School of Communication

Bilingualism and Psycholinguistics Research Laboratory

People

Principal Investigator

viorica 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: http://www.communication.northwestern.edu/faculty/VioricaMarian
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:

Curriculum Vitae [pdf]
Academic Family Tree
NWU SOC video profile for Professor Marian
The Native Influence (Profile)

Post-Doctoral Fellows

Ashley Chung-Fat-Yim, Ph.D.
Email: ashley.chungfatyim@northwestern.edu
Room: Frances Searle 3-363
Phone: 847-467-2709
Research interests: bilingualism and multilingualism, language and cognition, event-related potentials, second language processing and narrative transportation
Sample publications:

Curriculum Vitae [pdf]

Sirada Sirada Rochanavibhata, Ph.D.
Email: siradarochanavibhata2020@u.northwestern.edu
Room: Frances Searle 3-371B
Phone: 847-467-2709
Research interests: bilingual language development, language learning (L1/L2 & multilingualism), environmental influences on language acquisition, language-mixing/code-switching, bilingualism and ageing, and bilingualism and memory.
Sample publications:

Curriculum Vitae [pdf]

Ph.D. Candidates

Sherry Ning Siqi Ning (Sherry)
Email: siqining2022@u.northwestern.edu
Room: Frances Searle 3-367
Phone: 847-467-2709
Expected Graduation: December 2023
Research interests: cognitive effects of bilingualism and bilingual language acquisition
Sample Publications:

  • Ning, S., Hayakawa, S., Bartolotti, J., & Marian, V. (2020). On language and thought: Bilingual experience influences semantic associations. Journal of Neurolinguistics, 56, 100932.
  • Hayakawa, S., Ning, S., & Marian, V. (2020). From Klingon to Colbertian: Using artificial languages to study word learning. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 23(1), 74-80.

Curriculum Vitae [pdf]

Matias Fernandez-Duque
Email: matiasfduque2024@u.northwestern.edu
Room: Frances Searle 3-367
Phone: 847-467-2709
Expected Graduation: December 2024
Research interests: bilingualism, decision-making, how language affects cognition and perception.
Sample publications:

  • Valdés Kroff J.R. & Fernandez-Duque, M. (2017). Experimentally inducing Spanish
    English code-switching: A new experimental paradigm. In Bellamy, K., Child, M., González González, P., Muntendam, A., & Parafita Couto, M. C. (Eds.) Multidisciplinary to interdisciplinary approaches to bilingualism in the Hispanic and Lusophone World (pp. 211-233). Amsterdam, The Netherlands: John Benjamins.
  • Fernandez-Duque, M. & Valdés Kroff, J.R. (2014, October). A new conversation paradigm for the
    experimental study of code-switching in bilingual speech. Poster presented at the Penn State Undergraduate University Exhibition in Hispanic and General Linguistics, University Park, Pennsylvania.

Curriculum Vitae [pdf]

Ph.D. Students

Yung-Chieh (Jessica) Chuang
Email:
yung-chiehchuang@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.
Conference Presentations:

  • Chuang, Y., Howard, R., & Saletta, M. (2019, April). Semantic Recall Interacts with Verbal Fluency in Adult Word Learning: An Exploratory Study. Poster presented at the Spring Undergraduate Research Festival, Iowa City, IA.

Curriculum Vitae [pdf]

Malak Elmessiry
Email:
malak.a.elmessiry@vanderbilt.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]

Undergraduate Students

Julia Borland
Email: JuliaBorland2022@u.northwestern.edu
Room: Frances Searle 3-367
Phone: 847-467-2709
Research interests: bilingualism and multilingualism, language development.
Recent presentations:

  • Borland, J., Rochanavibhata, S., & Marian, V. (2019, May). A comparison of mother preschooler book reading practices in the United States and Thailand. Poster presented at the Northwestern University Undergraduate Research and Arts Exposition, Evanston, Illinois.
  • Borland, J., Rochanavibhata, S., & Marian, V. (2019, April). Culture and interlocutor scaffolding influence preschoolers’ conversation styles. Poster presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association 91st Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois.

Curriculum Vitae [pdf]

Kaniya Hester
Email: kaniyahester2023@u.northwestern.edu
Room: Frances Searle 3-371B
Phone: 847-467-2709
Research interests: Bilingualism, bidialectalism, code-switching, psycholinguistics. Curriculum Vitae [pdf]
Maya Page 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]

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:

Curriculum Vitae [pdf]

Aya Williams Aya Williams, Ph.D.
Email: aya.williams@ucsf.edu
Room: Frances Searle 3-367
Phone: 847-491-2459
Research interests: bilingual code-switching, emotion, immigrant family
Sample publications:

Curriculum Vitae [pdf]

Anthony Shook 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:

Curriculum Vitae [pdf]

Jen Krizman 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:

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 Assistant 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

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

Peiyao Chen, Ph.D.
currently Post-Doctoral Fellow, Swarthmore College

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

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

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

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 Assistant 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 Assistant Professor, University of Oregon
cfausey@indiana.edu

Caroline Larson, M.Ed., CCC-SLP/L
currently Ph.D. student, University of Iowa
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

 

Collaborators

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