Ed Merrill
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Primary Concentration:Developmental Science
Contact Information:E-Mail: emerrill@ua.edu Website: ua.edu |
Secondary Concentration:Cognitive Psychology
Courses:No Active Courses
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Research Affiliations
Psychonomic Society
Society for Research in Child Development
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Society for Research in Child Development
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Research Interests
- Cognitive Development
- Developmental Disabilities
- Down Syndrome and Language
- Down Syndrome and Wayfinding
- Variations in Spatial Ability Performance
Selected Publications
Yang, Y, Himmelberger, Z.M., Robinson, A.T., Davis, M., Conners, F. & Merrill, E.C. (2021). Everyday memory in people with Down syndrome. Brain Sciences, 11 (5). 551.
Himmelberger, Z. M., Merrill, E. C., Conners, F. A., Roskos, B., Yang, Y., & Robinson, T. (2020). The acquisition of survey knowledge by individuals with Down syndrome. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 14. https://doi-org.libdata.lib.ua.edu/10.3389/fnhum.2020.00256
Conners, F., Tungate, A.S., Abbeduto, L., Merrill, E.C., & Faught, G. (2018). Growth and decline in language and phonological memory over two years among adolescents with Down syndrome, American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 103-118.
Yang, Y., Faught, G.G., & Merrill, E.C. (2017). Parent reports of wayfinding by their children with Down syndrome. Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, doi: 10.3109/13668250.2017.1284309
Merrill, E., Yang, Y., Roskos, B., Steele, S.(2016). Sex differences in using spatial and verbal abilities Influence route learning performance in a virtual environment: A comparison of 6- to 12-year old boys and girls . Frontiers in Psychology: Developmental Psychology, 7(Article 258) 1-17
Yang, Y., Conners, F.A., & Merrill, E.C. (2014). Visuo-spatial Ability in Individuals with Down Syndrome: Is it Really a Strength? Research in Developmental Disabilities, 35, 1473 – 1500.
Himmelberger, Z. M., Merrill, E. C., Conners, F. A., Roskos, B., Yang, Y., & Robinson, T. (2020). The acquisition of survey knowledge by individuals with Down syndrome. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 14. https://doi-org.libdata.lib.ua.edu/10.3389/fnhum.2020.00256
Conners, F., Tungate, A.S., Abbeduto, L., Merrill, E.C., & Faught, G. (2018). Growth and decline in language and phonological memory over two years among adolescents with Down syndrome, American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 103-118.
Yang, Y., Faught, G.G., & Merrill, E.C. (2017). Parent reports of wayfinding by their children with Down syndrome. Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, doi: 10.3109/13668250.2017.1284309
Merrill, E., Yang, Y., Roskos, B., Steele, S.(2016). Sex differences in using spatial and verbal abilities Influence route learning performance in a virtual environment: A comparison of 6- to 12-year old boys and girls . Frontiers in Psychology: Developmental Psychology, 7(Article 258) 1-17
Yang, Y., Conners, F.A., & Merrill, E.C. (2014). Visuo-spatial Ability in Individuals with Down Syndrome: Is it Really a Strength? Research in Developmental Disabilities, 35, 1473 – 1500.