Highlights from BULCD 2024

The Boston University Conference on Language Development (BULCD) is one of the largest linguistics conferences in the world, hosting over 500 language acquisition and development researchers and students. The QLAB was honored to attend the 49th annual iteration of...

Language Learning in Children with Autism Presentation

Recently, Dr. Zhenghan Qi and Ph.D. student Katherine Trice presented at the Boston Ability Center about current research on language development in children with autism. More details about the talk are available here. A full recording of the discussion can be viewed...

Our new NIH-funded project – PLAUSL

Predicting Language and literacy growth in Autistic children Using Statistical Learning How do little ones decipher patterns in speech and print? And do these processes wield their transformative influence on language and literacy growth as children step into the...

The first QLAB presentations

QLAB presented at the final two Experimental Group Meeting at the Department of Linguistics and Cognitive Science. Dr. Qi gave a talk on "Neural preparedness and plasticity of successful adult language learning". Language learning during adulthood is notoriously...

Our first grant was awarded!

Our first grant was awarded!

We are very happy to announce that Dr. Qi's proposal titled "Investigating statistical learning in children with ASD across linguistic and non-linguistic domains" was selected for funding under the 2017 University of Delaware Research Foundation (UDRF) Strategic...

Society for the Neurobiology of Language Conference

Society for the Neurobiology of Language Conference

How do adults perceive speech in foreign language? What behavioral and neurological factors relate to adult learners' success with foreign language vocabulary and phonology? The QLAB addressed these questions at the Society for the Neurobiology of Language in...

CSCD Faculty Research Round Table

CSCD Faculty Research Round Table

Pictured above: Dr. Zhenghan Qi, Director Last week was the CSCD Faculty Research Round Table! This event showcased research from the Communication Sciences & Disorders Department and was an opportunity for local speech language pathologists, students, and...

NERDY Conference

NERDY Conference

Dr. Qi presented her work at NERDY (New England Research on Dyslexia Society) conference on the relationship between statistical learning and reading abilities. http://ibacs.uconn.edu/nerdy/. What is statistical learning? Why is statistical learning important for...

New Lab Space

New Lab Space

Our new home is currently located at the first floor of the Center for Biomedical and Brain Imaging. Huge thanks to our accommodating colleagues in Psychological and Brain Sciences, we are making great progress in setting up our lab. Our friend Alex joined us for a...