Advancing knowledge of human development, developmental disabilities, and neurodegenerative diseases.
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. …
Biography PhD, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyAssociate Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders Contact Information: Waisman Center 1500 Highland Avenue Room 485 Madison, WI 53705 608-890-0192 cniziolek@wisc.edu Brain, Language, & Acoustic Behavior (BLAB) Lab Research Statement I study the neural control of speaking: how the brain coordinates auditory and motor signals to achieve communicative goals. My research …
Biography PhD, University of Southern California Associate Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders Contact Information Waisman Center 1500 Highland Avenue Room 489 Madison, WI 53705 bparrell@wisc.edu Speech Motor Action + Control Research Statement I study speech production, focusing the relationship between the abstract, cognitive system (language), speech motor behavior, and brain function. Speech production is perhaps …
Biography PhD, University of Kansas Contact Information Waisman Center 1500 Highland Ave Room 481 Madison, WI 53705 608.265.6901 asterling@waisman.wisc.edu Website: Research in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Language Lab (RIDDLL) Research Statement My work focuses on the cognitive and language development of individuals with developmental disabilities. In particular I am interested in children with fragile X syndrome, autism, …
Biography PhD, University of Rochester Contact Information Waisman Center Room 538A 1500 Highland Avenue Madison, WI 53705 608.263.5792 jenny.saffran@wisc.edu Infant Learning Lab Research Statement How do babies learn language? We approach this question through lab-based experiments designed to reveal the learning abilities that infants bring to this challenging task. Research foci include statistical learning, or …
Biography PhD, University of Massachusetts – Amherst Academic Associate Dean, Natural / Biological / Mathematical Sciences College of Letters & Science Oros Family Chair, Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders Professor, Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders Professor with Joint appointment in Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery Program Faculty, Neuroscience Training Program Contact …
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 …
Biography PhD, University of Nebraska – Lincoln Contact Information Waisman Center Room 463 1500 Highland Avenue Madison, WI 53705 608.265.9977 kchustad@wisc.edu Lab Website: Wisconsin Intelligibility, Speech, and Communication Laboratory Communication Sciences and Disorders Research Statement My laboratory is dedicated to the study of communication development in children with cerebral palsy (CP). CP is the most …
Biography PhD, Indiana University Contact Information 473 Waisman Center 1500 Highland Avenue Madison, WI 53705 608.263.8861 ellisweismer@wisc.edu Communication Sciences and Disorders Research Statement My primary program of research has investigated the developmental course and nature of language learning and processing in atypical language learners compared to those with typical language development. Populations of interest include …
