Elaine Ballard
DOCTOR
PEDIATRIC
University of Auckland New Zealand
New Zealand
Biography
Elaine graduated from The University of Auckland with a degree in German and Italian before going to the United States to pursue a doctorate in linguistics at Cornell University. On returning to Auckland she took up a position in linguistics before moving on to her current position in the Speech Science division in the School of Psychology.
Research Interest
Elaine’s research areas of interest are phonology, child language, multilingualism, historical linguistics and languages other than English. In her most recent research she is focusing on phonological development in languages as diverse as Mandarin and Samoan.
