Principal Investigator
Melissa Baese-Berk, PhD
Melissa is a Professor in the Linguistics Department at the University of Chicago. Her broad research interests include speech perception, speech production, second language acquisition. She is currently working on a number of projects examining the relationship between speech perception and production, the role of variability in perception and production of non-native speech, and how expectations in perception shift when listening to non-native speech.
Postdoctoral Scholars
Graduate Students
Carissa Diantoro
Carissa is a PhD student at University of Oregon interested in perception and production of second and third language learning, speech rhythm, and how one’s prior language experience affects subsequent language learning.
Cecelia Staggs
Cecelia is a PhD student at University of Oregon interested in speech production and perception within the Spanish Heritage community, as well as how language ideologies and attitudes influence identity construction through language.
Undergraduate Students
Petra Chinsangaram
Petra is a sophomore in the Clark Honors College at University of Oregon , majoring in Psychology with a minor in Linguistics. She’s new to linguistics, so she's exploring different areas and enjoying the process!
Alumni
Undergraduate Alumni
Chasen Afghani, Isabel Crabtree, Cydnie Davenport, Toby Graham, Zoë Haupt, Zach Houghton, Spencer Hutchinson, Audrey Kirkpatrick, Drew McLaughlin, Mary Mugeki, Cedar O’Konski, Sydney Ozmat, Sabrina Piccolo, Zac Post, Isabel Preligera, Anna Robinson, Jennie Shen, Tillena Trebon, Kayla Walker, Maggie Wallace, Orion Wesson, Anna Wood
Graduate & Postdoctoral Alumni
Zachary Jaggers - Amazon
Misaki Kato - ETS
Dae-yong Lee - Postdoctoral Scholar Hanyang University
Amos Teo - Amazon
Jonathan Wright - Postdoctoral Scholar Penn State University
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