People
Graduate students
I am a third-year PhD student in the Spanish, Italian and Portuguese Department. Although my research interests are broad, I mainly focus on language processing as studied using psycho/neurolinguistic methods. Recently, I have been working on the processing of inclusive language in English and Spanish using electroencephalography.
Undergraduate students
Caden Vitti
I am pursuing a double major in Spanish and Energy Engineering, with interests in environmental justice and the intersection of technology and culture. As part of the PIRE program, I spent the 2022 summer conducting this study in Puerto Rico. I am currently analyzing how code-switching by Spanish-English bilingual Puerto Ricans impacts the grammatical interpretation of they/them pronouns in the English language.
Amelia Patton
I’m majoring in psychology and minoring in chemistry. I'm working on a research project funded by NSF-PIRE that focuses on how people process cross-linguistic differences when reading phrases in their second language.
Kevin McGovern
I’m a fourth-year student studying Computer Science with a minor in Spanish. I am a Summer 2022 NSF-PIRE fellow and work under Dr Pulido. My hobbies include reading, playing piano, and running.
Katie Contino
I am a senior double majoring in Biology and Immunology and Infectious Disease. I am interested in Genetic Counseling and plan on going to graduate school next year. As an RA, I assist with participant sessions using behavioral methods and EEG as well as preparing tasks.