The Institute draws top recent Ph.D.s and promising graduate students from around the world. These next generation scientists help make the Institute the nexus for research on the science of early learning.
Ms. Bosseler is a Posdoctoral Fellow in Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl’s lab. Dr. Bosseler earned her Ph.D. from the University of Washington and her bachelor’s degree in Psychology at the University of California, Santa... Read more
Dr. Cvencek is a postdoctoral fellow working with Dr. Andrew Meltzoff. Before coming to the Institute, he earned a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology at the University of Washington, working with Tony Greenwald. Dr. Cvencek... Read more
Dr. Garcia-Sierra is a postdoctoral fellow working on studies of early language acquisition in bilingual infants. Before coming to the Institute he earned a Ph.D. in Speech and Hearing Sciences at the University of Texas... Read more
Dr. Larson is a postdoctoral fellow working with Dr. Adrian KC Lee on studies of auditory attention. Before coming to the Institute, he earned a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering at Boston University with Dr. Kamal Sen. Dr.... Read more
Dr. Jeff Loucks is an NRSA postdoctoral fellow working with Dr. Jessica Sommerville. Before coming to the Institute, he earned a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology at the University of Oregon, working with Dr. Dare Baldwin... Read more
Dr. Maddox is a postdoctoral fellow studying crossmodal auditory and visual attention with Dr. Adrian KC Lee. Prior to his arrival at I-LABS, he earned his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering at Boston University with Drs.... Read more
Dr. Master is a postdoctoral fellow working with Dr. Andrew Meltzoff and Dr. Sapna Cheryan. Before coming to the Institute, she earned a Ph.D. in developmental psychology at Stanford University, working with Dr. Carol... Read more
Dr. Percaccio studies language acquisition in children with autism. Together, they are investigating the phonetic discrimination abilities of at-risk infants to determine if there are early physiological markers of autism... Read more
Dr. Ramírez-Esparza is a postdoctoral fellow working with Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl. Before coming to the Institute she earned a Ph.D. in Social Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. Nairán's... Read more
Dr. Roseberry is working on studies of early language acquisition. Before coming to the Institute, she earned a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology at Temple University, where she worked with Dr. Kathy Hirsh-Pasek. Sarah... Read more
Dr. Waismeyer is a postdoctoral fellow working with Dr. Andrew Meltzoff. Before coming to the Institute, she earned a Ph.D. in comparative and developmental psychology at the University of California at Berkeley with Dr.... Read more
Dr. Zack is a postdoctoral fellow working with Dr. Andrew Meltzoff. Before coming to the Institute, she earned a Ph.D. in developmental psychology at Georgetown University, working with Rachel Barr. Dr. Zack’s... Read more
Berit Olsen is a graduate student supervised by Professor Betty Repacholi in the Social and Emotional Development Lab. Berit received her bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Religion from Pacific Lutheran University... Read more
Tamara Spiewak Toub is a graduate student working with Dr. Repacholi in the Social and Emotional Development Lab. Currently, Tamara's research focuses on infants' understanding of other people's emotions and... Read more
Christina (Tian) Zhao is a graduate student in Dr. Patricia Kuhl's lab. She graduated from Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology, with minors in Biology and Music... Read more
Linda Chau is pursuing a major in psychology with a minor in chemistry. She is considering the possibility of attending medical school upon graduating. Outside of school, Linda enjoys running, arts and crafts, sewing, and... Read more
Nicole Cho is double majoring in Social Welfare and Psychology. She graduates on June 11, 2011. After graduating she hopes to find a job that allows her to work with youth for a couple years before pursuing graduate... Read more
Katie Dennis is a senior majoring in Speech and Hearing Sciences. Upon graduating, she plans to pursue graduate studies in speech pathology. Katie is a Girl Scout leader and enjoys photography and astronomy. Read more
Bedii Duru Altug is pursuing degrees in Linguistics and Near Eastern Languages and Civilization along with a minor in International Studies – Comparative Islamic Studies. In the fall he will be working on his Master... Read more
Linden Hale is a junior studying psychology. She currently works in Rechele Brooks’ lab. Eventually, she would like to go to grad school to study nonverbal communication. Linden is also a dancer and plans to continue... Read more
Anne Harvey is a junior majoring in Speech & Hearing Sciences. After graduation, she hopes to be accepted into the AuD program at the University of Washington and eventually become certified as a clinical Audiologist.... Read more
Marissa Herzog is a sophomore double majoring in Psychology and Sociology. After graduating, she hopes to be a counselor or therapist in a children’s hospital. She first fell in love with psychology when she took an... Read more
Megan Kao is a sophomore majoring in psychology. Upon graduating, she plans to pursue graduate studies in clinical psychology, and hopefully open her own practice in the future. Outside of school, Megan enjoys playing... Read more
Ka Young Lee is a junior double majoring in biochemistry and speech and hearing sciences. She hopes to enter med school upon graduating. Ka Young enjoys watching Japanese animation, reading the newspaper, and browsing the... Read more
Rodion Natalenko, a Moskovsky native, is an undergraduate honors student at the University of Washington, working toward a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. As a strong advocate of Leo Tolstoy’s philosophy, he... Read more
Jessica Wenke is a junior majoring in speech and hearing sciences. Upon graduating, she plans to attend graduate school to pursue a Master’s degree in speech pathology with an emphasis on voice disorders. Jessica... Read more
Nicole Wilberding is a junior pursuing a B.S. degree in psychology. She wants to go to graduate school and then pursue a PhD in clinical psychology. She hopes to work with children and adolescents in a clinical setting.... Read more
Brianna Yamasaki, an enthusiastic undergraduate honors student at the University of Washington, is working toward a Bachelors of Science in Psychology. She is most fascinated with the ever complex brain and its ability to... Read more
Ellie Henningsgaard spent spring term of her senior year (Interlake High School in Bellevue, WA) as an intern at I-LABS. She worked in
Dr. Patricia Kuhl’s Speech Research Laboratory. Ellie was a tremendous asset,... Read more
Loan Nguyen was a Gates Millennium Scholar pursuing a degree in Medical Technology when she completed an internship at I-LABS that was sponsored by Casey Family Programs. She is currently attending graduate school in... Read more
William Poole was a student at Eastside Preparatory School in Kirkland, WA when he spent 6 months at I-LABS completing an internship to learn more about brain imaging tools. With a passion for biology and physics, William... Read more
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