Lab Administrators

Mary Alt’s research interests are in how people learn words and the concepts associated with them.  She is particularly interested in how this works for children with developmental language disorders (DLD) and typically-developing children who are bilingual. Her current funded research is concentrated on examining parameters that lead to the most effective treatment for word learning for toddlers. Other ongoing projects are centered around word learning and working memory, the use of learning theory to inform intervention and instruction for older children and adults, and learning in bilingual children. She is also interested in literacy, the interplay between language and thought, and other issues related to learning. 

Cecilia Figueroa received her bachelor’s and master's degrees in speech-language pathology from the University of Arizona and has practiced as a speech-language pathologist in various settings, including schools and clinics. Cecilia has been in the lab almost continuously since 2007! 

Nora Evans-Reitz is the project director for VAULT (Vocabulary Acquisition and Usage for Late Talkers), also known as the "toddler study,"  in the L4 lab. She received her master's degree in speech-language pathology from the University of Arizona.