Faculty Director: Leah Kapa, PhD
Student Researchers: Lily Steiger and Maddie Conway
Location: SLHS Room 334
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Research Focus: The Language and Cognition Lab focuses on the interaction between language and cognitive abilities, with a specific focus on executive functioning (e.g., memory, attention, planning), in individuals with typical and disordered language development.
We address questions about:
- the effects of self-directed language on executive function performance,
- the potential contribution of executive function skills to the process of language learning,
- and the effectiveness of executive function intervention programs for improving cognitive and/or language abilities in children.
Student Roles:
- Data collection team: Administering tests to preschoolers at their preschool or in our lab
- Transcription team: Watching videos of children in the lab and orthographically transcribing their speech
- Scoring team: Calculating scores on standardized tests and entering data into databases
- Coding team: Categorizing children's speech in transcripts (remote work)
Student Representative: Reach out to Niko Siapkaris at nsiapkaris@arizona.edu to learn more about the student experience in the Language and Cognition Lab!
Currently accepting students? Maybe
Prerequisites: Contact leahkapa@arizona.edu
Preferred Qualifications: None