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Nguyen, S. P., Girgis, H., & Knopp, J. (2019). A ladybug bear can fly and climb trees: Children prefer conjunctions of labels and properties for cross-classifiable toys, Infant and Child Development.

Girgis, H. & Nguyen, S. P. (2018). Shape or substance?  Children’s strategy when labeling a food and its healthfulness, Cognitive Development, 48, 289-301.

Byers-Heinlein, K., Behrend, D. A., Said, L. M., Girgis, H., & Poulin-Dubois, D. (2017). Monolingual and bilingual children’s social preferences for monolingual and bilingual speakers, Developmental Science,20(4), 1-12.

Nguyen, S. P., Gordon, C. L., Chevalier, T., & Girgis, H. (2016). Trust and doubt: An examination of children’s decision to believe what they are told about food. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 144, 66-83.

Nguyen, S.P., Girgis, H., & Robinson, J. (2015).  Predictors of children's food selection: The role of children's perceptions of the health and taste of foods. Food Preference and Quality, 40, 106-109.