Nancie Im-Bolter, Trent University

Research

early numeracy oral language executive function early childhood education cognitive development

Latest papers

Social Cognitive Processes in Children With Specific Learning Disorder: The Importance of Language.
Learning disability quarterly : journal of the Division for Children with Learning Disabilities · 2025 · senior author
Experiential learning in a virtual "Living Lab in Aging" course in a mental health setting: A qualitative study.
Gerontology & geriatrics education · 2024 · senior author
What parents want: A qualitative analysis of a parent-implemented intervention for autistic children.
Autism & developmental language impairments · 2023 · first author

All 12 publications

Latest funding

Toward Standardizing a Test of Higher Order Language
SSHRC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$204,770
Development of Test of Higher Order Language: Tryout Testing and Final Item Selection
SSHRC · 2015 · Co-investigator
$63,726
Number without language: developmental pathways among language, numeracy, and executive function
SSHRC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$395,302

All 5 grants and awards

12 publications.

01

Social Cognitive Processes in Children With Specific Learning Disorder: The Importance of Language.

Bailey KM, Im-Bolter N

Learning disability quarterly : journal of the Division for Children with Learning Disabilities2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/07319487241288531 PMID: 40979616

02

Experiential learning in a virtual "Living Lab in Aging" course in a mental health setting: A qualitative study.

Paul S, Chiu M, Markoff E, Im-Bolter N

Gerontology & geriatrics education2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/02701960.2022.2150843 PMID: 36440679

03

What parents want: A qualitative analysis of a parent-implemented intervention for autistic children.

Im-Bolter N, de la Roche L

Autism & developmental language impairments2023First author

DOI: 10.1177/23969415231189606 PMID: 37546520

04

Language measurement in childhood epilepsy: A review.

Bailey K, McAdam-Wong D, Im-Bolter N

Brain and language2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.bandl.2021.104940 PMID: 33819772

05

Language in childhood epilepsy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Bailey K, Im-Bolter N

Epilepsy & behavior : E&B2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107621 PMID: 33257294

06

Social context as a risk factor for psychopathology in children with epilepsy.

Bailey K, Im-Bolter N

Seizure2018Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2018.03.007 PMID: 29539588

07

Why parametric measures are critical for understanding typical and atypical cognitive development.

Arsalidou M, Im-Bolter N

Brain imaging and behavior2017Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s11682-016-9592-8 PMID: 27696278

08

Understanding ironic criticism and empathic praise: The role of emotive communication.

Agostino A, Im-Bolter N, Stefanatos AK, Dennis M

The British journal of developmental psychology2017

DOI: 10.1111/bjdp.12155 PMID: 27542774

09

Theory of mind in middle childhood and early adolescence: Different from before?

Im-Bolter N, Agostino A, Owens-Jaffray K

Journal of experimental child psychology2016First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2015.12.006 PMID: 26827097

10

I thought we were good: social cognition, figurative language, and adolescent psychopathology.

Im-Bolter N, Cohen NJ, Farnia F

Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines2013First author

DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12067 PMID: 23550796

Toward Standardizing a Test of Higher Order Language

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Geva, Esther

Keywords: higher order language; higher order thinking; pragmatics; figurative language; language ambiguity; metaphor; hyperbole; personification; idioms

$204,770

Development of Test of Higher Order Language: Tryout Testing and Final Item Selection

Co-investigatorSSHRC2015Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Farnia, Fataneh

Keywords: (1) Figuarative Language; (2) Language ambiguity; (3) Metaphor; (4) Hyperbole; (5) Personification; (6) Idioms; (7) Higher order language; (8) Higher order thinking; (9) Pragmatics; (10) Semantic-Pragmatic

$63,726

Number without language: developmental pathways among language, numeracy, and executive function

Principal investigatorSSHRC2014Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Im-Bolter, Nancie

Keywords: early numeracy; oral language; executive function; early childhood education; cognitive development

$395,302

11 years later: academic achievement and peer relationships of children adopted from China

Co-investigatorSSHRC2012

Principal investigators: Cohen, Nancy J.

Keywords: academic achievement; peer relationships; children adopted from China; developmental trajectories; preadolescence; early childhood experiences

$188,437

The relationship between language and literacy: examining models of development

Principal investigatorSSHRC2009Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Im-Bolter, Nancie

Keywords: literacy development; oral language development; language impairment; reading disability; phonological processing; processing capacity; executive function

$113,164

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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