Emily Atkinson

Emily Atkinson is an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto Mississauga's Department of Language Studies. She holds a PhD in Cognitive Science from Johns Hopkins University. Her research focuses on psycholinguistics, syntax, and first language acquisition, particularly syntactic dependency processing in adults and children. She previously held a two-year Language Learning Assistant Professor position at the University of Michigan (2017–2019), supported by the journal Language Learning, where she taught courses and conducted research.

• Education: PhD in Cognitive Science, Johns Hopkins University

Her work bridges theoretical linguistics and experimental methods, investigating how syntax interacts with language comprehension mechanisms across developmental stages. She is affiliated with the University of Toronto's broader Department of Linguistics.

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