What year did you start the program?
2025
Current research setting(s), mentor’s name and name of lab.
Mentors: Tiffany Hogan and Julia Yi
Lab: Speech Language and Literacy (SAiL) Lab
What is your current research focused on (please provide a brief summary statement in layman’s terms?
I'm interested in adolescent language and literacy development, especially in multilingual populations. I'd like to better understand the relationship between developmental language disorder (DLD) and dyslexia, especially in how these disorders manifest in adolescence in order to inform theories of language learning and reading development. I'm also interested in implementation science and how to make systemic changes to better serve students with DLD and dyslexia. These interests stem from my work as a school-based SLP primarily working with adolescents. I hope that my research will add to the evidence base for language and literacy intervention with multilingual adolescents with DLD and dyslexia. Studying implementation science will better enable me to disseminate this information to help clinicians and educators improve outcomes for these children that have been historically understudied.
Prior Degrees & Institutions
New York University - BA in Spanish and Linguistics
New York University - MA in Spanish Language and Translation
Teachers College, Columbia University - MS in Speech Language Pathology with a Bilingual Extension
Brooklyn College - Advanced Certificate in Reading Science
Why did you choose to come to this program ?
My initial interest in the IHP stemmed from my appreciation for the work of Dr. Tiffany Hogan, which closely aligns with my research interests. However, after learning more the IHP, I knew this was the right program for me. I'm very excited about the interdisciplinary nature of the program, the ability to design coursework that specifically relates to my research, and the extensive research and lab experiences available.