Principal Investigator

Melissa Baese-Berk Melissa is an Associate Professor and David M. and Nancy L. Petrone Faculty Scholar in the Linguistics Department at the University of Oregon. Her broad research interests include speech perception, speech production, second langu…

Melissa Baese-Berk, PhD
Melissa is an Associate Professor in the Linguistics Department at the University of Chicago. Her broad research interests include speech perception, speech production, second language acquisition. She is currently working on a number of projects examining the relationship between speech perception and production, the role of variability in perception and production of non-native speech, and how expectations in perception shift when listening to non-native speech.

 

Postdoctoral Scholars

Shiloh Drake Shiloh received her PhD in 2018 from the University of Arizona. Her research interests lie at the intersection of second language learning, bilingualism, morphological and lexical processing, morphophonology, and morphosyntax.

Shiloh Drake, PhD
Shiloh received her PhD in 2018 from the University of Arizona. Her research interests lie at the intersection of second language learning, bilingualism, morphological and lexical processing, morphophonology, and morphosyntax. She is funded by a National Science Foundation SBE Postdoctoral Research Fellow Grant

Rachel Weissler Rachel is a Ph.D. candidate in linguistics at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Her research is at the intersection of sociolinguistics and cognitive processing, seeking to understand what individuals know about grammar, includi…

Rachel Weissler, PhD
Rachel earned her Ph.D. in linguistics at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Her research is at the intersection of sociolinguistics and cognitive processing, seeking to understand what individuals know about grammar, including all components of language, and how they use that linguistic knowledge with respect to race and gender. She focuses primarily on perceptions of African American English, and uses a variety of methods including surveys, sociophonetic analysis, electroencephalography, and virtual eye-tracking. She is currently affiliated with the Center for Translational Neuroscience, the Department of Linguistics, and Black Studies at the University of Oregon.

Graduate Students

Carissa Diantoro
Carissa is a PhD student at University of Oregon interested in perception and production of second and third language learning, speech rhythm, and how one’s prior language experience affects subsequent language learning.


Cecelia Staggs Cecelia is a PhD student interested in speech production and perception within the Spanish Heritage community, as well as how language ideologies and attitudes influence identity construction through language.

Cecelia Staggs
Cecelia is a PhD student at University of Oregon interested in speech production and perception within the Spanish Heritage community, as well as how language ideologies and attitudes influence identity construction through language.

Kurtis Foster
Kurtis is a PhD student at University of Oregon interested in perceptions of accent and regional variety during second language learning as well as the ways listeners perceive and adapt to language varieties they have little familiarity with. Kurtis’s recent projects include examining the attitudes toward linguistic variation held by L2 German learners and the perception of segmental and prosodic information in multiple L2 varieties of English.



Undergraduate Students

Petra Chinsangaram
Petra is a sophomore in the Clark Honors College at University of Oregon , majoring in Psychology with a minor in Linguistics. She’s new to linguistics, so she's exploring different areas and enjoying the process!

Toby Graham
October Graham is a third year undergraduate student at University of Oregon majoring in linguistics and minoring in science communication. His broad range of interests include phonology, cognition, and the role of linguistics in science communication.




Audrey Kirkpatrick
Audrey is a third-year student at University of Oregon, double majoring in Psychology and Spanish. She is primarily interested in non-native speech and sociolinguistics. Post graduation, she plan on attending graduate school for Psychology.


Cedar O’Konski
Cedar is a fourth-year undergraduate at University of Oregon majoring in Communication Disorders and Sciences with a minor in Creative Writing. They are currently working on their Clark Honors College thesis: a survey of the intelligibility of American Sign Language in film. They plan to pursue a career as a speech-language pathologist, and work with school-aged d/Deaf and hard of hearing children using both English and ASL.

Isabel Preligera
Isabel is a third year undergraduate majoring in Psychology at University of Oregon . She is interested in second language acquisition and language development. After undergrad, she's planning on going to grad school in hopes of pursuing a job in the psychology/law field.

Anna Wood
Anna is an undergraduate 4th year linguistics and German major at University of Oregon. She is interested in language change and language attitudes. She most enjoys listening to music from around the world.

Visitors

Misaki Kato Misaki earned her PhD in 2020 from the University of Oregon. She continues to work with the lab on projects involving non-native speech perception and production.

Misaki Kato
Misaki earned her PhD in 2020 from the University of Oregon. She continues to work with the lab on projects involving non-native speech perception and production.

Alumni

Undergraduate Alumni
Chasen Afghani, Isabel Crabtree, Cydnie Davenport, Zoë Haupt, Zach Houghton, Spencer Hutchinson, Drew McLaughlin, Mary Mugeki, Sydney Ozmat, Sabrina Piccolo, Zac Post, Anna Robinson, Jennie Shen, Tillena Trebon, Kayla Walker, Orion Wesson

Graduate & Postdoctoral Alumni
Zachary Jaggers - Amazon
Misaki Kato - ETS
Dae-yong Lee - Postdoctoral Scholar Hanyang University
Amos Teo - Amazon
Jonathan Wright - Postdoctoral Scholar Penn State University