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The EDLD Lab is currently accepting applications for research assistants. The ideal candidate is a student in CDS or a related field (e.g., Linguistics, Psychology, Education, Romance Languages) who is self-motivated, detail-oriented, and excited about studying child language growth in underrepresented Latino/a and bilingual families. Undergraduate students often join the lab to seek research training required for many graduate programs. Undergraduates must commit to a minimum of 7 hours per week for at least 2 terms. Students at the master’s and doctoral levels join the lab to enhance their experience with research. Students may assist in behavioral coding, data entry, data collection, and participant recruitment. Research credits in CDS are currently available. There may be limited opportunities for paid work as well. Please complete the Google Forms questionnaire below (or follow this link): |
MEET THE TEAM
CO-DIRECTORS
 Dr. Lauren CycykCOE Bio Dr. Lauren M. Cycyk completed her PhD at Temple University. She is the co-director of the EDLD Lab. Her research is mainly focused on understanding how sociocultural and environmental factors influence learning two languages from an early age and on developing language interventions that account for children’s home language and cultures and promote strong child and family outcomes. Her hobbies include traveling to new places, reading, hiking, and spending time with her twin nephews. |
 Dr. Stephanie De AndaCOE Bio Dr. De Anda earned her PhD from San Diego State University and UC San Diego in Language and Communicative Disorders. She is the co-director of the EDLD lab and broadly interested in early language acquisition in dual language contexts. In her spare time she enjoys eating new foods, going outdoors, and spending time with family and friends. |
DOCTORAL STUDENTS
 Sabreen NoorAliSabreen is a doctoral student in Communication Sciences & Disorders with a research focus on assessment practices for linguistically diverse children and implementation science. She did her master’s in speech-language pathology from Pakistan and has worked in various settings with a variety of disorders among children and adults. Sabreen aims to support populations that are linguistically diverse so that it can help people with communication disorders, especially within her own home country. She is an active advocate of inclusive and equitable practices for children with special needs. |
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Danielle Jones (she/her) is a doctoral student and pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist specializing in child language disorders. She earned her master’s in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Loma Linda University and primarily worked in public schools and outpatient clinical settings. Her doctoral research interests are in educational and therapeutic equity as it pertains to children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. |
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Janette Linares is a second-year doctoral counseling psychology student at the University of Oregon in the College of Education. Her research examines historical and contemporary trauma, Central American refugee experiences, migration, resettlement, and how cultural adjustment impacts first-generation students in higher education, particularly within the Latinx/Latine population. |
Danielle Jones
Janette LinaresLAB MANAGERS
 Samantha LimSamantha Lim, BS (she/her) received her degree in Psychology at the University of Oregon with an emphasis in developmental psychology, child development, and cultural psychology. She is currently the Project Coordinator and Lab Manager of the Early Dual Language Development Lab at the University of Oregon’s College of Education for the MILO study and the UO Project Coordinator for ASCEND. Her research interests included cultural psychology, child development, and healthcare and mental health disparities experienced by recent immigrants to the US. In her free time, Sam enjoys running, cooking, knitting, and spending time with friends outside. |
 Anna KunzAnna is currently working as an early support bilingual speech language pathologist at the Kindering Center in Bellevue, WA. She joined the EDLD team in October of 2024 to work on the LAPE-e Online project. She got her undergraduate degree in Linguistics from the University of Washington, and completed her post-baccalaureate and master’s in Communication Sciences and Disorders at Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA. She is passionate about making early intervention services equitable and accessible for Hispanic families and supporting the family system to support children with language delays. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, baking, reading, crocheting, snuggling with her cats and spending time with her husband. |
GRADUATE STUDENTS
 Natalia Carbuccia
Natalia is a first year graduate student in the Communication Disorders and Sciences program. She received my BA in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences with a minor in Child/Family Development from San Diego State University. She is also a Project PANGEA scholar, receiving interdisciplinary training to serve young autistic children in early-intervention settings. In her free time Natalia likes to paint, do yoga, play with her cat Oonah, and spend time outside. She is excited to be a part of the Early Dual Language Development lab and wishes to contribute to the work that inspires her.
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 Grecia Acevedo
Grecia Acevedo (she/her/ella) obtained her BS in Speech-Language Pathology at the California State University of San Marcos. She is a second-year graduate student at the University of Oregon’s Communication Disorders and Sciences MS Program. She has grown a passion for the SLP field, especially in advocating and bringing awareness to marginalized communities through an SLP lens. She finds importance in being part of the emerging research on bilingualism (Spanish-English) and will pursue a PhD in SLP. Beyond her academic studies, she enjoys sunsets at scenic views, hiking, and spending time with loved ones. |
 Angela B. Cabezas Campa
Angela is a second year graduate student at the University of Oregon CDS MS program. She obtained a B.A in Communication Disorders and Sciences at UO in 2023. Her passion in the field of speech pathology is serving bilingual children and their families, as well as serving the adult population in the medical setting. She hopes to bring her experiences and background to the profession and advocate for underserved communities. In her free time, she enjoys drawing, listening to music, being outdoors, and spending time with family and friends.
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 Emily HousleyEmily Housley is a sophomore at the Clark Honors College at the University of Oregon, where she is majoring in Communication Disorders and Sciences with a minor in English. Emily is focusing on a career in speech language pathology and teaching, with plans to pursue those passions and further her education in graduate school. In her free time, she loves baking, reading fiction, yoga, and exploring the outdoors. |
 AnaCelina GirardAnaCelina Girard is a senior majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders with a minor in Spanish. Upon completion of her studies, she hopes to continue to complete her master’s degree in speech and language therapist with an emphasis on bilingualism studies. With the hope of working alongside his mother in dual immersion primary schools. Being a native of California during her summers she likes to spend her days at the beach, while now she enjoys her time here in the Oregon region. |
COMMUNITY RESEARCH ASSISTANTS
 Gloria Ríos Larson
Gloria Ríos Larson has been a collaborator in the EDLD lab on the MILO project, since 2018. She has experience in the fields of communication, education, and social service. She has been highly integrated with the Latino community in Eugene and Springfield through the Centro Latino Americano, the Springfield School District, Migrant Education Program, and the University of Oregon (BDL and EDLD). |
LAB ALUMNI
Antonella Onofrietti
Marina LaForce
Za’Nya Lyons
Maya Guerrero
Berenice Hernandez
Rocio Moctezuma
Carlos de Prado Montana
Crystal Adame
Ira Ashwood
Gabriela Brown
Isabella Carino
Rachel Dahlen
Cameron Davis
Jocelin Fewx
Sean Galka
Melissa Garibay
Adela Gomez
Ashley Goussak
Francisco Hernandez
Julianna Hollopeter
Lauren Hudgins
Lidia Huerta
Arianna Jacinto
Jessica Johns
Zella Kourafas
Giselle Marquez
Shaundra Mendez
Norma Medina Morales
Dolcie Myrold
Rafaela Partida
Everly Pompa
Tanya Ramirez
Ariel Rice
Laurel Richardson
Alyssa Rodriguez
Valeria Rosa
Kayla Roysdon
Cynthia Saras
Abbey Ward
Brandon Zuel
COLLABORATORS
| CIELO De Amor EC Cares Heather Moore, PhD, Western Washington University Lillian Duran, PhD, University of Oregon Matt Hall, PhD, Temple University Dr. Katharine Zuckerman, M.D., M.P.H., FAAP Oregon Health and Sciences University Kristi Hendrickson, PhD University of Iowa Prevention Science Institute, University of Oregon The Alliance for Language and Literacy |