Lab Members

Contact information: actremblay@utep.edu    

Dr. Tremblay's Website 

Dr. Tremblay received her M.A. in Spanish from the University of Ottawa (Canada) in 2002 and her Ph.D. in Second Language Acquisition from the University of Hawai'i in 2007. She worked as an Assistant Professor of French at the University of Illinois (2007-2012), as an Assistant Professor, an Associate Professor, and a Professor of Linguistics at the University of Kansas (2012-2022), and as Professor of Linguistics and (since 2023) departmental chair at UTEP (2022–present). She specializes in adult bilingual speech perception and spoken word recognition, and has some interests in adult bilingual morphological processing and speech production. She is originally from Québec, Canada, and speaks French, English, and Spanish. 

Contact information: vbarraza2@utep.edu 

Ms. Delmar received her B.A. in Psychology and French from UTEP and her M.A. in English-Spanish Translation and Interpretation from the Monterey Institute of International Studies (MIIS) in California. She is an American Translators Association (ATA)-certified translator from English to Spanish and Spanish to English and a nationally-certified healthcare interpreter holding the Certified Healthcare Interpreter (CHI) credential. Since 2016, she has been a conference interpreter, translation business owner, and has worked as an Adjunct Professor of Interpreting at UTEP. As of 2024, she is the Senior Coordinator of the Translation and Interpretation (T&I) Program/Office focused on preparing the next generation of certified and professional translators and interpreters. She is originally from El Paso, Texas and speaks French, English, and Spanish.

Contact information: miluevanocr@miners.utep.edu 

Ms. Melissa Luevano Cruz is in her senior year as an undergraduate student majoring in Linguistics and Bilingualism, with a minor in Translation and Interpreting. She is expected to graduate in 2027.

Contact information: asalas37@miners.utep.edu

Ms. Aolani Salas is in her senior year as an undergraduate student majoring in Spanish, with a minor in Translation and Interpreting at the University of Texas at El Paso. She is expected to graduate in 2027.

Contact information: mevalerio@miners.utep.edu

Mr. Manuel Valerio is in his senior year as an undergraduate student majoring in Linguistics and Bilingualism, with a minor in Translation and Interpreting. He is expected to graduate in 2026.