Meet your trainer

Dr Joanna Kolak

Dr Joanna Kolak is a developmental psychologist and lecturer in language development at Institute of Education, UCL’s faculty for Education and Society. She conducts interdisciplinary research that bridges the fields of psycholinguistics and educational technology. Joanna is interested in factors supporting vocabulary development in monolingual and bilingual children, as well as measuring and improving the educational potential of media. She developed the first systematic tools for assessing the educational potential of children’s touchscreen apps. Joanna is also a keen science communicator, working as a consultant in educational technology and language development with families and media designers.