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Monika Molnar

ResearcherSpeech PathologyUniversity of Toronto

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Monika Molnar

Researcher

Speech Pathology

Health Sciences

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
13 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 10 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 6 research grants (3 NSERC, 2 SSHRC, 1 CIHR), most recently in 2026.

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Research

Bilingualism Diversity Early Diagnosis Equity Paediatric Population Speech Sound Disorder Speech-Language Pathology

Latest papers

Cross-language transfer in cross-country contexts: Examining longitudinal relationships between Urdu phonological processing and English reading in Pakistan and Canada.
International journal of speech-language pathology · 2026 · senior author
Bilingualism measures in children: A critical review of content overlap, development, and pragmatic quality.
International journal of speech-language pathology · 2026 · senior author
Oscillatory brain activity in response to familiar and unfamiliar languages in monolingual and bilingual young adults.
Brain and language · 2026 · senior author

All 19 publications

Latest funding

Advancing a fair and efficient system in speech disorder diagnosis: Testing the feasibility of an unbiased AI diagnostic tool
CIHR · 2026 · Nominated PI
$409,276
Toward equity in evaluating Canadian children's reading abilities
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$50,255
Trilingualism in French immersion: predictors of reading success and reading difficulty in a third language
SSHRC · 2019 · Co-investigator
$77,310

All 8 grants and awards

19 publications.

Cross-language transfer in cross-country contexts: Examining longitudinal relationships between Urdu phonological processing and English reading in Pakistan and Canada.

Bhalloo I, Chen BX, Molnar M

International journal of speech-language pathology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/17549507.2025.2541740 PMID: 42667640

Bilingualism measures in children: A critical review of content overlap, development, and pragmatic quality.

Leung KI, Molnar M

International journal of speech-language pathology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/17549507.2025.2532787 PMID: 40753532

Oscillatory brain activity in response to familiar and unfamiliar languages in monolingual and bilingual young adults.

Bao W, Pérez A, Molnar M

Brain and language2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.bandl.2026.105782 PMID: 42214221

Prereading Assessment in Two Bilingual Contexts: Examining Predictive Validity of the Urdu Phonological Tele-Assessment Tool in Pakistan and Canada.

Bhalloo I, Molnar M

Language, speech, and hearing services in schools2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1044/2025_lshss-24-00131 PMID: 41106406

Language History Collection in Multilingual Clinical Practice: A Qualitative Analysis of Public-Sector Clinical Perspectives.

Leung KI, Westmacott R, Rochon E, Molnar M

International journal of language & communication disorders2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/1460-6984.70193 PMID: 41536200

Why Did You Use That Test? Exploring Speech-Language Pathologists' Clinical Decision Making in Bilingual Language and Literacy Assessment.

Wood E, Kika M, Daub O, Molnar M

American journal of speech-language pathology2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1044/2025_ajslp-24-00569 PMID: 40673763

Examining Neurodiversity in Bilingual Development Research: Recent Insights Through an Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Lens.

Leung KI, Molnar M

International journal of language & communication disorders2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/1460-6984.70100 PMID: 40709907

Evaluating the feasibility of using heart rate to measure auditory attention allocation during spoken language processing.

Bao W, Pérez A, Molnar M

Acta psychologica2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.105095 PMID: 40435683

Functional Brain Adaptations During Speech Processing in 4-Month-Old Bilingual Infants.

Blanco B, Molnar M, Arrieta I, Caballero-Gaudes C, Carreiras M

Developmental science2025

DOI: 10.1111/desc.13572 PMID: 39340440

Is there a bilingual advantage in auditory attention among children? A systematic review and meta-analysis of standardized auditory attention tests.

Bao W, Alain C, Thaut M, Molnar M

PloS one2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0299393 PMID: 38691540

Advancing a fair and efficient system in speech disorder diagnosis: Testing the feasibility of an unbiased AI diagnostic tool

Nominated PICIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Molnar, Monika; Washington, Karla N

Keywords: Bilingualism; Diversity; Early Diagnosis; Equity; Paediatric Population; Speech Sound Disorder; Speech-Language Pathology

$409,276

Toward equity in evaluating Canadian children's reading abilities

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Molnar, Monika

Keywords: word decoding; vocabulary; phonological awareness reading; bilingualism; children; development; developmental norms

$50,255

Trilingualism in French immersion: predictors of reading success and reading difficulty in a third language

Co-investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Helms-Park, Rena

Keywords: trilingualism; learning how to read; French immersion; heritage language

$77,310

It takes a village to raise a child: The role of interlocutor familiarity in monolingual and bilingual acquisition

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Molnar, Monika

Keywords: (1) bilingualism; (2) speech; (3) face; (4) eye-tracking; (5) children; (6) interlocutor; (7) development

$74,938

Trilingualism in French immersion: predictors of reading success and reading difficulty in a third language

Co-investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Helms-Park, Rena

Keywords: trilingualism; learning how to read; French immersion; heritage language

$7,674

Physiological correlates of monolingual and bilingual cognitive development

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Accelerator Supplements

Principal investigators: Molnar, Monika

$120,000

Physiological correlates of monolingual and bilingual cognitive development

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Molnar, Monika

$315,000

Physiological correlates of monolingual and bilingual cognitive development

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Molnar, Monika

$12,500

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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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Bilingualism Dear Professor Molnar, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Cross-language transfer in cross-country contexts: Examining longitudinal relationships between Urdu phonological processing and English reading in Pakistan and Canada." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Advancing a fair and efficient system in speech disorder diagnosis: Testing the feasibility of an unbiased AI diagnostic tool" (2026), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

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Monika Molnar

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Cross-language transfer in cross-country contexts: Examining longitudinal relationships between Urdu phonological processing and English reading in Pakistan and Canada.

Bilingualism measures in children: A critical review of content overlap, development, and pragmatic quality.

Oscillatory brain activity in response to familiar and unfamiliar languages in monolingual and bilingual young adults.

Prereading Assessment in Two Bilingual Contexts: Examining Predictive Validity of the Urdu Phonological Tele-Assessment Tool in Pakistan and Canada.

Language History Collection in Multilingual Clinical Practice: A Qualitative Analysis of Public-Sector Clinical Perspectives.

Why Did You Use That Test? Exploring Speech-Language Pathologists' Clinical Decision Making in Bilingual Language and Literacy Assessment.

Examining Neurodiversity in Bilingual Development Research: Recent Insights Through an Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Lens.

Evaluating the feasibility of using heart rate to measure auditory attention allocation during spoken language processing.

Functional Brain Adaptations During Speech Processing in 4-Month-Old Bilingual Infants.

Is there a bilingual advantage in auditory attention among children? A systematic review and meta-analysis of standardized auditory attention tests.

Advancing a fair and efficient system in speech disorder diagnosis: Testing the feasibility of an unbiased AI diagnostic tool

Toward equity in evaluating Canadian children's reading abilities

Trilingualism in French immersion: predictors of reading success and reading difficulty in a third language

It takes a village to raise a child: The role of interlocutor familiarity in monolingual and bilingual acquisition

Trilingualism in French immersion: predictors of reading success and reading difficulty in a third language

Physiological correlates of monolingual and bilingual cognitive development

Physiological correlates of monolingual and bilingual cognitive development

Physiological correlates of monolingual and bilingual cognitive development

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Elizabeth Rochon

Michael Thaut

Nomazulu Dlamini

Claude Alain