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Publications
George, N. R., Bulgarelli, F., Roe, M., & Weiss, D. (2019). Stacking the evidence: Parents' use of acoustic packaging with preschoolers. Cognition, 191.

George, N. R., Göksun, T., Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. M. (2019). Any way the wind blows: Children’s inferences about force and motion events. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 177, 119-131. PDF

Harris, J., George, N. R., Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Newcombe, N. (2018). Where will it go? Conceptions of motion in complex events. Cognitive Development, 45, 113-124. PDF

George, N. R., Kanero, J., Chwilla, D., & Weiss, D. (2016). Are we ON the same page? Monolingual and bilingual acquisition of familiar and novel relational language. In A. Papafragou, D. Grodner, D. Mirman, & J.C. Trueswell (Eds.), Proceedings of the 38th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (pp. 111-116). Austin, TX: Cognitive Science Society.

George, N. R., Göksun, T., Hirsh-Pasek, K. & Golinkoff, R. M. (2014). Carving the world for language: How neuroscientific research can enrich the study of first and second language learning. Developmental Neuropsychology, 39(4), 262-284. PDF

George, N. R., Konishi, H., Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. M. (2014). Event perception and language development. In P. Brooks, V. Kempe, & J. G. Golson (Eds.), Encyclopedia of language development (pp 199-204). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. 

Göksun, T., George, N. R., Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. M. (2013). Forces and motion: How young children understand causal events. Child Development, 84(4), 1285-1295. PDF


Selected Presentations  *Undergraduate Student    **Masters Student
Keogh, J.* & George, N. R. (2020, March). Parental perceptions of factors that promote children’s language development. Poster to be presented at the 2020 National Conferences on Undergraduate Research, Bozeman, MT.

Penzzi, O.* & George, N. R. (2020, March). Evaluating preservice and inservice teachers’ opinions regarding technology. Poster to be presented at the 2020 National Conferences on Undergraduate Research, Bozeman, MT.

Ciaccio, S.* & George, N. R. (2019, November). Cross-situational word learning in adults: A comparison of path & manner verbs. Poster presented at the 2019 ASHA Annual Convention, Orlando, FL.
Meyers, S.* & George, N. R. (2019, April). False memories and the misinformation effect: Impacts on classroom learning. Poster presented at the 2019 National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Atlanta, GA.

Riches, T.* & George, N. R. (2019, April). Bilinguals and language processing. Poster presented at the 2019 National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Atlanta, GA.

Matthews, S.** & George, N. R. (2019, March). What's in a book? Parents' views of traditional books vs. books with electronic elements. Poster to be presented at 2019 Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Baltimore, MD.


Pena-Ortiz, H.,* & George, N. R. (2018, March). Perceptions of bilingual assessment. Poster presented at the 2018 National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Oklahoma City, OK.

Bulgarelli, F., George, N. R., Roe, M., & Weiss, D. (2017, November). Bottom-up cues to event segmentation: The use of audiovisual synchrony in speech to preschoolers. Paper presented at the 41st Boston University Conference on Language Development, Boston, MA.

George, N. R., Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. M. (2016, July). Building a better event: How language highlights force dynamics. In M. Imai (chair) Multiple perspectives on mechanisms of lexical acquisition. The 14th International Congress for the Study of Child Language, Lyon, France.

Bulgarelli, F., George, N. R., & Weiss, D. (2017, April). Stacking evidence: Parents’ use of acoustic packaging continues into the preschool years. Paper presented in N. R. George (chair) Playing with words: How parents highlight event structure through language and gesture. The 2017 Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Austin, TX.

George, N. R., Bulgarelli, F., Theoret, C.,* & Weiss, D. (2016, November). Dancing with words: The acoustic packaging of events in adult-directed speech. Poster presented at the 57th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Boston, MA.

George, N. R., Kanero, J., Chwilla, D., & Weiss, D. (2016, August). Are we ON the same page? Monolingual and bilingual acquisition of familiar and novel relational language. Poster presented at the 38th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, Philadelphia, PA.

Theoret, C.,* Bulgarelli, F., George, N. R., & Weiss, D. (2016, April). What to Say about Ballet? How the Timing of Language can be Instructive. Poster presented at the 2016 Undergraduate Exhibition at Penn State University, State College, PA.

George, N. R. & Weiss, D. J. (2015, November). Getting ON the same page: Acquisition of containment and support relations in second language learning. Poster presented at the Learning Sciences/Science of Learning Poster Conference, State College, PA.

George, N.R., Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. M. (2015, March). The force of language: How children acquire the semantic categories of force dynamics. Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

George, N. R. (2014, May). The force of language: How children acquire the semantic categories of force dynamics. Temple University Linguistics Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

George, N. R., Göksun, T., Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. M. (2013, April).  Any way the wind blows: Children’s inferences about force dynamics events. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Seattle, WA. PDF

Harris, J., George, N. R., Newcombe, N., & Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2013, April). The mystery of misconceptions: Exploring how understanding of multiple components of motion develops. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Seattle, WA. PDF

George, N. R., Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. M. (2013, February). Why the push: Preschoolers’ categories of cause, enable, prevent, and despite. Poster presented at the Inter-Science of Learning Center Student and Post-Doc Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

George, N. R., Göksun, T., Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. M. (2012, June). Forcing the issue: Testing force dynamics theory in early childhood. Poster presented at the XVIIIth International Conference on Infant Studies, Minneapolis, MN. ​PDF

George, N. R., Göksun, T., Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. M. (2011, March). Children’s use of causal verbs. Poster presented at the Inter-Science of Learning Center Student and Post-Doc Conference, Washington, DC.

Richie, R., Roseberry, S., George, N. R., Hirsh-Pasek, K. & Golinkoff, R. M. (2011, March). Dynamic event segmentation and verb learning: Pilot work. Poster presented at the Inter-Science of Learning Center Student and Post-Doc Conference, Washington, DC.

Göksun, T., Ferrara, K., Winslow, C., George, N. R., Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. M. (2010, March). Forces and motion: How young children understand causal events. Poster presented at the XVIIth International Conference on Infant Studies, Baltimore, MD.

Göksun, T., Tynan, E., Roseberry, S., George, N. R., Ferrara, K., Stahl, A., Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. M. (2010, March). A new angle to infant causality. Poster presented at the XVIIth International Conference on Infant Studies, Baltimore, MD.

Laible, D., Eye, J., Panfile, T., & George, N. R. (2009, April). Children's representations of relationships: Links with temperament, parenting, and maternal representations of relationships. georgenr_vita_july2016.pdfPoster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Denver, CO.