Tamis-LeMonda-Preface

About the Author

Catherine S. Tamis-LeMonda is Professor of Developmental Psychology in the Department of Applied Psychology at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at NewYork University, where she directs the Play & Language Lab (https://wp.nyu.edu/catherinetamislemonda/). She is a Fellow of the American Psychological Society and has served in various capacities (past and current) such as President of the International Congress of Infant Studies; member of the Governing Council of the Society for Research on Child Development; associate editor of Infancy and Journal of Experimental Psychology: General; and reviewer on editorial boards of several journals and panels of federal and foundation funding agencies. Tamis-LeMonda’s research focuses on infant and child language, communication, object play, literacy, and motor skill, and the roles of language input, home experiences, parenting, and culture in infant learning and development across domains. Tamis-LeMonda’s research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institute of Mental Health, Administration for Children, Youth and Families, the LEGO Foundation, Ford Foundation, and the Robinhood Foundation. She has over 200 publications in peer-reviewed journals and books and co-edited the volumes Child Psychology: A Handbook of Contemporary Issues , 1st, 2nd, and 3rd editions (Psychology Press, 1999, 2006, 2016); Handbook of Father Involvement: Multidisciplinary Perspectives (Psychology Press, 2002; 2013); The Development of Social Cognition and Communication (Psychology Press, 2005); and the Handbook of Infant Development (Cambridge University Press, 2020). Her husband, Richard; children, Brittany, Christopher, and Michael; grandchildren, Lila and Zoe; and dog, Lucy, are a constant source of joy and a continual reminder to always find the time to take a break, go for a walk, host a holiday, do some cooking, and relish time with family.