West Mall
Research Area
Education

PhD from Harvard University, 1991
BA (First Class Honours), McGill University


About

Dr. Geoffrey Hall is a Professor and Head of the Department of Psychology at the University of British Columbia. He is also part of the Early Development Research Group, a consortium of six research centers interested in the development of language, learning, and social understanding in infants and children.

He is a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science. He serves on the Editorial Board of the journal, Language Learning and Development and has been an Associate Editor of the journal, Child Development, and a member of the Editorial Board of the journal, Developmental Psychology.


Teaching


Research

His research focuses on language and cognitive development in infancy and early childhood. He co-edited (with Sandra Waxman) the 2004 book, Weaving a Lexicon (MIT Press). His research has been funded by grants from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

Dr. Hall’s secondary research area is Cognitive Science.


Publications

Hall, D. G., Sowden, A., and Dharmawan, E.  (2023).  Children’s sensitivity to authenticity in the extension of brand names.  Cognitive Development, 66.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogdev.2023.101314

Marchak, K., and Hall, D. G.  (2022).  Children’s understanding of proper names and descriptions.  Journal of Child Language, 22 February, 1-12.

Campbell, J., and Hall, D. G.  (2022).  The scope of infants’ early object word extensions. Cognition, 228, 10521. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2022.105210

Weatherhead, D., Kandhadai, P., Hall, D. G., and Werker, J.F.  (2021).  Putting mutual exclusivity in context: Speaker race influences monolingual and bilingual infants’ word-learning assumptions.  Child Development, 92(5), 1735-1751.

Marchak, K., & Hall, D. G.  (2019).  Designators, descriptions, and artifact persistence.  Cognition, 192, 103999.

Prasada, S., & Hall, D. G.  (2019).  Instance-of-object-kind representations.  Cognition, 189, 201-220.

Kandhadai, P., Hall, D. G., & Werker, J.  (2017).  Second label learning in bilingual and monolingual infants.  Developmental Science, 20, e12429.

Marchak, K., & Hall, D. G.  (2017).  Transforming celebrity objects:  Implications for an account of psychological contagion.  Journal of Culture and Cognition, 17, 51-72.

Hall, D. G., & Rhemtulla, M.  (2014).  Young children’s use of contrast in word learning:  The case of proper names.  Journal of Cognition and Development, 15, 551-568.


Awards

  • Robert E. Knox Master Teaching Award (2000 & 2015)
  • Distinguished University Scholar, UBC (2004)
  • Killam Prize for Excellence in Teaching (2002)
  • Killam Faculty Research Prize (2000)
  • Killam Faculty Research Fellowship (2000)

Geoffrey Hall

Professor, Distinguished University Scholar, and Department Head
phone 604 822 5610
location_on Kenny Room 2503--2136 West Mall
Research Area
Education

PhD from Harvard University, 1991
BA (First Class Honours), McGill University

About keyboard_arrow_down

Dr. Geoffrey Hall is a Professor and Head of the Department of Psychology at the University of British Columbia. He is also part of the Early Development Research Group, a consortium of six research centers interested in the development of language, learning, and social understanding in infants and children.

He is a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science. He serves on the Editorial Board of the journal, Language Learning and Development and has been an Associate Editor of the journal, Child Development, and a member of the Editorial Board of the journal, Developmental Psychology.

Teaching keyboard_arrow_down
Research keyboard_arrow_down

His research focuses on language and cognitive development in infancy and early childhood. He co-edited (with Sandra Waxman) the 2004 book, Weaving a Lexicon (MIT Press). His research has been funded by grants from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

Dr. Hall’s secondary research area is Cognitive Science.

Publications keyboard_arrow_down

Hall, D. G., Sowden, A., and Dharmawan, E.  (2023).  Children’s sensitivity to authenticity in the extension of brand names.  Cognitive Development, 66.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogdev.2023.101314

Marchak, K., and Hall, D. G.  (2022).  Children’s understanding of proper names and descriptions.  Journal of Child Language, 22 February, 1-12.

Campbell, J., and Hall, D. G.  (2022).  The scope of infants’ early object word extensions. Cognition, 228, 10521. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2022.105210

Weatherhead, D., Kandhadai, P., Hall, D. G., and Werker, J.F.  (2021).  Putting mutual exclusivity in context: Speaker race influences monolingual and bilingual infants’ word-learning assumptions.  Child Development, 92(5), 1735-1751.

Marchak, K., & Hall, D. G.  (2019).  Designators, descriptions, and artifact persistence.  Cognition, 192, 103999.

Prasada, S., & Hall, D. G.  (2019).  Instance-of-object-kind representations.  Cognition, 189, 201-220.

Kandhadai, P., Hall, D. G., & Werker, J.  (2017).  Second label learning in bilingual and monolingual infants.  Developmental Science, 20, e12429.

Marchak, K., & Hall, D. G.  (2017).  Transforming celebrity objects:  Implications for an account of psychological contagion.  Journal of Culture and Cognition, 17, 51-72.

Hall, D. G., & Rhemtulla, M.  (2014).  Young children’s use of contrast in word learning:  The case of proper names.  Journal of Cognition and Development, 15, 551-568.

Awards keyboard_arrow_down
  • Robert E. Knox Master Teaching Award (2000 & 2015)
  • Distinguished University Scholar, UBC (2004)
  • Killam Prize for Excellence in Teaching (2002)
  • Killam Faculty Research Prize (2000)
  • Killam Faculty Research Fellowship (2000)