I am the Heritage Language Lab coordinator and a Linguistics Ph.D. student at UofA. My main research interests are language processing, language acquisition, pronoun resolution, and implicit causality. Currently I am investigating the role of information structure on pronoun resolution in semantically biased contexts. In the Heritage Lab I am part of the project that studies cross-linguistic influence with Spanish-English bilinguals.

I am a Ph.D. student at UofA. In my master's, I conducted research on the relationship between macro- and micro-structure components in narratives produced by Persian-speaking children. I have collaborated in the construction of the Persian and Gilaki versions of LITMUS-MAIN and -CLTs. I am interested in studying characteristics of language development and the effects of individual differences in bilingual children who speak Persian as one of their languages, especially as a heritage language

Hi, my name is Gabriela and I am a third year Mathematics & Linguistics undergraduate student. My research interests include L2 phoneme processing & production as well as heritage language maintenance, especially that of Polish.

大家好！I’m Padgett (pæd͡ʒɪt), a third year student studying linguistics and Japanese; I was part of the lab as a 375/475 student and as a research assistant. My interests revolve around the acquisition of morphosyntax in heritage/bilingual Mandarin speakers!

Hello, I’m Sarah! I am a fourth year undergraduate student studying psychology and linguistics. I am interested in bilingual language acquisition and the maintenance of those languages. Particularly how research in these subjects shape clinical practices.

Hi, I’m Angel, a fourth year undergraduate student majoring in psychology. My interest is in bilingual language maintenance, particularly involving Mandarin. I’m hoping to get into the speech language pathology program.

Hi, I'm Dakota, a third-year undergraduate student studying Linguistics and East Asian Studies. As a Chinese international student, my fascination with language and communication originated from observing my struggle with language learning, while equally impressed by the process. My goal after graduation is to get a master's degree in Linguistics.