Here at CALF Lab, we are interested in learning about children's mathematical thinking and their use of gestures. We cover topics such as the role of math anxiety in children's learning, the development of phonemic awareness and its relation to our development of gesture use, the impact of gestures on children's spatial working memory, and children's understanding of measurements as they grow older.

Through these studies we hope to gain an understanding of the underlying mechanisms involved in children's language and math learning, and the way in which gestures and other processes may aid in this learning, ultimately giving parents and teachers the ability to use such knowledge to aid and support children's academic development.