Bilingual Language Lab
People
Topics Studied
- Bilingual language acquisition, screening and assessment
- Focus: Spanish-English preschool children
- Parent and teacher perceptions of bilingual children’s communication
Current Projects
 | Dr. Irizarry-Pérez has an active line of research in the UNM Bilingual Speech and Language (BSL) Lab and he encourages students to contact him if they are interested in getting involved in research in this area. |
Dr. Janet Patterson and Dr. Barbara Rodriguez are directors of the Bilingual Language Lab. Dr. Patterson is an emeritus faculty and Dr. Rodriguez is working full time as the Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs. As such, there are limited opportunities for student involvement in this lab
- Bilingual preschool children’s responses to brief dynamic language assessment tasks. PI: Dr. Janet Patterson, Co-PI: Dr. Barbara Rodríguez.
- Identifying the behavioral phenotype markers of language impairment in young Spanish-speaking children. Co-PI: Barbara Rodríguez with Dr. Mark Guiberson, Assistant Professor, University of Wyoming A test of children's English/Spanish speech perception in noise or speech maskers. PIs: Drs. Lori Leibold (Boystown Research Hospital), Emily Buss (University of North Carolina Chapel Hill), Lauren Calandruccio (Case Western Reserve University, and Ryan McCreery (Boystown Research Hospital)
- Dr. Barbara Rodríguez, Investigator
