Principal Investigator
Dr. Corina’s research focuses on understanding the neural bases of higher cognitive function, specifically language and memory. He is interested in neurobiological models of language processing and elucidating the degrees of plasticity within systems related to language and memory, drawing insights from the comparisons of signed and spoken languages. Dr. Corina’s work includes developmental studies of children learning language, studies of deaf and hearing college students and neuropsychological studies of language breakdown in aging populations. On-going studies explore language and human actions processing in deaf users of American Sign Language and hearing users of spoken language. A current interest is in the expression of cross-modal plasticity in children with cochlear implants. Dr. Corina’s research encompasses psychology, linguistics and neuroscience.
Research Staff
Elizabeth is a fifth year doctoral student in Psychology using EEG to study speech recognition and semantic processing in deaf and typical hearing children. She is also interested in the role of audiovisual integration during speech perception. Outside of research, she likes running, cooking, and listening to music.
Brett is a third year Neuroscience PhD Student who is using EEG to investigate sensory and attentional processing in children with ADHD. When not in lab, he enjoys riding his bike along with spending time relaxing at home reading and watching movies with his cats.
Tanya is a PhD student in Psychology, broadly interested in speech perception. Her current project is dedicated to investigation of effects of cross-modal plasticity on speech perception in children with cochlear implants.
Brennan Gonering
Brennan is a PhD candidate in linguistics, interested in the neurobiology of syntax; their dissertation examines the connection between long-term memory and different syntactic knowledge. When not teaching or researching, Brennan enjoys playing video games, baking, and being involved in activism.
Jamie Herron Lee
Jamie is a fourth year doctoral student in the Linguistics Department. Her research interests focus on the characterization and development of second language and bi/multilingual proficiency in the brain. She enjoys cooking, DIY projects, and relaxing at home with her husband and cats.
Undergraduate Research Assistants
- Jack Fagan
- Ruhaan Juyal
- Andrew Vuong
- Aquarious Wong
- Jilian McKie
- Sana Shehabi
- Katelin Tan
- Anand Derick
- Elias Garcia
- Maddison Afradi
- Timothy Liu
- Sofia S.
Interested in doing research with us as an undergrad? Reach out to one of the grad students above to hear more about their needs for their projects!
Lab Alumni
Elizabeth Pierotti, Ph.D.
Tristan Schaefer, M.A.
Ludmila Midrigan – Ciochina, Ph.D.
Karolina Ruiz-Rogelj
Todd LaMarr, M.A.
Sarah Hafer
Kelsey Hults
Shane Blau, M.A
Michael Rea
Mia Panelli
Michelle Chang
Kyler Prado
Alaina Porter
Michelle Cohn
Deborah Cates, Ph.D.
Belinda Bustillos
Krystina Ho
Diane Allshouse
Ken Bolingbroke
Victoria Brookins
Thomas Desautals
Vanessa Filippini
Micheal Grosvald, Ph.D.
Eva Gutierrez-Sigut, Ph.D.
Stephen Haight
Shiva Kasravi
Esther Kim
Heather Knapp, Ph.D.
Christian Lachaud, Ph.D.
Laurie Lawyer, Ph.D.
Brandon Loudermilk, Ph.D.
Robert Marker
Mike Pallas
Nicole Spotswood, M.A.
Max Stuart
Travis Taylor
Kearnan Welch
Tara Williams
Journie Dickerson
Tara Shively
Kayla Vodacek, M.A.