Meet the Lab

Doctoral Students

Brandon Garivaldo, ms, Ccc-SLP

Brandon Garivaldo (He/Him/His) is a graduate of the University of Arizona's Masters of Science in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences clinical program. He has worked under Dr. Leah Fabiano since 2018, as an undergraduate and graduate research assistant in the BPL. He is interested in how to apply a translanguaging approach to speech and language services and how it impacts assessment practices in speech and language service delivery in education settings. His practice and training centers the communities he serves and deconstructs white supremacy in clinical practice and research.


Undergraduate and Post-Bacc Students


Emilia FernandeZ

Undergraduate Researcher

Emelia is a post-baccalaureate student in Communication Sciences and Disorders. She completed her undergraduate degrees in Spanish and Linguistics with a minor in German




Amara Lheme

Project Manager, Undergraduate Researcher

Amara is a 2nd year undergraduate student. She is majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders and Linguistics. Amara is the Bilingual Phonology Lab's appointed project manager. 




Selena Permyashkin

Undergraduate Researcher

Selena is a 4th year undergraduate student. She is majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders and minorig in Linguistics. 


Amelia McCauley

Undergraduate Researcher

Amelia is a 3rd year undergraduate student. She is majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders and Spanish.


BryAnna Woodson

Undergraduate Researcher



Clara Kim 

Undergraduate Researcher



Gianna Benni 

Undergraduate Researcher

Gianna is a 3rd year undergraduate student. She is majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders and minoring in Secondary Education



Maya Roman 

Undergraduate Researcher

Maya is a 2nd year undergraduate student. She is majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders and minoring in Hispanic Language and Culture. 


Natalia Nunez 

Undergraduate Researcher

Natalia is a 2nd year undergraduate student. She is majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders and minoring in Spanish.


Bilab Alumni


Emily Abreu, MA, CF-SLP

Role: Graduate Student Researcher





Marissa Lahr, MS, CF-SLP

Role: Graduate Student Researcher

Thesis title: Developing an Evidence-Based Procedure for Bilingual Phonological Assessment Using Item Response Theory (IRT)