In winter 2024, IASCL Media Coordinator Dr. Katie Von Holzen interviewed Dr. Fred Genesee, Professor Emeritus of the Psychology Department at McGill University. They talked about how he came to study psychology and focus on important topics such as bilingualism, international adoptees, and the importance of sign language. Dr. Genesee was also one of the recipients of the IASCL’s 2024 Roger Brown Award. You can find more details about Dr. Genesee on the Roger Brown Award page.

In spring 2024, IASCL Media Coordinator Dr. Katie Von Holzen interviewed Dr. Rowena Garcia, a postdoctoral researcher at the Developmental Psycholinguistics group of the University of Potsdam. They talked about how she came to be a child language researcher, diversity in child language research, and her ideas for the future of child language research. Dr. Garcia was also the winner of the inaugural, 2024 IASCL Early Career Award. You can find more details about Dr. Garcia as well as an interview congratulating her on the Award here.

In winter 2023, IASCL Media Coordinator Dr. Katie Von Holzen interviewed Dr. Shanley Allen, Professor of Psycholinguistics and Language Development at the University of Kaiserslautern-Landau and the incoming President of the Association. They talked about diversity in child language research, The Acquisition Sketch Project, career changes, and the many hats Dr. Allen has worn in the IASCL over the years.

In spring 2023, our Media Coordinator Dr. Katie Von Holzen interviewed Dr. Filip Smolík, Associate Professor in the Institute of Psychology of the Czech Academy of Sciences and the Organizing Committee Chair of IASCL 2024, to take place between July 15th and 19th in 2024 in Prague, Czech Republic. They talked about the who, what, where, and why for the 2024 Congress, including things to see in Prague and the social program, as well as some IASCL history and a quick Czech language lesson.

In spring 2023, our Media Coordinator Dr. Katie Von Holzen interviewed Dr. Brian MacWhinney, Professor of Cognitive Psychology at Carnegie Mellon University and IASCL Assistant Secretary. They talked about Geology, Emergentism, CHILDES and TalkBank, favorite IASCL memories and looking forward to the 2024 Congress in Prague.

Jean Berko Gleason was interviewed on the podcast “Butter No Parsnips” by Emily Moyers and Kyle Imperatore in April 2024.

Annick De Houwer was interviewed by Ludovica Serratrice in 2016 about “The importance of home language maintenance” in families where more than one language is spoken.