I am currently a fourth-year doctoral student in the Linguistics Department at the University of Kansas, under the supervision of Dr. Fiorentino, Dr. Gabriele, and Dr. Minai. My research investigates first and second language acquisition of morphosyntax and semantics with the use of psycholinguistic (e.g., eye-tracking) and brain-imaging (e.g., EEG) techniques. In particular, I am interested in exploring how first and second language learners comprehend sentences in real time, with regards to the effects of individual differences (e.g., working memory), cross-linguistic influences, and other factors, on the cognitive processes of language processing and acquisition.

Before coming to KU Linguistics, I was trained in linguistic theory and communication sciences and disorders (CSD) at Syracuse University. I received training in the Diversity in Language and Literacy Lab at the CSD Department, and am excited about working on typical and atypical language acquisition among bilingual children in the future. Besides, I worked with linguistics professors at the Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Department at Syracuse, and conducted research on the morphosyntax and phonology of Chinese languages such as Teochew and Mandarin.

Currently, I am developing my research interests in computational linguistics and being trained in computer science and programming. In the future, I would love to employ computational modelling for my research on language processing.

I also moonlight as an applied linguist, and I conducted research in language learning and teaching in the past few years.

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