Bilingualism and Psycholinguistics Research Laboratory

People

Principal Investigator

Professor Viorica Marian, Ph.D. Ralph and Jean Sundin Endowed Chair in Communication Sciences and Disorders Email: v-marian@northwestern.edu Room: Frances Searle 3-363 Phone: 847-491-2420 Twitter: @VioricaMarian1 Website: www.vioricamarian.com Research interests: bilingualism and multilingualism, language and cognition, language processing, language and memory, language learning, audio-visual integration in bilinguals and monolinguals, bilingual assessment, neurolinguistics of bilingualism, computational modeling of bilingual language processing, and eye-tracking Sample publications: Marian, V., Bartolotti, J., Chabal, S., & Shook, A. (2012). CLEARPOND: Cross-Linguistic Easy-Access Resource for Phonological and Orthographic Neighborhood Density. PLoS ONE, 7(8): e43230. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0043230 [pdf] Marian, V., & Neisser, U. (2000). Language-dependent recall of autobiographical memories. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 129, 361-368. [pdf] Curriculum Vitae [pdf] Academic Family Tree NWU SOC video profile for Professor Marian The Native Influence (Profile) PROFESSOR VIORICA MARIAN WILL NOT BE ACCEPTING NEW PHD STUDENTS FOR THE 2025-2026 ACADEMIC YEAR.

Research Assistant Professor

Ashley Chung-Fat-Yim, Ph.D. Email: ashley.chungfatyim@northwestern.edu Room: Frances Searle 3-365 Phone: 847-491-2421 Research interests: bilingualism and multilingualism, language and cognition, event-related potentials, second language processing and narrative transportation Sample publications: Chung-Fat-Yim, A., Chen, P., Chan, A. H. D., & Marian, V. (2022). Audio-visual interactions during emotion processing in bicultural bilinguals. Motivation and Emotion, 46(5), 719-734. Grundy, J. G., Chung-Fat-Yim, A., Friesen, D. C., Mak, L., & Bialystok, E. (2017). Sequential congruency effects reveal differences in disengagement of attention for monolingual and bilingual young adults. Cognition, 163, 42–55. Curriculum Vitae [pdf]

Post-Doctoral Fellows

Concepción Soto, Ph.D. Email: c.soto@northwestern.edu Room: Frances Searle 3-367 Phone: 847-491-2459 Research interests: language processing, first language attrition, heritage languages, code switching, bilingual lexical processing, research methods in psycholinguistics, eye tracking technology Sample publications: Soto, C., & Schmid, M. S. (2023). Carrot or parrot? An eye-tracking study on spoken word recognition in a language attrition context. Language Learning. [pdf] Schmid, M. S., Soto, C., & Heimann, J. (2022). The Psycholinguistics of first language attrition. In A. Godfroid & H. Hopp (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Psycholinguistics (pp. 61-72). Routledge. Curriculum Vitae [pdf]

Clara Fridman, Ph.D. Email: clarafridman@gmail.com Room: Frances Searle 3-367 Phone: 847-491-2459 Research interests: multilingual language processing, heritage languages, code-switching, language learning Sample publications: Fridman, C., Polinsky, M., & Meir, N. (2023). Cross-linguistic influence meets diminished input: A comparative study of heritage Russian in contact with Hebrew and English. Second Language Research, 40(3), 675-708. [pdf] Fridman C., & Meir, N. (2023). Lexical production and innovation in child and adult Russian heritage speakers dominant in English and Hebrew. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 26(5), 880–895. [pdf] Curriculum Vitae [pdf]

Clinician Scientist

Renée Reilly, Ph.D., CCC-SLP Email: reillyslp@yahoo.com Room: Frances Searle 3-367 Phone: 773-909-4962 Research interests: bilingualism, language and cognition, language acquisition, word learning, developmental language disorder, evidence-based practice in clinical speech-language pathology, literacy. Sample publications: McGregor, K.K., Newman, R.M., Reilly, R.M., & Capone, N.C. (2002). Semantic representation and naming in children with specific language impairment. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 45, 998 – 1014.  Editor’s Choice Award for Language, 2003. McGregor, K.K., Friedman, R.M., Reilly, R.M., & Newman, R.M. (2002). Semantic representation and naming in young children. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 45, 332 – 346. Curriculum Vitae [pdf]

Ph.D. Candidate

Matias Fernandez-Duque Email: matiasfduque2024@u.northwestern.edu Room: Frances Searle 3-367 Phone: 847-467-2709 Expected Graduation: December 2024 Research interests: bilingualism, memory, creativity, effect of language on higher-order cognition Sample publications: Fernandez-Duque, M., Hayakawa, S., & Marian, V. (2023). Speakers of different languages remember visual scenes differently. Science Advances, 9(33), eadh0064. Chung-Fat-Yim, A., Fernandez-Duque, M., & Marian, V. (2024). Multilingualism, creativity, and problem-solving. In E. Babatsouli (Ed.), Multilingual acquisition and learning: Towards an ecosystemic view to diversity. John Benjamins Publishing Company. Curriculum Vitae [pdf]

Ph.D. Students

Yung-Chieh (Jessica) Chuang Email: jessicachuang2028@u.northwestern.edu Room: Frances Searle 3-367 Phone: 847-467-2709 Research interests: bilingualism, language processing, language and working memory, code-switching, neurolinguistics in bilingualism. Sample Publications: Rochanavibhata, S., Chuang, J. Y.-C., & Marian, V. (2023). Bilingual mothers and children gesture differently across native and second languages. Journal of Monolingual and Bilingual Speech, 5(2), 201-230. Curriculum Vitae [pdf]

Malak Elmessiry Email: malakelmessiry2028@u.northwestern.edu Room: Frances Searle 3-367 Phone: 847-467-2709 Research interests: bilingualism and multilingualism, language and cognition, foreign language effect, memory, and misinformation. Conference Presentations: Elmessiry, M., Pilai, R. M., Brown-Schmidt, S., & Fazio, L. K. (2022, April). Examining the effect of question phrasing on memory for fact checks. Poster presented at the 94th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL Elmessiry, M., Pilai, R. M., Brown-Schmidt, S., & Fazio, L. K. (2023, February). Examining the effect of question phrasing on belief revision. Poster presented at the annual convention of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Atlanta, GA Psychological Association, Chicago, IL Curriculum Vitae [pdf]

Research Assistants

	Aalya Al-Beeshi Email: aalya.albeeshi@northwestern.edu Room: Frances Searle 3-367 Phone: 847-467-2709 Research interests: language and cognition, language processing, bilingualism, neurolinguistics, memory, language learning. Recent presentations: Al-Beeshi, A., et al. (2023, November). Digital App to Screen and Treat Language Disorders in Saudi Arabia. Talk presented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Boston, MA. Al-Beeshi, A., et al. (2022, October). Faseeh Initiative. Talk presented at the 3rd conference of the Saudi Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Curriculum Vitae [pdf]
	Suhuai Chen Email: SuhuaiChen2024@u.northwestern.edu Room: Frances Searle 3-367 Phone: 847-467-2709 Research interests: bilingualism, second language acquisition, language co-activation, semantics, computational linguistics Curriculum Vitae [pdf]
	Maya Page Email: mayapage2026@u.northwestern.edu Room: Frances Searle 3-367 Phone: 847-467-2709 Research interests: bilingualism, early childhood language development, atypical language development and language disorders, psycholinguistics Curriculum Vitae [pdf]
	Hui Feng Email: huifeng2025@u.northwestern.edu Room: Frances Searle 3-367 Phone: 847-467-2709 Research interests: bilingualism, language processing, code-switching, psycholinguistic, eye-tracking, language acquisition Curriculum Vitae [pdf]
	Kelly Suh Email: kellysuh8@gmail.com Room: Frances Searle 3-367 Phone: 847-467-2709 Research interests: language and cognition, memory, decision-making, bilingualism and multilingualism, perception Curriculum Vitae [pdf]
	Nik Sung Email: niksung2026@u.northwestern.edu Room: Frances Searle 3-367 Phone: 847-467-2709 Research interests: neurolinguistics, neuroimaging, attention networks, memory, eye-tracking Curriculum Vitae [pdf]
	Joseph Biju Email: josephbiju2027@u.northwestern.edu Room: Frances Searle 3-367 Phone: 847-467-2709 Research interests: bilingualism, language acquisition, memory, and language processing Curriculum Vitae [pdf]
	Alzaharaa Al Zaabi Email: AlzaharaaAlZaabi2027@u.northwestern.edu Room: Frances Searle 3-367 Phone: 847-467-2709 Research interests: Bilingualism, Perception and Cognition, Behavioral Research and Neuroimaging, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Science Curriculum Vitae [pdf]
	Sofia Strohmeier Email: sofiastrohmeier2028@u.northwestern.edu Room: Frances Searle 3-367 Phone: 847-467-2709 Research interests: bilingualism, early childhood language development, speech and hearing disorders, memory Curriculum Vitae [pdf]

Research Affiliates

	Sayuri Hayakawa, Ph.D. Email: sayuri.hayakawa@northwestern.edu Room: Frances Searle 3-367 Phone: 847-467-2709 Research interests: bilingualism, emotion and mental imagery; foreign language processing and decision making Sample publications: Hayakawa, S. & Marian, V. (2019). Consequences of mulitlingualism for neural architecture.  Behavioral and Brain Functions, 15:6. Marian, V., Hayakawa, S., Lam, T.Q., & Schroeder, S.R. (2018). Language experience changes audiovisual perception. Brain Sciences, 8(5), 85. Curriculum Vitae [pdf]
	Anthony Shook, Ph.D. Email: a-shook@northwestern.edu Room: Frances Searle 3-367 Phone: 847-467-2709 Research interests: language processing in bilinguals, computational models of language, and bimodal bilingualism Sample publications: Shook, A., & Marian V. (2012). Bimodal bilinguals co-activate both languages during spoken comprehension. Cognition, 124, 314-324. doi:10.1016/j.cognition.2012.05.014 [pdf] Shook, A., & Marian V. (2013). The Bilingual Language Interaction Network for Comprehension of Speech. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 16, 304-324. doi:10.1017/S1366728912000466 [pdf] Curriculum Vitae [pdf]
	Jen Krizman, Ph.D. Email: j-krizman@northwestern.edu Room: Frances Searle 3-367 Phone: 847-491-2459 Research interests: auditory processing in bilinguals, and neural correlates of bilingualism Sample publications: Krizman, J., Marian, V., Shook, A., Skoe, E., & Kraus N. (2012). Subcortical encoding of sound is enhanced in bilinguals and relates to executive function advantages. PNAS. [pdf] Krizman J, Skoe E, Marian V, Kraus N. (2014). Bilingualism increases neural response consistency and attentional control: Evidence for sensory and cognitive coupling. Brain and Language, 128(1), 34–40. [pdf] Curriculum Vitae [pdf]

Alumni

Margarita Kaushanskaya, Ph.D.
currently Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison
kaushanskaya@wisc.edu

Henrike Blumenfeld, Ph.D.
currently Associate Professor, San Diego State University
hblumenf@sdsu.edu

Scott Schroeder, Ph.D.
currently Associate Professor, Hofstra University
Scott.R.Schroeder@hofstra.edu

Max Freeman, Ph.D., CCC-CF
currently Assistant Professor, St. John’s University
freeman@u.northwestern.edu

Sirada Rochanavibhata, Ph.D.
currently Assistant Professor, San Francisco State University
rochanavibhata@sfsu.edu

Peiyao Chen, Ph.D.
currently Assistant Professor, College of Wooster

Sayuri Hayakawa, Ph.D.
currently Assistant Professor, Oklahoma State University
sayuri.hayakawa@okstate.edu

Aya Inamori Williams, Ph.D.
currently Assistant Professor, Santa Clara University
awilliams4@scu.edu

Susan C. Bobb, Ph.D.
currently Professor, Gordon College
scb207@gmail.com

James Bartolotti, Ph.D.
currently Senior Scientist, University of Kansas Medical Center
jamesbartolotti@gmail.com

Tuan Q. Lam, Ph.D.
currently Visiting Assistant Professor, Loyola University New Orleans
tuanq.lam@gmail.com

Anthony Shook, Ph.D.
currently Lead Data Scientist and Algorithm Engineer, Rise Science
anthony.shook@gmail.com

Sarah Chabal, Ph.D.
currently Research Psychologist, Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory
sarahchabal@gmail.com

Siqi (Sherry) Ning, Ph.D.
currently working at the Epoch Media Group
siqining2022@u.northwestern.edu

Yasmeen Faroqi Shah, Ph.D.
currently Associate Professor, University of Maryland
yshah@hesp.umd.edu

Li Sheng, Ph.D.
currently Associate Professor, University of Texas-Austin
lil-sh@northwestern.edu

Elena Dukhovny, Ph.D.
currently Associate Professor, California State University
elena.dukhovny@csueastbay.edu

Sunhee Ko, Ph.D.
currently Assistant Professor, Kongju National University
shko@kongju.ac.kr

Caitlin Fausey, Ph.D.
currently Associate Professor, University of Oregon
cfausey@indiana.edu

Caroline Larson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP/L
currently Assistant Professor, University of Missouri-Columbia
calarson033@gmail.com

Jay Mittal
currently Resident in General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic

Bennett Magliato
currently Corps Member at Teach For America
ben@magliato.com

Alison Moy
currently M.D. student, University of Texas-Houston

Rachel Tepe
currently Dental Resident, Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Justin White
currently Masters Student in Speech-Language Pathology, University of Iowa

David Chi
currently Dentistry Student, University of Washington

Aimee van den Berg
currently B.A. Student, Northwestern University
avandenberg@imsa.edu

Ashley Leung
currently Ph.D. Student, University of Chicago
ashleyleung@uchicago.edu

Laura Montenegro
currently M.S. Student, Northwestern University
lauramontenegro2020@u.northwestern.edu

Grace Pickens
currently Fulbright Scholar, US Fulbright Commission (Santa Fe, Argentina)
pickensgrace@gmail.com

Neli Vorobyov
currently a student at Binghamton University
nvoroby1@binghamton.edu

Yue Pan
currently a PhD student at Cornell University
yuepan2023@u.northwestern.edu

Ryan Wagner
currently working at Duolingo
ryanwagner2021@u.northwestern.edu

Lesley Meza
currently a Masters student in Speech-Language Pathology at Maquette University

Claire Simcox
currently Speech-Language Pathologist at Renewal Rehab
clairesimcox2021@u.northwestern.edu

Kaniya Hester
currently a management consultant at EY-Parthenon, Boston
kaniyahester2023@u.northwestern.edu

Julia Borland
currently a management consultant at EY-Parthenon, Boston
juliaborland2022@u.northwestern.edu

Collaborators

Sayuri Hayakawa, Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

Henrike Blumenfeld, Ph.D., San Diego State University

Susan C. Bobb, Ph.D., Gordon College

Kailyn Bradley, Ph.D., Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Karen Emmorey, Ph.D., San Diego State University

Marcel Giezen, Ph.D., San Diego State University

Arturo Hernandez, Ph.D., University of Houston

Noriko Hoshino, Ph.D., Kobe City University of Foreign Studies, Japan

Margarita Kaushanskaya, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison

Sunhee Ko, Ph.D., Kongju National University

Nina Kraus, Ph.D., Northwestern University

Tuan Q. Lam, Ph.D., Loyola University New Orleans

K.K. Luke, Ph.D., Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Karla McGregor, Ph.D., The University of Iowa

Li Sheng, Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin

Scott Schroeder, Ph.D., Hofstra University

Michael Spivey, Ph.D., University of California, Merced