Brenda and Zijian Successfully Complete PhDs, Offering Valuable Insights on the Development of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children

On February 12th and 14th, Brenda de Sousa da Silva and Zijian Li successfully defended their PhD dissertations at Leiden University! Both studied the development of young deaf and hard of hearing children - Brenda in Portugal and Zijian in China - and both come with hopeful news:

"Deaf and hard-of-hearing children can find it challenging to blend in during recess on the playground. Yet, in recent studies, two PhD researchers studying children in China and Portugal showed that the emotional development of these children is largely on par with their hearing classmates."

Read the full news article on the Leiden University website! Furthermore, you can access Brenda's thesis and Zijian's thesis online.

Congrats Dr. Li & Dr. da Silva - we're proud of you!