Dr Maria M. Crespo-Llado
Maria M. Crespo-Llado is a postdoctoral research associate at the Department of Women and Children’s Health, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool. Her work over the past 3 years has focused on examining the relationship among early exposure to linguistic stimulation, early brain responses to social cues and later language outcomes in infants reared in rural Gambia. Dr Maria M. Crespo-Llado is responsible for coordinating and supporting the training and running of the STREAM study in Malawi. She will also link with the team in India to enable cross linking of the two sites.