Expertise

Research Interests:

  • Early vocal/affect development
  • Caregiver-infant interaction
  • Acoustic analysis of infant vocalizations
  • Cross-cultural differences in vocal interaction
  • Mechanisms of conversational turn-taking

Research Projects:

  • Development of Turn-taking 
  • Infant Vocal Development 

Subject Area:

  • Early Childhood Development

Dr. Hyunjoo Yoo’s research interests include investigating infant vocal development, mother-infant interaction, and early affect communication, which are foundations for speech and language development.

Degrees
PhD, University of Memphis , Communication Sciences and Disorders, 2018
MS, Yonsei University, South Korea, Speech and Language Pathology, 2008
BA, Korea University, South Korea, Psychology, 2005