Email: leb45@georgetown.edu
Phone: (202) 687-6896

Research Interests: Laura Babcock recently graduated from Georgetown University with an MS in General Linguistics and has a background in physics from MIT. Currently, as an RA, she focuses on language task design, including artificial language tasks, and the brain bases of second language acquisition, in particular the effects of Age of Acquisition and Length of Residence. Additionally, her interests include the cognitive benefits of bilingualism, multiple aspects of L3 acquisition, and language attrition. She hopes to continue her research on L2 and cognitive benefits with Italian speakers in Milan next year and eventually to earn a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience. Outside of the Brain and Language Lab she enjoys dancing, reading, and learning new languages (she's currently on L8, Serbian).

Email: mpg37@georgetown.edu
Phone: (202) 687-8449

Research Interests: Matt Gelfand recently graduated from Brown University with a Sc.B. (B.S.) in Cognitive Neuroscience. He worked in the lab during school breaks during his entire undergraduate career, focusing on a study of language in left-handers. Matt will be working for one year as an RA, providing technical and statistics support and improving organization in the lab; he will matriculate at Harvard Law School in September 2009.

Email: kal92@georgetown.edu
Phone: (202) 687-6896

Research Interests: Kaitlyn Litcofsky recently graduated from Tufts University with a BS in Bio-Psychology, where she studied the neural effects of code-switching in a second language. As an RA, she is involved in task design and hopefully will be involved in research on second language proficiency. Kaitlyn plans to eventually earn a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience.