
Language Acquisition Lab People
Cynthia Fisher
Professor, Psychology Department and Beckman Institute
Ph.D. Psychology, 1989, University of Pennsylvania
Clara Ahn
Research Coordinator
B.S. Psychology, UIUC
Graduate Students
Cynthia Lukyanenko
Ph.D. student, Psychology, UIUC
B.A. Linguistics, University of Maryland, College Park
Kyong-sun Jin
Ph.D. student, Psychology, UIUC
BA and MA Psychology, Yonsei University
Undergraduate Students and Volunteers
Madelaine Walker
Sophomore, majoring in Anthropology
Katherine Davis
Senior, double-majoring in English and Psychology
Kahla Graham
Junior, majoring in Speech and Hearing Science
Aryanna Hanson
Senior, double-majoring in Psychology and Sociology
Jessica Clark
Junior, majoring in HDFS
Elizabeth Mucha
Senior, majoring in Linguistics
Michelle Mathew
Junior, majoring in Speech and Hearing Science
Vicki McGuire
Junior, majoring in Speech and Hearing Science
Megan Norris
Senior, majoring in Speech and Hearing Science
Tejal Patel
Sophomore, majoring in Molecular Cellular Biology
Mel Milewski
Sophomore, majoring in Psychology
Priyanka Shastri
Junior, majoring in Molecular and Cellular Biology
Lab Alumni
Zhenghan Qi
Ph.D. Neuroscience, UIUC 2012; Postdoctoral Associate, McGovern Institute for Brain Research, MIT
Katherine Messenger
Ph.D. University of Edinburgh; Postdoctoral Fellow, UIUC; Leverhulme Fellow, Edinburgh
Yael Gertner
Ph.D. Computer Science, University of Pennsylvania; Beckman Postdoctoral Fellow, UIUC
Rose Scott
Ph.D. Psychology, 2010, University of Illinois
Assistant Professor, University of California, Merced
Sylvia Yuan
Ph.D. Psychology, 2009, University of Illinois
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Berkeley
Theeraporn Ratitamkul
Ph.D. Linguistics, UIUC
Faculty Member, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Hyun-joo Song
Ph.D Psychology, 2004, University of Illinois
Associate Professor, Yonsei University, Korea
Kyle Chambers
Ph.D. Psychology, 2004, University of Illinois
Assistant Professor, Gustavus Adolphus College
Ye Xu
M.S. Psychology, UIUC
Stacy Klingler
M.S. Psychology, UIUC
Julie Eisengart
M.S. Psychology, UIUC
Amélie Bernard
B.A. Psychology, McGill University
Jessica Love
Ph.D. Cognitive Psychology, The Ohio State University
Language Acquisition Lab Group, Spring 2009

From left to right: Standing: Yael Gertner, Cindy Lukynanenko, Dinah Armstead, Mandy McGee, Rose Scott; Seated: Cindy Fisher, Sylvia Yuan, Priya Kandhadai, Amélie Bernard, Jaimie Gilbert
Language Acquisition Lab Group, Summer 2006

From left to right: Katie Vinkler, Rose Scott, Sylvia Yuan, Yael Gertner (with daughter Maya!), Theeraporn Ratitamkul, Dong-Bo Hsu, Ye Xu, Carly Sullivan, DeNeisha Calvert, Nancy Wai. (Not shown yet are Neha Shah and Mary Pat Schultz)
Language Acquisition Lab Group, Spring 2005

From left to right: 1st row - Hyun-joo Song, Ye Xu, Theeraporn Ratitamkul, Jasmin Patel, Jenny Luo, Mi Jang
2nd row - Megan O'Sullivan, Sylvia Yuan, Nancy Wai, Yael Gertner, Rose Scott, Kim Thinnes, Kayi Hui, Cindy Fisher, Kerri Kristich
Language Acquisition Lab Group, Spring 2003

From left to right: 1st row - Nancy Wai, David Lee, Lark Baum, Hyun-joo Song, Steve Galka
2nd row - Jane Erickson, Megan Phelan, Keni Hotta, Liza Mitchell, Erin Whitebread, Kyle Chambers, Hayley Smith, Eric Jensen, Cindy Fisher
Language Acquisition Lab Group, Fall 2002

From left to right: 1st row - David Lee, Liza Mitchell, Katie Brandenburger, Nancy Wai
2nd row - Steve Galka, Elizabeth Wenzel, Lindsey Snider
3rd row - Moira Jennings, Hayley Smith, Erin Whitebread, Darcy Piazza, Cynthia Fisher
Not pictured - Kyle Chambers, Hyun-joo Song, Becca Rosenbaum