Elizabeth D. Peña

8.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
136 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Elizabeth D. Peña is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Elizabeth D. Peña has authored 136 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 122 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 55 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 16 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Elizabeth D. Peña's work include Language Development and Disorders (113 papers), Reading and Literacy Development (88 papers) and Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism (52 papers). Elizabeth D. Peña is often cited by papers focused on Language Development and Disorders (113 papers), Reading and Literacy Development (88 papers) and Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism (52 papers). Elizabeth D. Peña collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Elizabeth D. Peña's co-authors include Lisa M. Bedore, Ronald B. Gillam, Christine E. Fiestas, Thomas M. Bohman, Carol S. Lidz, Aquiles Iglesias, Ellen Stubbe Kester, Ronald B. Gillam, María Reséndiz and Mirza J. Lugo‐Neris and has published in prestigious journals such as Child Development, Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research and Language Learning.

In The Last Decade

Elizabeth D. Peña

128 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

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  1. Lost in Translation: Methodological Considerations in Cross-Cultural Research
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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Elizabeth D. Peña United States 39 4.4k 1.7k 885 866 649 136 5.3k
Carol Scheffner Hammer United States 34 2.6k 0.6× 447 0.3× 773 0.9× 711 0.8× 1.4k 2.2× 76 3.4k
Marc E. Fey United States 34 5.3k 1.2× 1.9k 1.1× 152 0.2× 1.5k 1.7× 1.3k 2.0× 83 6.0k
Monika S. Schmid Netherlands 27 1.4k 0.3× 1.0k 0.6× 954 1.1× 244 0.3× 174 0.3× 82 3.2k
Elena Nicoladis Canada 33 2.6k 0.6× 894 0.5× 770 0.9× 151 0.2× 202 0.3× 160 3.4k
Marilyn A. Nippold United States 38 2.9k 0.7× 1.1k 0.6× 119 0.1× 831 1.0× 882 1.4× 110 3.9k
Hugh W. Catts United States 50 9.1k 2.1× 2.5k 1.5× 265 0.3× 867 1.0× 3.3k 5.1× 80 9.9k
Margarita Kaushanskaya United States 27 2.2k 0.5× 2.0k 1.2× 330 0.4× 125 0.1× 212 0.3× 91 3.4k
Twila Tardif United States 30 2.6k 0.6× 1.0k 0.6× 141 0.2× 322 0.4× 657 1.0× 77 3.5k
Rauno Parrila Canada 44 5.4k 1.2× 1.7k 1.0× 123 0.1× 371 0.4× 3.1k 4.8× 148 6.4k
Arne Lervåg Norway 32 3.2k 0.7× 948 0.6× 179 0.2× 243 0.3× 1.5k 2.3× 83 3.8k

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All Works

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Iglesias, Aquiles, et al.. (2025). Dual language profiles in Spanish–English bilingual children with and without developmental language disorder. Bilingualism Language and Cognition. 1–16.
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Peña, Elizabeth D., et al.. (2024). Changes in the home language environments of US Spanish–English bilinguals between the ages of 4 and 12. Bilingualism Language and Cognition. 28(4). 911–922. 2 indexed citations
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Peña, Elizabeth D., et al.. (2024). Bilingual Children Demonstrate Variation Within Shared Narrative Macrostructure. Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research. 67(11). 4504–4517. 1 indexed citations
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Peña, Elizabeth D., et al.. (2023). A cross-linguistic approach to treating speech sound disorders in bilingual children. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics. 38(5). 433–452. 3 indexed citations
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Peña, Elizabeth D., et al.. (2023). Semantic Difficulty for Bilingual Children: Effects of Age, Language Exposure, and Language Ability. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 32(2). 645–657. 2 indexed citations
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Rodríguez, Erin M., et al.. (2023). Understanding the Microstructure and Macrostructure Narrative Skills of Bilingual Adolescents in Relation to Their Language Experience. Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools. 54(4). 1233–1248.
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Peña, Elizabeth D., et al.. (2020). That’s hard! Item difficulty and word characteristics for bilinguals with and without developmental language disorder. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. 25(5). 1838–1856. 5 indexed citations
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Peña, Elizabeth D., et al.. (2019). Not All Nonverbal Tasks Are Equally Nonverbal: Comparing Two Tasks in Bilingual Kindergartners With and Without Developmental Language Disorder. Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research. 62(9). 3462–3469. 7 indexed citations
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Bedore, Lisa M., et al.. (2018). The influence of proficiency and language combination on bilingual lexical access. Bilingualism Language and Cognition. 22(2). 300–330. 51 indexed citations
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Peña, Elizabeth D., et al.. (2017). Typicality Effect and Category Structure in Spanish–English Bilingual Children and Adults. Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research. 60(6). 1577–1589. 10 indexed citations
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Mann, Wolfgang, Elizabeth D. Peña, & Gary Morgan. (2014). Exploring the use of dynamic language assessment with deaf children, who use American Sign Language: Two case studies. Journal of Communication Disorders. 52. 16–30. 14 indexed citations
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Bedore, Lisa M., et al.. (2013). The relationship of phonological skills to language skills in Spanish–English-speaking bilingual children. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics. 27(5). 371–389. 16 indexed citations
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Solorio, Thamar, Manuel Montes, Yang Liu, et al.. (2013). Exploring Word Class N-grams to Measure Language Development in Children. Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics. 89–97. 3 indexed citations
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Gillam, Ronald B., et al.. (2013). Identification of Specific Language Impairment in Bilingual Children: I. Assessment in English. Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research. 56(6). 1813–1823. 61 indexed citations
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Peña, Elizabeth D. & Tamara Halle. (2011). Assessing Preschool Dual Language Learners: Traveling a Multiforked Road. Child Development Perspectives. 5(1). 28–32. 63 indexed citations
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Bedore, Lisa M., et al.. (2010). Parent and teacher rating of bilingual language proficiency and language development concerns. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. 14(5). 489–511. 80 indexed citations
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Peña, Elizabeth D., et al.. (2006). Individualistic and Collectivistic Approaches to Language Learning.. Zero to three. 27(1). 34–45. 4 indexed citations
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Peña, Elizabeth D., et al.. (2006). English Language Narratives of Filipino Children. Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools. 37(1). 28–38. 23 indexed citations
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Peña, Elizabeth D.. (2001). Assessment of Semantic Knowledge: Use of Feedback and Clinical Interviewing. Seminars in Speech and Language. 22(1). 51–64. 19 indexed citations

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