Today it's great to have Andrea Sander-Montant on the podcast. Andrea is an M.A. student at Concordia University in Montreal Canada, under the supervision of Dr. Krista Byers-Heinlein at the Infant Research Lab. Andrea is interested in developmental psychology with a special focus on early language development and bilingualism. Listen to this episode to hear more on how being raised in bilingual family influenced Andrea's exciting research on bilingualism as well as Andrea's great insights on the culture of Academia, with the specific focus on the female researchers' place in that.
Time stamps:
[00:45] Andrea's introduction
[02:01] Andrea's research journey
[04:07] Obstacles that Andrea faced in her research journey
[08:04] Work/life balance
[11:39] Andrea's research on word comprehension in bilingual babies
[14:28] Plans for future research
[18:59] Issues that women in Academia are facing today according to Andrea
[23:06] Andrea's advice for everyone thinking about a career in Academia or for those just starting a career in Academia
Links:
Andrea's personal academic website: https://andreasanderm.netlify.app/
The Concordia Infant Research Lab: http://infantresearch.ca/welcome
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