David Barner, Ph.D.
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Research (click here for publications)
• Mass / count distinction and acquisition
• Language, thought, and object perception
• Quantifier acquisition & counting
• Pragmatic inference
• Gradable adjectives and measurement
• Singular / plural morphology
• Numerical estimation and non-linguistic representation
• Non-linguistic mathematical computation and the "mental abacus"
• Testimony and belief formation in childhood
• Classifier languages and individuation
Positions
• Assistant Professor of Psychology, UCSD (2008 - Present)
• Canada Research Chair in Developmental Psychology, University of Toronto (2006 - 2008)
Education
• B.A. McGill (Psychology; 1996-1999)
• M.Sc. McGill (Communication Sciences & Disorders; 1999-2001)
• A.M. Harvard (Psychology; 2002-2004)
• Ph.D. Harvard (Psychology; 2004-2006)
Honors
• 2005-2006 Herrnstein Prize for “the best dissertation that exhibits excellent scholarship, originality and breadth of thought, and a commitment to intellectual independence" by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University.
• Harvard University Certificate of Distinction in Teaching, 2005.
Grants and Fellowships
• National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant (2009-2012)
Mental abacus education and spatial representations of number (P.I.)
• UCSD Academic Senate Award (2009-2010)
(P.I.)
• UCSD Academic Senate Award (2008-2009)
Mental abacus representations in mathematical development (P.I.)
• Canada Research Chair (SSHRC; 2007-2012)
• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Grant (2007-2012)
Quantification in language acquisition and human evolution (P.I.)
• Connaught Fund (2007-2008)
Language variation and number knowledge (P.I.)
Professional Service
Invited reviewer for: Cognition; Cognitive Science; Cognitive Psychology; Cortex; Cognitive Neuropsychology; Developmental Science; Language and Cognitive Processes; Language Learning and Development; Development Psychology; Child Development; Journal of Memory and Language