Natalie Boll-Avetisyan
@natalieboll.bsky.social
Prof @ UniPotsdam | Developmental Psycholinguist | BabyLab Potsdam | Associate Editor @ Bilingualism: Language and Cognition
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Dear bluesky community, it is wonderful to see us growing!
A quick introduction of myself: I am Assistant Professor of Developmental Psycholinguistics based at U Potsdam, Germany.
My research focuses on infant 👶 language development, and I use experimental methods.
A quick introduction of myself: I am Assistant Professor of Developmental Psycholinguistics based at U Potsdam, Germany.
My research focuses on infant 👶 language development, and I use experimental methods.
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Opportunity to move to Canada. 🍁 The Lifespan Institute @brocku.ca is looking to hire a Canada Excellence Research Chair In Healthy Development Across the Lifespan. More info in the job ad (salary negotiable).
brocku.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/brocku_caree....
brocku.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/brocku_caree....
Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Healthy Development Across the Lifespan at the rank of Professor or Associate Professor, Tenured
This position is part of the BUFA (Employee Group) Brock University is located on the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe peoples, many of whom continue to live and work here to...
brocku.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Opportunity to move to Canada. 🍁 The Lifespan Institute @brocku.ca is looking to hire a Canada Excellence Research Chair In Healthy Development Across the Lifespan. More info in the job ad (salary negotiable).
brocku.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/brocku_caree....
brocku.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/brocku_caree....
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Ik vind deze campagne erg belangrijk - doe je ook mee? actie.degoedezaak.org/petitions/bo...
Boycot het Trump-WK in de VS
Nu deelnemen aan een sportevenement alsof er niets aan de hand is, legitimeert Trumps expansieve politiek. Laat ons land en onze voetballers aan de goede kant van de geschiedenis staan. Hou onze jonge...
actie.degoedezaak.org
January 20, 2026 at 6:15 AM
Ik vind deze campagne erg belangrijk - doe je ook mee? actie.degoedezaak.org/petitions/bo...
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Curious about how smartphones shape children’s development?
We’re recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher for 3(+2) years for a cutting-edge randomized controlled trial conducted in collaboration with @orbenamy.bsky.social and her team.
iwm-tuebingen.de/en/career/jo...
We’re recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher for 3(+2) years for a cutting-edge randomized controlled trial conducted in collaboration with @orbenamy.bsky.social and her team.
iwm-tuebingen.de/en/career/jo...
IWM Tübingen
Post-Doctoral Researcher (m/f/d)
iwm-tuebingen.de
December 12, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Curious about how smartphones shape children’s development?
We’re recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher for 3(+2) years for a cutting-edge randomized controlled trial conducted in collaboration with @orbenamy.bsky.social and her team.
iwm-tuebingen.de/en/career/jo...
We’re recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher for 3(+2) years for a cutting-edge randomized controlled trial conducted in collaboration with @orbenamy.bsky.social and her team.
iwm-tuebingen.de/en/career/jo...
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Come work with us!!
Two full substitute professorships for Computational Linguistics (1 year) and General Linguistics (1.5 years) at the University of Tübingen. @unituebingen.bsky.social
uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...
uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...
Two full substitute professorships for Computational Linguistics (1 year) and General Linguistics (1.5 years) at the University of Tübingen. @unituebingen.bsky.social
uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...
uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...
Substitute Professorship in Computational Linguistics (m/f/d, W3, 100%)
uni-tuebingen.de
December 11, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Come work with us!!
Two full substitute professorships for Computational Linguistics (1 year) and General Linguistics (1.5 years) at the University of Tübingen. @unituebingen.bsky.social
uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...
uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...
Two full substitute professorships for Computational Linguistics (1 year) and General Linguistics (1.5 years) at the University of Tübingen. @unituebingen.bsky.social
uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...
uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...
A blood test for predicting Alzheimer disease 20 years prior to first symptoms with a certainty of almost 100%. And changes in lifestyle can delay the onset of symptoms.
The Breakthrough Blood Test for Alzheimer's Disease
The p-Tau217 Biomarker for Prediction and Prevention
erictopol.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:59 AM
A blood test for predicting Alzheimer disease 20 years prior to first symptoms with a certainty of almost 100%. And changes in lifestyle can delay the onset of symptoms.
Interested in doing an international PhD in Neuro- or Psycholinguistics? See call for applications in the IDEALAB with 8 projects, 2 with me on infant lang development phd-idealab.com/application/...
Projects – IDEALAB
International Doctorate for Experimental Approaches to Language And Brain
phd-idealab.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Interested in doing an international PhD in Neuro- or Psycholinguistics? See call for applications in the IDEALAB with 8 projects, 2 with me on infant lang development phd-idealab.com/application/...
New study results on robots interacting with infants! Very likely, we will share a living with humanoid robots in near future. If robotd move into households with young children, they will likely interact. Therefore, we were curious whether infants would learn language from robots. 1/3
ieeexplore.ieee.org
October 31, 2025 at 11:24 AM
New study results on robots interacting with infants! Very likely, we will share a living with humanoid robots in near future. If robotd move into households with young children, they will likely interact. Therefore, we were curious whether infants would learn language from robots. 1/3
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Interesting study on ketamine
No significant effect for ketamine (vs midazolam) in this trial. This contrasts previous research. Functional unblinding and reduced expectancy effects due to the enrolment algorithm likely explain this finding (implying that older research is biased).
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Serial Ketamine Infusions for Depression
This randomized clinical trial evaluates outcomes following adjunctive ketamine infusions vs midazolam for depression.
jamanetwork.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Interesting study on ketamine
How do multilingual babies acquire their languages? In Africa, multilingualism is the norm. In our new study with 9-11 month old Ghanaian babies learning up to 5 languages simultaneously, we found that they were able to recognize words in text passages in Akan, one of their languages.
Tongue root harmony cues for speech segmentation in multilingually raised infants learning languages with and without vowel harmony in Ghana (Africa) | Bilingualism: Language and Cognition | Cambridge...
Tongue root harmony cues for speech segmentation in multilingually raised infants learning languages with and without vowel harmony in Ghana (Africa)
doi.org
October 2, 2025 at 6:30 AM
How do multilingual babies acquire their languages? In Africa, multilingualism is the norm. In our new study with 9-11 month old Ghanaian babies learning up to 5 languages simultaneously, we found that they were able to recognize words in text passages in Akan, one of their languages.
Über unsere experimentelle Feldstudie mit Babys in Metro Manila! Tagalog lernende Babys unterscheiden Sprachlaute spät. 👇
Die Ergebnisse ihrer Forschung auf den #Philippinen veröffentlichten die Potsdamer Psycholinguistinnen Prof. @natalieboll.bsky.social und Dr. Rowena Garcia jetzt im Journal "Developmental Psychology". Mehr Infos unter: www.uni-potsdam.de/de/medieninf...
Feine Unterschiede erkennen – Neue Studie zur Sprachentwicklung bei Säuglingen im globalen Süden
Medieninformation 09-09-2025 / Nr. 080
www.uni-potsdam.de
September 11, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Über unsere experimentelle Feldstudie mit Babys in Metro Manila! Tagalog lernende Babys unterscheiden Sprachlaute spät. 👇
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In a study of professors, women got 378 new work requests over 4 weeks vs 118 for men. Women spent more time on service, advising & teaching; men on research. Orgs should track who is taking extra duties & ensure they are rewarded and distributed fairly. www.forbes.com/sites/kimels...
Being Too Helpful At Work Can Hurt Your Career—Here’s How To Say No
Women are more likely to take on behind-the-scenes duties at work—extra tasks like onboarding or event planning—and it's hurting their careers. Here's how to say no.
www.forbes.com
July 7, 2025 at 8:03 PM
In a study of professors, women got 378 new work requests over 4 weeks vs 118 for men. Women spent more time on service, advising & teaching; men on research. Orgs should track who is taking extra duties & ensure they are rewarded and distributed fairly. www.forbes.com/sites/kimels...
It's official: As of today, I am tenured professor at the University of Potsdam, Germany.
July 1, 2025 at 5:43 AM
It's official: As of today, I am tenured professor at the University of Potsdam, Germany.
If you receive an invitation to review a manuscript, it will be very helpful if you hit the link to decline if you do not want to do it. Takes 5 seconds, and the editor will not wait for no reason. If you can spare another minute, please enter reviewer suggestions. BIG THANKS if you already do!
May 30, 2025 at 10:15 AM
If you receive an invitation to review a manuscript, it will be very helpful if you hit the link to decline if you do not want to do it. Takes 5 seconds, and the editor will not wait for no reason. If you can spare another minute, please enter reviewer suggestions. BIG THANKS if you already do!
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There’s more than one way to be bilingual. If you’ve ever understood your family’s language but struggled to speak it back—you’re not alone. This video challenges narrow definitions of fluency and makes space for the kind of bilingualism that often goes unrecognized.
www.youtube.com/shorts/Qk8yV...
www.youtube.com/shorts/Qk8yV...
Receptive Bilinguals Are Not Monolingual | The Bilingual Professor
YouTube video by The Bilingual Professor
www.youtube.com
May 29, 2025 at 5:38 PM
There’s more than one way to be bilingual. If you’ve ever understood your family’s language but struggled to speak it back—you’re not alone. This video challenges narrow definitions of fluency and makes space for the kind of bilingualism that often goes unrecognized.
www.youtube.com/shorts/Qk8yV...
www.youtube.com/shorts/Qk8yV...
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I'm THRILLED that our book is out. This book, with other 60 contributors from across the globe (!!!) is a love letter to the science we want to do, and a how-to guide for how to do it. Please read it and share it!
OUT NOW: A Field Guide to Cross-Cultural Research on Childhood Learning reimagines how we study kids—globally. With voices from 21 countries, this inclusive, practical guide bridges disciplines and challenges Western-centric research. buff.ly/0qk1cOs
May 9, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I'm THRILLED that our book is out. This book, with other 60 contributors from across the globe (!!!) is a love letter to the science we want to do, and a how-to guide for how to do it. Please read it and share it!
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Are dance & infant-directed song human universals? Like many people, I've long thought so.
But in a new paper in Current Biology, Kim Hill & I report that the Northern Aché (Paraguay) lacked both behaviors, likely losing them after cultural collapse.
Open-access link: www.cell.com/current-biol...
But in a new paper in Current Biology, Kim Hill & I report that the Northern Aché (Paraguay) lacked both behaviors, likely losing them after cultural collapse.
Open-access link: www.cell.com/current-biol...
Loss of dance and infant-directed song among the Northern Aché
Singh and Hill report no evidence of dance or infant-directed song among the Northern
Aché of Paraguay, based on 122 months of fieldwork. Their findings challenge claims
of these behaviors’ universali...
www.cell.com
April 29, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Are dance & infant-directed song human universals? Like many people, I've long thought so.
But in a new paper in Current Biology, Kim Hill & I report that the Northern Aché (Paraguay) lacked both behaviors, likely losing them after cultural collapse.
Open-access link: www.cell.com/current-biol...
But in a new paper in Current Biology, Kim Hill & I report that the Northern Aché (Paraguay) lacked both behaviors, likely losing them after cultural collapse.
Open-access link: www.cell.com/current-biol...
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At @journalautism.bsky.social we are recruiting!
Thanks to a massive increase in submissions over recent years, we are dramatically expanding our team to appoint FIVE new editors!
See details of the role and how to apply here, by May 23rd.
journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/PD...
Thanks to a massive increase in submissions over recent years, we are dramatically expanding our team to appoint FIVE new editors!
See details of the role and how to apply here, by May 23rd.
journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/PD...
journals.sagepub.com
April 21, 2025 at 3:39 PM
At @journalautism.bsky.social we are recruiting!
Thanks to a massive increase in submissions over recent years, we are dramatically expanding our team to appoint FIVE new editors!
See details of the role and how to apply here, by May 23rd.
journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/PD...
Thanks to a massive increase in submissions over recent years, we are dramatically expanding our team to appoint FIVE new editors!
See details of the role and how to apply here, by May 23rd.
journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/PD...
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Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
April 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
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Decided to speak out on the state of our union. Just published in the Philadelphia Inquirer eedition.inquirer.com/infinity/art...
Coming home to a foreign land
Coming home to a foreign land
eedition.inquirer.com
March 26, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Decided to speak out on the state of our union. Just published in the Philadelphia Inquirer eedition.inquirer.com/infinity/art...
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Join us as an Associate Professor in Developmental Psychology. my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui...
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my.corehr.com
March 26, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Join us as an Associate Professor in Developmental Psychology. my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui...
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Science is under threat in the US. @elife.bsky.social have commissioned a series of articles discussing the implications and what we can do. The first three articles are now live. More to follow:
elifesciences.org/articles/106...
elifesciences.org/articles/106...
elifesciences.org/articles/106...
elifesciences.org/articles/106...
elifesciences.org/articles/106...
elifesciences.org/articles/106...
Science Under Threat in the United States: How scientists and institutions should respond
Individual researchers and university leaders need to make the case for science to their elected representatives and to the public at large.
elifesciences.org
March 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Science is under threat in the US. @elife.bsky.social have commissioned a series of articles discussing the implications and what we can do. The first three articles are now live. More to follow:
elifesciences.org/articles/106...
elifesciences.org/articles/106...
elifesciences.org/articles/106...
elifesciences.org/articles/106...
elifesciences.org/articles/106...
elifesciences.org/articles/106...
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The next two articles in our Science under threat series offer personal accounts from the perspective of undergraduates and patients.
elifesciences.org/articles/106...
elifesciences.org/articles/106...
The homepage for the collection is here:
elifesciences.org/collections/...
elifesciences.org/articles/106...
elifesciences.org/articles/106...
The homepage for the collection is here:
elifesciences.org/collections/...
March 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The next two articles in our Science under threat series offer personal accounts from the perspective of undergraduates and patients.
elifesciences.org/articles/106...
elifesciences.org/articles/106...
The homepage for the collection is here:
elifesciences.org/collections/...
elifesciences.org/articles/106...
elifesciences.org/articles/106...
The homepage for the collection is here:
elifesciences.org/collections/...
@katievonholzen.bsky.social I immediately thought of you when I read about this word learning study with cats. Top of things: pupil dilations you can see with your own eye, and decent effects! You should open a cat lab! www.science.org/content/arti...
Cats beat babies at word-association game
Study suggests our feline friends are listening to us more than we think
www.science.org
March 25, 2025 at 6:30 AM
@katievonholzen.bsky.social I immediately thought of you when I read about this word learning study with cats. Top of things: pupil dilations you can see with your own eye, and decent effects! You should open a cat lab! www.science.org/content/arti...