Lauren Adamson

Lauren Adamson
Born1948 (1948)
Saranac Lake, New York, US
DiedDecember 31, 2021 (aged 74–75)
OccupationRegents' Professor Emerita of Psychology
SpouseWalter L. Adamson
Academic background
Alma mater
Academic work
DisciplinePsychologist
Sub-disciplineDevelopmental psychology
InstitutionsGeorgia State University

Lauren Bernstein Adamson (June 21, 1948 – December 31, 2021)[1] was a developmental psychologist known for her research on communicative development, parent-child interaction, and joint attention in infants with typical and atypical developmental trajectories.[2] She was a Regents' Professor Emerita of Psychology at Georgia State University.[3]

Adamson was a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (Division 7, Developmental Psychology) and also a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science. She was the author of the book Communication Development During Infancy[4] and co-editor of Communication and Language Acquisition: Discoveries from Atypical Development (with Mary Ann Romski).[5]

  1. ^ "Lauren Adamson Obituary - Madison, CT". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  2. ^ "Firm Foundations". APS Observer. 31 (1). 2017-12-29.
  3. ^ "Lauren Adamson". Shared CAS. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  4. ^ Adamson, Lauren. (1995). Communication development during infancy. Madison, Wis.: Brown & Benchmark. ISBN 978-0697145901. OCLC 31354096.
  5. ^ Communication and language acquisition : discoveries from atypical development. Adamson, Lauren., Romski, Mary Ann, 1952-. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Pub. Co. 1997. ISBN 978-1557662798. OCLC 35990148.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)