University of Wisconsin–Madison

People Type: Multilingualism

Alper, PhD, Rebecca

Biography PhD, University of Iowa Contact Information Waisman Center 1500 Highland Avenue Room 543A Madison, WI 53705 (608) 890-2259 rebecca.alper@wisc.edu Language, Literacy, and Learning Lab Research Statement Dr. Alper’s research focuses on understanding and improving language and academic outcomes for children who are at-risk as a result of learning environment, communication disorder status, or both. …

Kaushanskaya, PhD, Margarita

Biography PhD, Northwestern University Contact Information Waisman Center, Room 487 UW-Madison 343 Goodnight Hall 1975 Willow Drive Madison, WI 53706 608.265.6902 kaushanskaya@wisc.edu Lab Website: Language Acquisition and Bilingualism Lab (LAB) Research Statement We want to know how language and cognitive skills fluctuate with linguistic experience. With this general goal in mind, we study how bilingualism …