LACH LAB

Linguistically. Affirming. Cultural. Hub.

What We Do

Language Sampling

Language Sampling Analysis (LSA) provides useful information about language skills across domains. It should be taken into consideration by SLP's as a possible assessment tool.

Hands On Research

Research on topics such as dual language assessments, DEI in children's literature, and how to characterize language profiles of bilingual children through LSA.

Bilingual Extension Program

The bilingual extension program is a 12-credit certification for students who are interested in conducting appropriate and least-biased assessments, culturally sustaining interventions for bilingual populations, learning the philosophy of bilingual education, and examining trends in the education of immigrants.

MERMAIDS

The Memory and Eyetracking Research and Maybe Also Interlanguaging and Disability Studies (MERMAIDS) lab is an affinity group of the LACH lab that seeks to understand the brain's role in language development and explore the role of society and family relationships within disability.

What is the LACH-MERMAIDS Lab?

WHAT OUR LAB DOES:

In the LACH-MERMAIDS Lab, our goal is to research the language and literacy development of children from diverse backgrounds, with a focus on multilingual or dual language learners (DLLs) and multimodal language users. 

At our lab you will learn how to:


ABOUT THE LACH-MERMAIDS LAB TEAM:

​We are a diverse and well-rounded team of directors, lab members, graduate students, undergraduate students, and volunteers. We get to work in a friendly and collaborative environment that includes lab meetings and social gatherings. We are supported by our lab members for the day-to-day needs of our research endeavors, and guided by Dr. Svenja Gusewski and Dr. Zara W DeLuca. 

WHERE CAN YOU FIND THE LAB?

You can find us on the 2nd floor of the Health and Human Services Building (HHS 271) in the Department of Communication Disorders at Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU). We are committed to serving the Greater New Haven area in Connecticut. Most of our research takes place in neighboring schools, with our collaborative projects taking place in our state-of-the-art lab on campus.