Johanne Paradis

Johanne Catherine Paradis is a language scientist and expert on bilingual language development. She is Professor of Linguistics and Adjunct Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Alberta, where she directs the Language Acquisition Lab and the Child English Second Language (CHESL) Center.

Paradis is the Editor in Chief of the ''Journal of Child Language'' and has served on the editorial board of the ''Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research''. She co-authored (with Fred Genesee and Martha Crago) the book ''Dual Language Development & Disorders: A Handbook on Bilingualism & Second Language Learning''. Additionally, she served as editor of the volume ''Input and Experience in Bilingual Development'' and co-editor of ''The Acquisition of French in Different Contexts: Focus on Functional Categories''.

Paradis was awarded the 2017 Faculty of Arts Research Excellence Award by the University of Alberta in recognition of her outstanding contributions to research. Provided by Wikipedia