Graduate Alumni
Jennifer Blush, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychology
William Peace University
Dr Blush received her PhD in 2019. Her dissertation research focused on how meanings of words across languages are co-activated. She is passionate about higher education and effective teaching.
Assistant Professor of Psychology
William Peace University
Dr Blush received her PhD in 2019. Her dissertation research focused on how meanings of words across languages are co-activated. She is passionate about higher education and effective teaching.
Ana Beatriz Areas da Luz Fontes, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Languages and Linguistics
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande Do Sul
Dr Fontes received her PhD in 2010. In her doctoral work she examined how working memory capacity and language proficiency influence the efficiency with which bilingual readers comprehend ambiguous words in sentence context. She heads the Laboratory of Bilingualism and Cognition in which she and her students examine issues of bilingual literacy, sentence processing an lexical access.
Associate Professor, Department of Languages and Linguistics
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande Do Sul
Dr Fontes received her PhD in 2010. In her doctoral work she examined how working memory capacity and language proficiency influence the efficiency with which bilingual readers comprehend ambiguous words in sentence context. She heads the Laboratory of Bilingualism and Cognition in which she and her students examine issues of bilingual literacy, sentence processing an lexical access.
Justin Lauro, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Barry University
Dr Lauro received his PhD in 2017. Dr. Lauro is a cognitive psychologist and joined the faculty at Barry in 2020. Prior to coming to Barry, he was a post-doctoral research fellow and adjunct professor at Florida Atlantic University. He also worked in the department of Student Assessment and Research for the Broward County Public School district. Dr.
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Barry University
Dr Lauro received his PhD in 2017. Dr. Lauro is a cognitive psychologist and joined the faculty at Barry in 2020. Prior to coming to Barry, he was a post-doctoral research fellow and adjunct professor at Florida Atlantic University. He also worked in the department of Student Assessment and Research for the Broward County Public School district. Dr.
Yu-Cheng Lin, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychology
University of Texas Rio Grade Valley
Dr. Lin received his PhD in 2016. For his doctoral research he examined how bilingualism in two orthographically distinct languages (Taiwanese and English) influences how bilinguals encode words. His research focuses on the cognitive science of language and education.
Associate Professor of Psychology
University of Texas Rio Grade Valley
Dr. Lin received his PhD in 2016. For his doctoral research he examined how bilingualism in two orthographically distinct languages (Taiwanese and English) influences how bilinguals encode words. His research focuses on the cognitive science of language and education.
Karly Schleicher, PhD
Research Fellow for the Army Research Institute
Dr. Schleicher received her PhD in 2019. For her doctoral research she examined how the match in language across different text passages influences bilinguals' ability to integrate information across the two texts. After graduating she obtained a faculty position at Heritage University. She has since become a researcher for the Army in which she applies her knowledge of language and sound experimental design
Research Fellow for the Army Research Institute
Dr. Schleicher received her PhD in 2019. For her doctoral research she examined how the match in language across different text passages influences bilinguals' ability to integrate information across the two texts. After graduating she obtained a faculty position at Heritage University. She has since become a researcher for the Army in which she applies her knowledge of language and sound experimental design
Li-Hao Yeh, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychology
Chung Yuan Christian University
Dr Yeh received his PhD in 2011. For his doctoral research he examined how cross-language activation of cognates influences syntactic parsing preferences. He continues his research on bilingualism and is also pursuing research on the impact of mindfulness on memory
Associate Professor of Psychology
Chung Yuan Christian University
Dr Yeh received his PhD in 2011. For his doctoral research he examined how cross-language activation of cognates influences syntactic parsing preferences. He continues his research on bilingualism and is also pursuing research on the impact of mindfulness on memory
Former Honors Students
Yadira Torres
Yadira Torres completed an amazing and creative honors thesis project on the impact of "translanguaging". Translanguaging refers to when bilingual students use their home language (or a language other than that of instruction) for learning. She is now finishing up her degree in education and hopes to return to the lab for graduate school
Yadira Torres completed an amazing and creative honors thesis project on the impact of "translanguaging". Translanguaging refers to when bilingual students use their home language (or a language other than that of instruction) for learning. She is now finishing up her degree in education and hopes to return to the lab for graduate school
Ameer Yadak
Ameer Yadak graduated with honors with his BA in Psychology in 2022. He completed a fascinating honors thesis on the impact of bilingual language proficiency on working memory capacity,
Ameer Yadak graduated with honors with his BA in Psychology in 2022. He completed a fascinating honors thesis on the impact of bilingual language proficiency on working memory capacity,
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Rebeca Hernandez Ortega, MA
ESOL Lecturer Department of Latin-US and Linguistics UTEP |
Former Undergraduate Research Assistants
Angelica Aguirre
Angelica Aguirre is an undergraduate student at the University of Texas at El Paso. She is majoring in a Bachelor of Psychology in Arts and minoring in Criminal Justice. Angelica is now pursuing her research interests in Clinical Psychology in the labs of Dr Lawrence Cohn and Dr Field
Angelica Aguirre is an undergraduate student at the University of Texas at El Paso. She is majoring in a Bachelor of Psychology in Arts and minoring in Criminal Justice. Angelica is now pursuing her research interests in Clinical Psychology in the labs of Dr Lawrence Cohn and Dr Field