​Thank you for your interest in the Parent and Baby Project! I am a professor in the Psychology department at The College of Idaho since 2017. My expertise is in the study of how we think, learn, communicate, and change through growth and experience. 

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My main research focus is on how babies understand spoken words before they can talk. I also study parents' important role in early language development. ‪Ruth Tincoff‬ - ‪Google Scholar‬

This research can help everyone better in the day-to-day work of caring for babies. It also helps nurses, doctors, and other health professionals who need to track healthy infant development. You and your baby can participate in a research study and add to this knowledge. Your experience caring for your baby and growing together is important to us!

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I am a parent to two daughters; learning and growing with them and our community inspire my research and teaching. I look forward to learning from you and your baby!​