She received her PhD from University of Toronto, Canada. She is interested in the development of executive function, and how emotional, socio-cultural, and linguistic context may influence such development. She is also interested in how to improve creativity and cognitive flexibility in general. Her work has been published in journals such as Child Development, Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, Cognitive Development, Social Development, Emotion, Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, and Journal of Creative Behavior. She has received many grants to examine the early development of executive function, school readiness, and theory of mind.