Klara Marton
Professor
Speech Communication Arts and Sciences
Location: 3439 Boylan Hall
Phone: 718.951.5225
Fax: 718.951.4167
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Klara Marton is a neuropsychologist who is interested in the development and changes of language and cognition that occur across lifetime in different clinical populations.
Education:
Ph.D., Graduate School and University Center (CUNY) - 1998 (Speech and Hearing Sciences)
Doctorate, Eotvos Lorand University (Hungary) - 1992 (Developmental Psychology)
M.S., Eotvos Lorand University (Hungary) - 1991 (Psychology)
B.A., Barczi Gusztav College of Special Education - 1984 (Special Education )
Areas of Expertise:
In her current research, Klara Marton focuses on the relations between various cognitive factors, such as working memory and executive functions and language processing in children with and without language disorders.
Books and Publications
MacRoy-Higgins, M., Schwartz, R. G., Shafer, V. L., Marton, K. (2013). Influence of phonotactic probability/neighbourhood density on lexical learning in late talkers. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 48 (2), 188-199. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2013
MacRoy-Higgins, M., Schwartz, R. G., Shafer, V. L., Marton, K. (in press). The influence of phonotactic probability on word recognition in toddlers. Child Language Teaching and Therapy (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2013
Marton, K. & Yoon, J. (in press). Cross-linguistic investigations of language impairments. In. P. Brooks & V. Kempe (Eds.). Encyclopedia of Language Development. Sage Reference. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2013
Marton, K., Campanelli, L., Eichorn, N., Scheuer, J., & Yoon, J. (in press). Information processing and proactive interference in children with and without specific language impairment (SLI) Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2013
GURLAND, G. & MARTON, K. (2012). Assessment of School-Age Language/Literacy Disorders. In. C. Stein-Rubin & R. L. Fabus (Eds.). A Guide to Clinical Assessment and Professional Report Writing in Speech-Language Pathology. Delmar Publishers, 254-281. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2012
Marton, K., Campanelli, L., Scheuer, J., Yoon, J., & Eichorn, N. (2012). Executive function profiles in children with and without specific language impairment. Rivsta di Psiolinguistics Applicata/Journal of Applied Psycholinguistics, 12 (3), 9-25. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2012
Marton, K. (2011). Interaction between flexible cognition and language comprehension in children with and without language impairment. In. In K.L. Meinken (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., Hauppage, NY (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2011
Marton, K., Campanelli, L., & Farkas, L. (2011). Grammatical sensitivity and working memory in children with language impairment. Acta Linguistica Hungarica, 58 (4), 448-466. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2011
SCHWARTZ, R. G. & MARTON K. (2011). Articulatory and Phonological Disorders. In. Anderson, N. B. & Shames, G. H. (Eds.). Human Communication Disorders: An Introduction. Allyn & Bacon Publ., 132-163. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2011
"Imitation of Body Postures and Hand Movements in Children With Specific Language Impairment." Journal of Experimental Child Psychology 102.1: 1-13. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2009
"Interaction Between Flexible Cognition and Language Comprehension in Children With and Without Language Impairment." Children and Language: Development, Impairment and Training. Ed. M.A. Reed. Hauppage, N.Y.: Nova Science Publishers, Inc. (Books and Publications: Forthcoming Publications) 2009
"Is Language Impairment Specific in Children With Specific Language Impairment?" Assessment and Intervention in Neurocognitive Disorders. Examples From Evidence-Based Practice. Ed. K. Marton. Budapest, Hungary: Eotvos Kiado. (in Hungarian) (Books and Publications: Forthcoming Publications) 2009
Assessment and Intervention in Neurocognitive Disorders. Examples From Evidence-Based Practice. Editor. Budapest, Hungary: Eotvos Kiado. (in Hungarian) (Books and Publications: Forthcoming Publications) 2009
Jaszberenyi, M. and K. Marton. "Clinical Assessment and Evidence-Based Practice in Young Adults With Written Language Difficulties." Assessment and Intervention in Neurocognitive Disorders. Examples From Evidence-Based Practice. Ed. K. Marton. Budapest, Hungary: Eotvos Kiado. (in Hungarian) (Books and Publications: Forthcoming Publications) 2009
Marton, K. and G. Konczei. "New Trends in Disability Research." Hungarian Journal of Society & Disability 1.1: 5-12. (in Hungarian) (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2009
"Hidden Groups of People With Disability and the Society." Vilagossag (Hungarian philosophy journal) 11/12: 233-39. (in Hungarian) (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2008
"Visuo-spatial Processing and Executive Functions in Children With Specific Language Impairment." International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders 43.2: 181-200. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2008
Marton, K. and M. Wellerstein. "What Can Social Psychology Gain From and Offer to Children With Specific Language Impairment: Social Perception of the Self and Others." Social Perception: 21st Century Issues and Challenges. Ed. J.B. Teiford. New York: Nova Publishing. 103-24. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2008
Marton, K. and L. Kelmenson. "The Impact of Inhibition Control on Working Memory in Children With SLI." Proceedings of the Second European Cognitive Science Conference: 481-85. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2007
Marton, K., L. Kelmenson and M. Pinkhasova. "Inhibitory Control and Working Memory Capacity in Children With SLI." Psychologia 50: 110-21. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2007
"Do Nonword Repetition Errors in Children With Specific Language Impairment (SLI) Reflect a Weakness in an Unidentified Skill Specific to Nonword Repetition or a Deficit in Simultaneous Processing?" Applied Psycholinguistics 27.4: 569-73. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2006
Marton, K., R.G. Schwartz, L. Farkas and V. Katsnelson. "The Effect of Sentence Length and Complexity on Working Memory Performance in Hungarian Children With Specific Language Impairment (SLI): A Cross-linguistic Comparison." International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders 41.6: 653-73. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2006
"Cross-linguistic Research on Current Issues in Atypical Language Development." 4400 Boylan 4.1: 4. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2005
Marton, K., B. Abramoff and S. Rosenzweig. "Social Competence in Children With Specific Language Impairment (SLI): The Relationship Between Social Cognition and Language Knowledge." Journal of Communication Disorders 38.2: 143-62. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2005
Marton, K., R.G. Schwartz and A. Braun. "The Effect of Age and Language Structure in Working Memory Performance." XXVII Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society. Stresa Italy, July 22. Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. 1413-18. http://www.cogsci.rpi.edu/CSJarchive/Proceedings/2005/index.htm. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2005
"Research-based Practice or Clinically Oriented Research: Theory and Praxis in Child Language Studies." Journal of Special Education, Special Issue: 82-91. (in Hungarian) (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2003
"Student Research." 4400 Boylan 2.1: 6-7. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2003
Marton, K. and R.G. Schwartz. "Working Memory Capacity Limitations and Language Processes in Children With Specific Language Impairment." Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research 46: 1138-53. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2003
"The Making of Mentors." Brooklyn College Magazine XVI.1: 16. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2002
"Early Neuropsychological Development: Assessment & Clinical Implications." Proceedings of the 7th National Conference on Early Childhood Development, Pecs, Hungary: 60-65. (in Hungarian) (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2001
"Growing Research Opportunities: Many Masters, Many Ways." 4400 Boylan 1.1: 2. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2001
"Innovation and Retention: Cross-cultural Comparison of Special Education Systems." Social Work XIII.4: 242-46. (in Hungarian) (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2001
"School-related Issues of Children With Severe Speech-language Disorders." Special Education in Hungary. Eds. S. Illyes and K. van Rijsvijk. Acco Leuven / Leusden. 63-76. (in Dutch). (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2001
Goffman, L., R.G. Schwartz and K. Marton. "Information Level and Young Children's Phonological Accuracy." Journal of Child Language 23: 337-47. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 1996
"The Role of Communication in Social Development of Individuals With Different Disorders." Studies in Special Education, Psychology, and Related Disciplines. Ed. P. Zaszkaliczky. Budapest, Hungary: College Special Education. 198-208. (in Hungarian) (Books and Publications: Chapter) 1995
"Characteristics of Communication in Children With Cerebral Palsy." Hungarian Pediatry 2: 139-41. (in Hungarian) (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 1992
Huba, J. and K. Marton. "Sensory Integration Skills in Children With Learning Disorders." Hungarian Pediatry 1: 57-60. (in Hungarian) (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 1992
Lanyi, A. and K. Marton. Social Development of Children With Mental Disorders. Budapest, Hungary: Publisher of the Academy. (in Hungarian) (Books and Publications: Book) 1990
"Special Examinations With the P-A-C 1." Special Educational Review XVI: 113-17. (in Hungarian) (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 1988
"Pedagogical Analysis and Curriculum (PAC): Method to Assess the Social Development of Children With Mental Retardation." Special Education XXXII: 129-33. (in Hungarian) (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 1987
Awards, Honors and Fellowships
Resistance to interference in children with language impairment, PSC-CUNY award, Brooklyn College, 2013-2014 (Grants and Fellowships) 2013
Interference control in school-age children, P.I., PSC-CUNY Grant, Brooklyn College,
CUNY, 2012-2013
(Grants and Fellowships) 2012
Assessment of cognitive functions in children with intellectual disabilities, P.I. The
European Union and the European Social Fund, TÁMOP, 2010-2012
(Grants and Fellowships) 2010
Hungarian Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor, for "The Measurement of Functionality: Development of a Comprehensive Assessment Material Based on WHO-ICF." Principal investigator. $150,000; 2008-10. (Grants and Fellowships) 2008
Publication grant, Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest, Hungary, $5,700. (Grants and Fellowships) 2008
Eotvos University, Faculty of Special Education, Hungary, for "Supported Decision Making and Evidence Based Practice in Individuals With Psycho-social Deficits." Co-principal investigator. $17,000. (Grants and Fellowships) 2007
NIH/NIDCD, 1R15DC009040-01, for "The Impact of Inhibition Control on Working Memory Performance in Children With SLI." Principal investigator. $235,000; 2007-10. (Grants and Fellowships) 2007
PSC-CUNY Grant, for "Inhibition Control in Children With Specific Language Impairment." Principal investigator. $5,800; 2007-08. (Grants and Fellowships) 2007
Sabbatical year fellowship, Brooklyn College, 2006-07. (Grants and Fellowships) 2006
Provost's Initiative for Research and Scholarship, Brooklyn College. (Grants and Fellowships) 2005
"Who Is Who," Hungary. (Awards and Honors) 2004
Salute to Scholars, Certificate of recognition. In honor of outstanding scholarly achievements and contributions to the creation and transmittal of knowledge, City University of New York. (Awards and Honors) 2004
PSC-CUNY Grant, for "Reading Comprehension and Working Memory in Children With Specific Language Impairment." Principal investigator; Gail Gurland, co-principal investigator. 2003-04. (Grants and Fellowships) 2003
Salute to Scholars, Certificate of Recognition. In honor of outstanding scholarly achievements and contributions to the creation and transmittal of knowledge, City University of New York. (Awards and Honors) 2003
Szent-Gyorgyi Research Fellowship, Department of Education, Hungary, for "Working Memory and Language Comprehension in Hungarian Children With SLI: Cross-linguistic Comparison." Principal investigator. $66,000; 2003-04. (Grants and Fellowships) 2003
NIH-NIDCD, 41449-00-01, for "Working Memory Capacity in Children With SLI." Principal investigator. $225,000; 2002-05. (Grants and Fellowships) 2002
PSC-CUNY Grant, for "Lexical Influence on Working Memory Performance in Children With Specific Language Impairment." Principal investigator. 2002-03. (Grants and Fellowships) 2002
Salute to Scholars, Certificate of Recognition. In honor of outstanding scholarly achievements and contributions to the creation and transmittal of knowledge, City University of New York. (Awards and Honors) 2002
CUNY Collaborative Incentive Grant, for "Working Memory for Structural-Linguistic Information in Adults and Children." Principal investigator; Richard G. Schwartz and Valerie Shafer, co-principal investigators. $16,000; 2001-03. (Grants and Fellowships) 2001
PSC-CUNY Grant, for "Developmental Changes in Phonological Working Memory Performance in School-age Children." Principal investigator. 2001-02. (Grants and Fellowships) 2001
PSC-CUNY Grant, for "Cross-cultural Investigation of Phonological Working Memory Skills in Children With Specific Language Pmpairment." Principal investigator. 2000-01. (Grants and Fellowships) 2000
Barczi Gusztav College of Special Education & National Science Foundation (Hungary), for "Sensory Integration Skills in Children With Specific Language Impairment." A. Lanyi, principal investigator; K. Marton, co-principal investigator. 1989-92. (Grants and Fellowships) 1989
Research Fellow, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 1984-88. (Grants and Fellowships) 1984
Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums
Campanelli, L., & Marton, K. (2012, September). Changes in proactive interference across the lifespan: A cross-sectional study. Paper presented at the 6th European Working Memory Symposium (EWOMS-6), Fribourg, Switzerland. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2012
Marton, K. (2012). Analysis of performance patterns on executive function tasks: Evidence of different profiles in cognitive development. Symposium, The 42nd Annual Meeting of the Jean Piaget Society, Toronto, Canada (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2012
Marton, K., Campanelli, L., Sheuer, J., & Yoon, J. (2012). Inhibition control in children with and without specific language impairment (SLI). Symposium, The 42nd Annual Meeting of the Jean Piaget Society, Toronto, Canada (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2012
Marton,K., Campanelli, L., & Eichorn, N. (2012). Avoidance of interference in children with and without specific language impairment (SLI). Symposium, The 42nd Annual Meeting of the Jean Piaget Society, Toronto, Canada (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2012
Eichorn, N., Campanelli, L., Cruz, J., Puglik, I., Scheuer, J., Goral, M., Obler, L. K. & Marton, K. (2011). Simultaneous Processing in Children with Primary Language Impairment: Identifying Sources of Performance Breakdown. 12th Congress of the International Association for the Study of Child Language, Montréal, Canada. http://www.iascl2011.org/scientific.php (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2011
Marton, K. (2011). What do we know from children?s errors about the underlying cognitive mechanisms of imitation? Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Biennial Meeting, Montreal, QC. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2011
Marton, K., Campanelli, L., & Eichorn, N. (2011). Cognitive flexibility in children with specific language impairment (SLI). The developing brain: Perspectives from typical and atypical development. European Science Foundation, Granada, Spain. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2011
Marton, K., Obler, L. K., Goral, M., Campanelli, L., Eichorn, N., & Yoon, J. (2011). The Impact of Working Memory, Inhibition and Attention Switching on Language Comprehension in 10-13 year old Children. 12th Congress of The International Association for the Study of Child Language, Montréal, Canada. http://www.iascl2011.org/scientific.php (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2011
Marton, K., Scheuer, J. Campanelli, L. Egri T. (2011). Cognitive flexibility in children with specific language impairment (SLI). Development of Executive Functions Workshop Institute for the Study of Education and Human Development (ISED) and the European Society for Cognitive Psychology (ESCoP), Utrecht, Netherlands (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2011
Scheuer, J., Campanelli, L., Cruz, J., Puglik, I., Eichorn, N., Goral, M., Obler, L. K. & Marton, K. (2011). The relationship between working memory and syntactic complexity in children with Specific Language Impairment. 12th Congress of The International Association for the Study of Child Language, Montréal, Canada. http://www.iascl2011.org/scientific.php (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2011
Yoon, J., Campanelli, L., Eichorn, N., Scheuer, J., Puglik, I., Goral, M., Obler, L. K. & Marton, K. (2011). The Effect of Plausibility on Sentence Comprehension in Children with and without Language Impairment. International Association for the Study of Child Language, Montreal, QC. http://www.iascl2011.org/scientific.php
(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2011
Yoon, J., Goral, M., Campanelli, L., Marton, K. & Obler, L. K. . (2011). Aging and Comprehension: Roles of Inhibition and Attention-switching. The 39th Annual Meeting of International Neuropsychological Society, Boston, MA. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2011
Campanelli, L., Eichorn, N., Savuk, O., Yoon, J., & Marton, K. (2010). The impact of working memory and inhibition control on task switching in children with primary language impairment. Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders. http://www.srcld.org/Archive/PresentationDetail.aspx?SUBID=2452 (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2010
Eichorn, N. & Marton, K. (2010). Cognitive and Verbal Flexibility in Preschool Children with and without Fluency Disorders. Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders. http://www.srcld.org/Archive/PresentationDetail.aspx?SUBID=2446 (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2010
Eichorn, N., Campanelli, L., Savuk, O., Leokumovich, J., Puglik, I., & Marton, K. (2010). Specificity of ?General Slowing? in School-Aged Children with Primary Language Impairment. Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders. http://www.srcld.org/Archive/PresentationDetail.aspx?SUBID=2450 (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2010
Marton, K., Campanelli, L., Eichorn, N., & Yoon, J. (2010). The contribution of working memory and inhibition control to task switching in children with and without language impairment. Fifth European Working Memory Workshop, Civita Castellana, Italy. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2010
Marton, K., Eichorn, N., Campanelli, L., Yoon, J., Obler, L. K., Goral, M. (2010). Executive Functions and Language across the Life Span. ASHA Convention, Philadelphia, PA. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2010
"Language Comprehension and Executive Functions in Children With Specific Language Impairment" poster. Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders. University of Wisconsin-Madison. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2009
"Social Cognition and Language in Children With Specific Language Impairment (SLI)." The Spectrum of Developmental Disabilities XXXI: A Pragmatic View of the Social Brain." The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2009
"Why Are These Sentences So Difficult to Remember?: The Impact of Grammatical Structure on Working Memory in English-speaking and Hungarian Children." Faculty Day, Brooklyn College. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Contributed Talk) 2009
Goral, M., K. Marton, A. Spiro, M. Clark-Cotton, L.K. Obler and M.L. Albert. "Executive Functions Predict Comprehension at Both Ends of the Lifespan." Conference of the International Neuropsychological Society. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2008
MacRoy-Higgins, M., R.G. Schwartz, V.L. Shafer and K. Marton. "Phonotactic Probability and Phonological Representations in Late Talkers." American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2008
Marton, K., R.G. Schwartz and L. Kelmenson. "Interaction Between the Long-term Lexicon and Working Memory in Children With and Without SLI." XI International Congress for the Study of Child Language. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2008
Tropper, B., K. Marton, K. Victorino, V.L. Shafer and R.G. Schwartz. "Research on Executive Functions in Children With SLI." American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2008
"Executive Functions and Their Impact on Children's Academic and Social Life. Master Clinician Series, Brooklyn College. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2007
"The Role of Inhibition and Attention Control in Verbal and Visuo-spatial Processing Tasks." Colloquium in the Ph.D. Program in Speech and Hearing Sciences, CUNY Graduate Center. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2007
MacRoy-Higgins, M., R.G. Schwartz, V.L. Shafer and K. Marton. "Language in Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers: Phonotactic Probability & Phonological Representations in Toddlers." American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, The ASHA Leader. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2007
Marton, K. and L. Kelmenson. "The Impact of Inhibition Control on Working Memory in Children With SLI." The Second European Cognitive Science Conference. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2007
"Clinical Implications of Current Research as It Applies to the Child With Language and Executive Function Impairment." Master Clinician Series, Making Sense of the Language - Executive Function Overlap, Adler, Molly, Gurland LLC. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2006
"Executive Functions and Language Processes." Colloquium at the Psycholinguistics Laboratory, CUNY Graduate Center. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2006
Marton, K., R.G. Schwartz and A. Braun. "The Effect of Age and Language Structure in Working Memory Performance." XXVII Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2005
Schwartz, R.G. and K. Marton. "Interaction Among Executive Functions, Working Memory, and Language Comprehension." Cognitive Science Colloquium, CUNY Graduate Center. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2005
"Cross-cultural Review of Praxis and Theory of Language-based Learning Disabilities." Annual Conference of the Association for Children With Dyslexia. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2004
"Interaction Among Speech Perception, Lexical Development & Working Memory in Children With Specific Language Impairment." International Workshop in Phonetics Dedicated to the Memory of Farkas Kempelen, 30-31. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2004
"Working Memory and Executive Functions in Children With Specific Language Impairment." Department of Speech Language Pathology, New York University. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2004
Marton, K. and R.G. Schwartz. "Lexicality Effects in the Working Memory of Children With SLI." American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, The ASHA Leader: 116. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2004
Marton, K., R.G. Schwartz, and J. Krasnopolsky. "Executive Functions in Children With Specific Language Impairment (SLI): Cross-linguistic Comparison of American and Hungarian Children's Working Memory Performance in Verbal and Visuo-spatial Domains." Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2004
McDonald, T., H. Datta, V. Shafer, K. Marton and R.G. Schwartz. "Working Memory Effects on Sentence Processing in Adults and Children." American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, The ASHA Leader: 135. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2004
"The Cognitive Bases of Language Processing and Language Comprehension: The Role of Working Memory in the Development of Children With Specific Language Impairment." 2nd National Meixner Conference on Dyslexia. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2003
"The Interaction of Structural Linguistic Knowledge, Working Memory, and Attention in Children With Language Disorders." Science Day, Bliss Center. Hungary. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2003
Marton, K., R.G. Schwartz and V. Katsnelson. "Measurement of Working Memory in American and Hungarian Children With Specific Language Impairment: Interaction Between Language Comprehension and Working Memory." Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2003
"Research-based Practice and Clinically Oriented Research in Communication Disorders." Science Day, Barczi College of Special Education, Eotvos University. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2002
"Verbal and Visuospatial Information Processing in Children With Specific Language Impairment." Colloquium at the Developmental Psycholinguistic Laboratory, Ph.D. Program in Speech and Hearing Sciences, CUNY Graduate Center. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2002
"Working Memory and Language Comprehension in American & Hungarian Children With Specific Language Impairment (SLI)." Conference on Linguistic Socialization, Language Acquisition and Language Disorders, 27. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2002
Marton K. and B. Abramoff. "Social Pragmatic Difficulties in Children With Specific Language Impairment." Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders & International Congress for the Study of Child Language, 108. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2002
"Language Characteristics of Children With Autistic Spectrum Disorder." Colloquium at the Department of Psychiatry, SUNY Stony Brook. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2001
Marton, K. and R.G. Schwartz. "Phonological Analysis of Nonword Production of Children With Specific Language Impairment." Cognitive Neuroscience Society. A Supplement of the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience 84. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2001
"Cognitive Aspects of Language Performance in Children With Severe Visual Impairment." 7th International Pragmatics Conference, 23-24. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2000
"Verbal and Visuospatial Information Processing in Children With Specific Language Impairment." Colloquium at the Developmental Psycholinguistic Laboratory, Ph.D. Program in Speech and Hearing Sciences, CUNY Graduate Center. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2000
Marton, K. and R.G. Schwartz. "Working Memory Capacity Limitations in Children With Specific Language Impairment." Cognitive Neuroscience Society, 146. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2000
"Communication and Thought: A Neuropsychological Perspective." Bliss Center. Hungary. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 1999
"Memory Assessment in Children." Pedagogical Institute of Barczi College of Special Education. Hungary. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 1999
"Speech-language Development in Children With Cerebral Palsy." National Conference of Early Conductive Education. Hungary. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 1999
Marton, K. and R.G. Schwartz. "The Role of Working Memory in Language Processes in American and Hungarian Children With Specific Language Impairment." VIIIth International Congress for the Study of Child Language: 148.
(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 1999
"Developmental Aspects of Working Memory and Language." Volume of Abstracts 13th National Scientific Psychology Conference: 61. (in Hungarian) (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 1998
"Memory and Language in Children: A Developmental Perspective." Colloquium series of the National Pedagogical Institute. Hungary. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 1998
"Phonological Working Memory in Children With Specific Language Impairment." Scientific Conference on Special Education. Hungary. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 1998
"Working Memory and Language Processes in Children With Specific Language Impairment." Volume of Abstracts 13th National Scientific Psychology Conference: 233. (in Hungarian) (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 1998
Huba, J. and K. Marton. "Motor Coordination - Sensory Integration." Volume of Abstracts 7th International Adapted Physical Activity: 118. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 1989
"Marci: A Case Study of a Child With Cerebral Palsy." Annual Conference of the National Society of Logopedics and Phoniatry. Hungary. "Best Presentation" Award for Young Researchers.
(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 1987
"Communication Therapy With Bliss Symbols in Children With Cerebral Palsy." Annual Conference of the National Society of Logopedics and Phoniatry. Hungary. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 1986
Professional Leadership
Editorial board member, Hungarian Journal of Disability and Society, 2008-present. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2008
Member, editorial board, a Hungarian journal on speech science research (in Hungarian: Beszedkutatas), 2007-present. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2007
Other Professional Activities
Ad hoc reviewer: National Science Foundation (research grant proposals); Research Council of Canada (research grant proposals); Journal of Communication Disorders (research papers); Journal of Speech, Language, & Hearing Research (research papers); American Journal of Speech-Language-Pathology (research papers); International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders (research papers); Cognitive Science Society (conference papers); Mosby Inc., A Harcourt Health Sciences Company (books / book chapters); Pearson Merrill Prentice Hall (books / book chapters); Elsevier Publisher (books / book chapters). 2001-present. 2008
