With deep sadness, we're sharing that Dr. LouAnn Gerken passed away on May 17, 2025 after battling metastatic breast cancer. She was born in Rochester, New York May 20, 1959 to Ann Lou Meyer Gerken and John Gerken, both deceased. She completed her B.A. at the University of Rochester and earned her Ph.D. in psychology at Columbia University. LouAnn was a professor of Psychology, Linguistics, Cognitive Science, and SLAT at the University of Arizona where she spent most of her academic career. She published more than 100 scientific papers and one book in her field of language development in young children. LouAnn is survived by her brother Michael Gerken and sister-in-law Sulma of Casselberry, Florida, her niece, two nephews and their children. No funeral or memorial was scheduled by her request.