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Peer Reviewed Conference Presentations: 2013-2019 (Supervisees underlined)
Bailey, K., McAdam-Wong, D., & Im-Bolter, N. (June, 2019). Language measurement in epilepsy. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Jean Piaget Society, Portland, OR
Crawford T., & Im-Bolter, N. (March, 2019). Storytelling and early mathematic achievement. Poster
presented at the Yandex and PME Conference on Technology and Psychology for Mathematics Education. Moscow, Russia
Toohey, A., Im-Bolter, N., & Weitzman, E. (March, 2019). Building perspectives: A parent-implemented social cognitive intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development biennial meeting. Baltimore, MD
Bailey, K., Collins, H., & Im-Bolter, N.. (March, 2019). Keeping the peace: Language and social problem solving in children with epilepsy. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development biennial meeting. Baltimore, MD
Bailey, K., Crawford, T., & Im-Bolter, N. (March, 2019). Lost in translation: Language, phonological
processing, and reading in childhood epilepsy. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development biennial meeting. Baltimore, MD
Owens-Jaffray, K., & Im-Bolter, N. (March, 2019). Social cognition in adolescents and young adults:
Executive function and figurative language. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development biennial meeting. Baltimore, MD.
Crawford, T., & Im-Bolter, N. (March, 2019). Tell me a story! Preschool narratives and early school
achievement. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development biennial meeting. Baltimore, MD
Mulgrew, J., & Im-Bolter, N. (March, 2019). It’s not just semantics: The link between language and early
numeracy. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development biennial meeting. Baltimore, MD.
Borris, H., Im-Bolter, N., & Weitzman, E. (November, 2018). Parent-implemented intervention for building social cognitive Skills in verbal children with ASD: A pilot study. Poster presented at the Annual American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention. Boston, MA.
Im-Bolter, N., Agostino, A., & Owens-Jaffray, K. (June, 2018). That’s what I think you think! Mental attentional capacity and theory of mind. Paper presented as part of a symposium entitled, “Mental capacity constraints on cognition: Studies from the Theory of Constructive Operators” at Development 2018, Brock University, St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada.
Owens-Jaffray, K., & Im-Bolter, N. (June, 2018). Executive function, figurative language, and social
cognition in adolescents and young adults. Paper presented as part of a symposium entitled, “Understanding executive functioning and their role in children’s socio-communicative skills” at Development 2018, Brock University, St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada.
Bailey, K., Parks, K., & Im-Bolter, N. (June, 2017). Let’s talk about it: Language and social
cognition in children with epilepsy. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour, and Cognitive Science, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Lobban-Shymko, J., Im-Bolter, N., & Freedman, N. (June, 2017). Social communicative factors as
predictors of symptom severity in autism spectrum disorders. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Agostino, A., Johnson, J., Im-Bolter, N., Walker, E., & Pascual-Leone, J. (May, 2017). Multiplication
reasoning abilities and the role of mental attention. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA, USA.
Toohey, A., Wilson, K., & Im-Bolter, N. (May, 2017). Different tools for the same job: The changing
relationship between non-literal language and social problem solving. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA, USA.
Wilson, K., Bailey, K., Im-Bolter, N., & Agostino, A. (April, 2017). Three, just like me! The association
between language and early numeracy in 3-year-olds. Poster presented at the Biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX, USA
Bailey, K., Wilson, K., & Im-Bolter, N. (April, 2017). A, B, C and 1, 2, 3: Preschooler's home literacy
and numeracy environment. Poster presented at the Biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX, USA
Healy, S., Im-Bolter, N., Olds, J. (June, 2016). Emotional and behavioral problems and executive
function in children with epilepsy. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour, and Cognitive Science, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Healy, S., Im-Bolter, N., Olds, J. (June, 2016). Math achievement and executive function in children with epilepsy. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour, and Cognitive Science, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Healy, S., Im-Bolter, N., Olds, J. (June, 2016). Math achievement and executive function in children with epilepsy. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour, and Cognitive Science, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Toohey, A., Wilson, K., & Im-Bolter, N. (June, 2016). The effect of emotion valence on children’s understanding of affective mental states. Poster presented at the 46th Annual meeting of the Jean Piaget Society, Chicago, IL, USA.
Healy, S., Im-Bolter, N., & Olds. J. (June, 2016). Executive function as a predictor of
emotional/behavioral problems in children with epilepsy. Poster presented at the 77th Annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Saryazdi, R., Im-Bolter, N, & Bailey, K. (June, 2016). Learning a new language: A meta-analysis of
immersion education. Poster presented at the 77th Annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Bailey, K., Owens-Jaffray, K., & Im-Bolter, N. (June, 2016). Good idea…but this one’s worse:
Strategy selection during social conflict. Poster presented at the 77th Annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Bailey, K., Owens-Jaffray, K., Saryazdi, R.,. & Im-Bolter, N. (August, 2015). Balancing perspectives during social conflict: Mine, yours, or ours? Poster presented at the Annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Toohey, A., & Im-Bolter, N. (June, 2015). Non-literal language and social cognition: A developmental
relationship. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour, and Cognitive Science, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Im-Bolter, N., Owens-Jaffray, K., & Bailey, K. ( June, 2015). Measuring mental-attentional capacity in children with atypical development. Paper presented as part of a symposium entitled, “Mental-attentional (M-) capacity: Improving measurement of executive attention and working memory” at the 45th Annual meeting for the Jean Piaget Society, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Bailey, K., Owens-Jaffray, K., & Im-Bolter, N. (June, 2015). M-capacity, language, and executive function in children with epilepsy: Limited cognitive control. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Jean Piaget Society, Toronto, Ontario, Canada..
Owens-Jaffray, K., Toohey, A., Bailey, K., & Im-Bolter, N. (June, 2015). Reading beyond the lines: The importance of figurative language for nonliteral theory of mind. Poster presented at the 45th Annual meeting for the Jean Piaget Society, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Toohey, A., & Im-Bolter, N. (June, 2015). We’re not all in the same boat: Differences in figurative
language use in childrens’ and adolescents’ books. Poster presented at the Annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Ottawa, ON.
Im-Bolter, N., Owens-Jaffray, K., Bailey, K., & Saryazdi, R. (March, 2015). Individual differences in theory of
mind: Predictive of successful conflict resolution? Poster presented at the Biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child
Development, Philadelphia, PA.
Bailey, K., Im-Bolter, N., Owens-Jaffray, K., & Saryazdi, R. (March, 2015). Differences in theory of mind:
Implications from epilepsy research. Poster presented at the Biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development,
Philadelphia, PA.
Bailey, K., Owens-Jaffray, K., Saryazdi, R., & Im-Bolter, N. (March, 2015). Negotiating conflict: Social problem
solving in childhood epilepsy. Poster presented at the Biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development,
Philadelphia, PA.
Bailey, K., Im-Bolter, N., Owens-Jaffray, K. (August, 2014). Predicting social cognition: Flexibility of thought and language. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Washington, DC
Toohey, A., Ross, K., & Im-Bolter, N. (May, 2014). The importance of non-literal language in children's social problem solving. Poster presented at Development 2014: A Canadian Conference on Developmental Psychology, Ottawa, ON
Bailey, K., Im-Bolter, N., Owens-Jaffray, K. (May, 2014). Flexibility of thought: Helpful for problem solving? Poster presented at Development 2014: A Canadian Conference on Developmental Psychology, Ottawa, ON
Bailey, K., Im-Bolter, N., Owens-Jaffray, K. (May, 2014). Step by step: Perspective taking in the social problem solving process. Poster presented at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Jean Piaget Society, San Francisco, CA
Bailey, K., Im-Bolter, N., & Owens-Jaffray, K. (June, 2013). Language and social cognition in children with epilepsy. Poster presented at the 43rd annual meeting of the Jean Piaget Society, Chicago, IL.
Im-Bolter, N., Owens-Jaffray, K., Bailey, K., Farnia, F., & Cohen, N. J. (April, 2013). Reading comprehension and mental state understanding: Different sides, same coin? Poster presented at the Biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA.
Owens-Jaffray, K., Bailey, K., Im-Bolter, N., Farnia, F., & Cohen, N. J. (April, 2013). Language and executive function in interpersonal problem solving: The ties that bind. Poster presented at the Biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA.
Bailey, K., Owens-Jaffay, K., & Im-Bolter, N. (April, 2013). Figurative language and theory of mind in children with language impairment. Poster presented at the Biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA.
Im-Bolter, N., Bailey, K., & Owens-Jaffray, K. (April, 2013). Not all mental intentions are created equal: Theory of mind in middle childhood. Poster presented at the Biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA.
Haze, S., Im-Bolter, N., Bailey, K., & Owens-Jaffray, K. (April, 2013). Sex differences in theory of mind: Is there an advantage? Poster presented at the Biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA.
Farnia, F., Cohen, N. J., & Im-Bolter, N. (April, 2013). Mediating role of language in the association between social cognition and psychosocial symptoms: Typical and atypical populations. Poster presented at the Biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA.