Speech Acquisition Lab

Lab logo - two stylized heads; one talking to the other

Researchers in the Speech Acquisition Lab explore questions about how languages' sound systems are learned by adults, such as: How do adult learners' multiple languages influence each other? Why are some new sounds harder for adults to learn than others? What sources of information do adult language learners draw on when learning a new sound system?

Shannon Barrios

Co-director
Associate Professor, Linguistics

Rachel Hayes-Harb 

Co-director
Professor, Linguistics

Aniello De Santo

Assistant Professor, Linguistics

Seung Kyung Kim

Assistant Professor (Lecturer)

Eunjin Lee

Graduate Student, Linguistics

Joanne Moffatt

Graduate Student, Linguistics

Chalee Yates
Undergraduate Student, Linguistics

Katrina Rost
Research Affiliate

Jocelyn Ginn
Undergraduate Student, Linguistics

Isa Arraiz
Undergraduate Student, Linguistics

Ashley Townsend
Undergraduate Student, Linguistics

Zéta Bsharah
Undergraduate Student, Linguistics

Samantha Barlow

Post-Bac Researcher

Emma Farnsworth 

Post-Bac Researcher