Dr. Titia Benders is an Assistant Professor in Linguistics (with a focus on phonetics) at the University of Amsterdam. Benders uses investigates developing phonological representations at the interface between perception, production, and input, using methods from phonetics and developmental psychology. She works on the acquisition of segmental and prosodic representations by children between 6 months and 6 years of age who acquire one or multiple languages, and has a particular interest in supporting research on lesser-studied languages (i.e., "the other 98.5%"). A second line of research concerns the linguistic and emotional properties of infant-directed speech by parents.

Dr. Benders welcomes enquires from emerging researchers with an interest in similar topics, for example during an internship, as BA-thesis, a MA-tutorial,or a PhD thesis. Please have a look at my publications, to ensure that our interests match, and email me to share what you're interested in.