People

Laura Wagner wagner.602@osu.edu Dr. Wagner directs the Developmental Language & Cognition Lab. She studies the connections between early language and early conceptual abilities. Hear Laura talk at the Worthington Library about how children learn the meanings of words. Carolyn Dahlgren Carolyn is a doctoral student in Developmental Psychology at the Ohio State University.  She earned her bachelor's degree in Psychology, with minors in Biology and Educational Studies, from Bryn Mawr College in 2006.  Her undergraduate thesis explored the communicative and cognitive functions of gesture. Before beginning her doctoral program, she was a research assistant at the McLean Psychiatric Hospital. Josh Fedder Josh received a bachelor's degree in Psychology from Santa Clara University in 2010. He is currently a doctoral student in the Cognitive program at OSU interested in language acquisition and acquisition of semantics. He likes food, being outside, and is afraid of flying in airplanes. Richa Deshmukh Richa is a PhD student in the department of Speech and Hearing Science. Her research interest is early diagnosis and intervention in Autism. Sharon Ross Sharon is a PhD candidate in Department of Linguistics at OSU. Hartman Brawley Hartman is a fourth year undergraduate, first year BA/MA Combined Program student with a Linguistics major and a Japanese minor. He is currently working on an Honors thesis investigating the relationship between children’s analysis of events in a linguistic vs. a non-linguistic domain. He is also working on a Master’s thesis that analyzes descriptive preferences across different informational statuses in Japanese adults. In his spare time he enjoys the odd swim, drawing, origami, and his pet rabbit Lady Constance. Hartman is also active in OSU’s GLBT organizations as the co-chair of the GLBT First Year Cohort. Areum Kim Areum is second year undergrad with a Psychology major. She is currently pre-med and hopes to become a pediatrician or pediatric psychiatrist. Melissa Forney Melissa is a third year undergraduate majoring in Speech and Hearing Science with a minor in Linguistics. Once Melissa completes her undergraduate studies she plans on continuing her education with a Master’s Degree in Speech Pathology. She is currently the Treasurer for the OSU chapter of NSSLHA and is a member of Autism Speaks. When she has a minute to spare, Melissa enjoys reading, watching movies, or going for a run. Kerrianne Morrison Kerrianne is a first-year student, majoring in psychology and minoring in neuroscience and linguistics. She plans to attend graduate school to study cognitive psychology and to obtain a PhD. In her free time, Kerrianne loves to swim, read, and listen to music.