Meghan ArmstrongDr. Meghan Armstrong, linguist and children's book author, wrote Emmalina Is Still Nursing while still nursing her daughter. An Associate Professor of Hispanic Linguistics at UMass Amherst, she earned her Ph.D. from The Ohio State University ad trained at Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, where she remains affiliated with the Prosodic Studies Group. Her research explores how intonation conveys mental states in adults and children, including those with Autism Spectrum Disorder. She also partners with communities in Holyoke and Springfield to highlight the value of non-standard dialects. Read More Read Less