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<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Erin Ingvalson, PhD<\/h1>\nPrincipal Investigator<\/h3>\n
Erin Ingvalson is a Research Associate Professor at the University of Washington and director of the Listen & Learn Lab. Her background is in cognitive psychology (PhD, Carnegie Mellon University) followed by postdoctoral training in speech and hearing (Northwestern University). Her current research program builds on this background to understand the factors that support speech perception in challenging listening situations. One aspect of this research is to understand how children make use of the input from a hearing aid or cochlear implant to successfully learn language or learn to read. The goal of her research program is to optimize listeners\u2019 ability to understand speech when listening is hard, including optimizing language and literacy outcomes for children with hearing loss. Her work is funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Institute for Education Sciences.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Christopher Anagi<\/h1>\nPhD Student<\/h3>\n
Christopher is a first year PhD student at the University of Washington. He received his bachelor\u2019s degree in Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences with a major in Audiology from the University of Health and Allied Sciences in 2021. Prior to joining the Listen and Learn Lab, he worked as a Research and Teaching Assistant at the same school where he assisted faculty members in conducting research in improving speech perception among children with hearing loss. He also practiced as a clinical audiologist in private practice in Ghana, assessing and diagnosing hearing loss and providing appropriate interventions. Currently, he is working on a project on how different combinations of auditory skill training impact literacy outcomes in children. Christopher spends his free time watching movies and playing video games.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Tak-Wang Li<\/h1>\nPhD Student<\/h3>\n
I am a first-year PhD student interested in phonological acquisition, sociophonetics, and the interface between phonological processing and reading development. I am also captivated by how language evolution is driven by linguistic and cognitive forces.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Erin Smith<\/h1>\nCore SLP Student<\/h3>\n
Erin is in her second year of the University of Washington\u2019s Master of Science in Clinical Research Speech-Language Pathology (CoreSLP). She earned her bachelor\u2019s degree in Neuroscience from the University of Pittsburgh in 2020 and has previously worked as a research assistant at Carnegie Mellon University, conducting research on speech perception and auditory cognition across the lifespan.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Alumni<\/h2>\n
Master\u2019s Students: Undergraduates: Lee Branum-Martin, PhD<\/a> The Listen & Learn Lab is always looking for motivated research assistants. To discuss joining our lab as an undergraduate research assistant, master\u2019s research assistant, or as a PhD student with Dr. Ingvalson, please contact us at listenlearnlab @ uw.edu<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n<\/strong>Amanda Azalone (University of Washington)
\nMadison Copiak (University of Washington)
\nMackenzie Malerstein (University of Washington)
\nMelanie Cammarata Philbrick (Florida State)<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Hannah Bolt (Florida State)
\nHarper Bolt (Florida State)
\nHayley Bolt (Florida State)
\nPaola Delgado (Florida State)
\nValeriya Fedorova (Florida State)
\nGabriel Fernandez (Florida State)
\nLydia Hayes (Florida State)
\nNiko Momen (Florida State)
\nTaylor Nye (Florida State)
\nAlexandra Reichard (Florida State)
\nJessica Scharmett (Florida State)
\nDylan Spears (Florida State)
\nTaylor Touchton (Florida State)
\nKendall Walden (Florida State)
\nJessica Weiner (Florida State)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>Collaborators<\/h2>\n
\nIvette Cejas, PhD<\/a>
\nLynda Feenaughty, PhD, CCC-SLP<\/a>
\nTina Grieco-Calub, PhD, CCC-A<\/a>
\nSara Kover, PhD<\/a>
\nBonnie Lau, PhD, CCC-SLP<\/a>
\nMona Oster, PhD, CED, LSLS cert AVT<\/a>
\nLynn Perry, PhD<\/a>
\nTerrin Tamati, PhD<\/a>
\nMark VanDam, PhD<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>How to join our team<\/h2>\n