CSRB Affiliated UTEP Faculty

Wendy S. Francis, Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
Area Head
wfrancis@utep.edu
Research Interests: Bilingual language and memory organization; Implicit memory and transfer processes; Mathematical modeling of cognitive processes; Effects of language proficiency on memory processes
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Ashley Bangert, Ph.D.
University of Michigan
Department of Psychology
asbangert2@utep.edu
Research Interests: Mechanisms of timing, attentional control, and event cognition; impact of normal and pathological aging on cognition and learning; individual differences and processes that mitigate age-related declines; relationships between timing, action, and cognition.
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Carla Contemori, Ph.D.
University of Siena
Department of Linguistics
ccontemori@utep.edu
Research Interests: Syntax, pragmatics, discourse, bilingualism
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Caitlin Coughlin, Ph.D.
University of Kansas
Department of Linguistics
cecoughlin@utep.edu
Research Interests:
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Iva Ivanova, Ph.D.
Universitat de Barcelona
Department of Psychology
imivanova@utep.edu
Research Interests: Bilingualism; language production (lexical access and sentence production; language comprehension (sentence processing); (dual) language decline in Alzheimer's disease; working memory
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Natalia Mazzaro, Ph.D.
University of Toronto
Department of Linguistics
nmazzaro@utep.edu
Research Interests: Bilinguals speech perception and production, Spanish phonetics and phonology, language variation and change.
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Sabrina Mossman, Ph.D.
Indiana University
Department of Linguistics
samossman@utep.edu
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Christine Potter, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Department of Psychology
cepotter2@utep.edu
Research Interests:
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Ana I. Schwartz, Ph.D.
Pennsylvania State University
Department of Psychology
aischwartz@utep.edu
Research Interests: The cognitive nature of bilingual and multilingual language processing; The cognitive architecture of the bilingual lexicon; Individual differences in first and second language reading skill; Lexical suppression and its implications for reading speed; Preschool emergent literacy; Application of eye-tracking methodology towards understanding bilingual reading.
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Josefina Tinajero, Ed.D.
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Department of Teacher Education
tinajero@utep.edu
Research Interests: Models and best practices for English Language Learners; dual language education for all children; biliteracy
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Annie Tremblay, Ph.D.
University of Hawai'i
Department of Linguistics
actremblay@utep.edu
Research Interests:
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