Yue Wang — Lab Director

Professor, Department of Linguistics
Simon Fraser University

Website: http://www.sfu.ca/people/yuew.html
Email: yuew@sfu.ca
Tel: (778) 782-6924

Dr. Wang's main areas of research are phonetics, neurolinguistics, psycholinguistics, second language acquisition, and cognitive science. Using behavioral, neural, and computational techniques, she has been studying the processing and acquisition of second-language speech sounds with the goal of learning more about brain plasticity as well as how multisensory brain systems cooperate functionally in cognitive processing. She directs the Language and Brain Lab.

Jetic Gū — Lab Manager | PhD Student, Computational Linguistics

Email: jeticg@sfu.ca

I am currently a Computational Linguistics Ph.D. student. I received a M.Sc, B.Sc. from SFU in 2019 and 2018, and a B.Eng. from Zhejiang University in 2018. My research interests include Machine Translation, Alignment, Semantic Representations, Syntactic Analysis, etc.

Ivan Fong — Lab Manager | MA Student, Linguistics

Email: ivan_fong@sfu.ca

I studied and graduated as a Diploma in Linguistics student at UBC in 2020. During my study there, I worked as a research assistant at Prof. Molly Babel’s Speech in Context Lab, mainly for the then PhD student Khia Johnson. I am extremely excited to be an MA student here at SFU under Prof. Yue Wang and her Language and Brain Lab. I am mostly interested in investigating the languages that I am the most familiar with (English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese, and Korean). I am particularly interested in Language Transfer, my immediate focus is on Tone Merger and Syllable Fusion in Cantonese-English bilingual speakers. Fun Fact: Before I discovered my love and career for Linguistics, I completed my B.Sc at UBC as well!

Xizi (Danielle) Deng — PhD Student, Linguistics

Email: xizid@sfu.ca

I joined the Department of Linguistics at SFU as a graduate student in 2017 and graduated from Chinese University of Hong Kong before that. My research interests lie in speech perception, especially the perception of tone and tone sandhi, and also in Theoretical Phonology. Besides Linguistics, I am also a fan of science fictions and sci-fi movies.

Han Zhang — PhD Student, Linguistics

Email: han_zhang7@sfu.ca

I am currently a Ph.D. student in the Department of Linguistics at SFU. My primary research interests include non-native speech perception and production, second language acquisition, and psycholinguistics.

Sylvia Cho — PhD Student, Linguistics

Email: sylvia_cho@sfu.ca

I am primarily interested in speech perception and all factors that influence this process. More specifically, I am interested in the processing and perception of bilingual and L2 speech.

Ka Keung Lee — MA Student, Linguistics

Email: ka_keung_lee@sfu.ca

I'm a linguistics student who is interested in neurolinguistics, psycholinguistics, and language acquisition. I use neuroimage techniques and behavioral methods to study how humans process, and what cognitive mechanisms enable humans to possess languages. I hope my research can contribute to psycholinguistics models, language disorder diagnosis, and language teaching.

Eunice Wong — MA Student, Linguistics

I am currently an M.A. student in Linguistics. My research interests include sociolinguistics, phonetics, bilingualism, and language acquisition, especially about Cantonese and English. In my free time, I love bouldering and going outdoors.

Carley Carder — Research Assistant 

I am an undergraduate student majoring in Linguistics and double minoring in Psychology and Learning & Developmental Disabilities, as well as completing a Speech Science Certificate. Afterwards, I will be pursuing a Masters in Speech Language Pathology. My areas of interest include language acquisition, speech production, and speech rehabilitation. In my free time, I enjoy hiking, camping, and hanging out with my cat.

Kira Chan — Research Assistant 

I am an undergraduate student majoring in Linguistics, pursuing to minor in Learning and Developmental Disabilities and a certificate in Linguistics of Speech Science. My areas of interest include, second Language acquisition, sociolinguistics and speech production. In the future, I plan to obtain a master’s in Speech Language Pathology to work as a speech therapist. In my spare time, I love to experiment with cooking, playing with my cat Haku, lifting weights at the gym and exploring new restaurants or cafes. 

Meagan Durana — Research Assistant 

I am an undergraduate student pursuing a major degree in linguistics, a minor in psychology, and a certificate in the linguistics of speech sciences (CLSS). My research interests include first language acquisition, language and communication disorders, speech perception, and neurolinguistics. In the future, I hope to go into the master’s program in speech-language pathology. In my free-time, I like to play video games, do arts and crafts, hang out with family and friends, and spend time with my boyfriend’s cats. 

Daniel Drysdale — Research Assistant

I am an undergraduate student majoring in Linguistics with a minor in Learning and Developmental Disabilities, and I am also working towards a certificate in Speech Sciences. My key interests include communication disorders, speech rehabilitation, and neurolinguistics. After my bachelor's degree, I aim to join a graduate program in Speech-Language Pathology. In my free time, I enjoy staying active, watching anime, and lounging with my cat.

Aaron Fung — Research Assistant 

I am currently an undergraduate student double majoring in Cognitive Science and Philosophy, with a certificate in Ethics and Global Justice. My areas of interest are second language acquisition, bilingualism, cognitive science, and speech perception. Outside of class, I enjoy reading, working out, and trying new foods!

Morgan Glover — Research Assistant 

I am a post-baccalaureate student in the Department of Linguistics. I hold a B.A. in linguistics and a certificate in the linguistics of speech science from SFU. In the future, I hope to obtain a master’s in speech-language pathology and work with diverse speech populations. My research interests include language acquisition, speech rehabilitation, and the impacts of neurodegenerative diseases on swallowing and communication. In my free time, I enjoy getting outdoors, watching sports and socializing with friends.

Tyne Johnson-Dhillon — Research Assistant 

I am currently a post-baccalaureate student in the Department of Linguistics at SFU. I hold a B.A. in Communication from SFU. My areas of interest include speech perception and production, language acquitition and language revitalization. In my free time, I love to read fiction, get outside and practice circus arts.

Boey Kwan — Research Assistant 

I am an undergraduate student pursuing a joint major in Linguistics and Computing Science, and a certificate in the Linguistics of Speech Science. My areas of interest encompass a wide range, including phonetics, sociolinguistics, language revitalization, language acquisition, natural language processing, and much more. I also used to study Kinesiology at SFU. In my spare time, I like to try new activities, go to the gym, and pet cats!

Clarissa Leung — Research Assistant 

I am an undergraduate student pursuing a major in Linguistics, a minor in Learning & Developmental Disabilities, and a certificate in Speech Sciences. In the future, I hope to get a maste'rs in speech-language pathology. My areas of interest include speech perception, language acquisition, and speech production. In my free time, I like to make jewellery, play animal crossing, and spend time with my friends and family!

Chihiro Mabohang — Research Assistant 

I am an undergraduate student pursuing a joint major in linguistics and computing science. I am interested in multilingual speech recognition, low-resource language processing and syntax. In my free time I practice kendo with the SFU Kendo Club.

Sophie Rhodes — Research Assistant 

I am an undergraduate student majoring in Health Science and completing a Linguistics of Speech Science Certificate. In the furture, I hope to pursue a Master's in Speech Language Pathology. My areas of interest include language acquisition, speech production, and communication disorders. In my free time, I enjoy camping, playing soccer, skiing and snowboarding, and spending time with friends and family.

Kyana Sohangar — Research Assistant 

I am an undergraduate student pursuing a joint major in Computing Science and Linguistics. My areas of interest include morphology, second language acquisition, natural language processing (NLP), and speech processing. In my spare time I enjoy hiking, doing embroidery, and exploring new restaurants with friends!

Jadeyn Trasolini — Research Assistant 

I am an undergraduate student majoring in Psychology and minoring in Linguistics, while also completing a certificate in Speech Sciences. In the future, I hope to obtain a master’s in Speech Language Pathology to work as a speech therapist. My primary areas of interest are sociolinguistics, phonology, and communication disorders. 

Bradley Wing — Research Assistant 

I graduated from SFU with a bachelor’s in Cognitive Science and received an associate degree in Computer Science from Langara College. I am interested in combining this with linguistics to study language and foster this relationship with technology. As a person who uses automated transcriptions and subtitles, I am open to exploring how to implement language in technology that can benefit people in their everyday lives, which is why I am interested in speech perception and production, signed languages, and psycholinguistics. During my free time, I love playing hockey, snowboarding, and golfing.