George Hollich

George Hollich is an associate professor and the Director of the Infant Language Lab in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Purdue University. He is the author of a Society for Research in Child Development Monograph on the Origins of Word Learning (co-written with Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Roberta Golinkoff, and a Psychological Review Article (co-authored with Lakshmi Gogate) that reveals the perceptual underpinnings of speech perception, word learning, and grammar. In recognition for his work in the areas of early language development and speech perception, Dr. Hollich was the recipient of the 2007 Boyd McCandless Award given by Division 7 of APA to recognize “a young scientist who has made a distinguished contribution to the dissemination of developmental science.” George was also presented the 2006 International Society on Infant Studies Distinguished Early Career Contribution Award. This award was given in recognition of “significant new insights into early perception, cognition, and language acquisition.” Also cited was the breadth of his work and the use of innovative technologies from multiple areas, including developmental and cognitive psychology, computer science and speech science.

Publications

Theoretical and Computational Models of Word Learning: Trends in Psychology and Artificial Intelligence
Theoretical and Computational Models of Word Learning: Trends in Psychology and Artificial Intelligence
Lakshmi Gogate, George Hollich. © 2013. 451 pages.
The process of learning words and languages may seem like an instinctual trait, inherent to nearly all humans from a young age. However, a vast range of complex research and...