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I am a third-year PhD student in Hispanic Linguistics in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies at the University of Florida. I carry out research in the Bilingual Sentence Processing Lab (PI: Dr. Jorge Valdés Kroff) and in the Brain, Language, and Bilingualism Lab (PIs: Dr. Edith Kaan and Dr. Eleonora Rossi). I am also an affiliate member of the Spanish Heritage Language Lab (PI: Dr. Diego Pascual y Cabo). I use psycho-/neurolinguistic methods like eye-tracking and EEG to investigate the cognitive processes underlying (bilingual) language processing and code-switching. My work also considers how bilingualism might be modulatory of or interact with domain-general abilities, such as conflict adaptation, attention, Theory of Mind, and even working memory in cognitive decline. At its core, my research is concerned with characterizing how the experiential dimensions of bilingualism and language use impact real-time language processing and cognitive mechanism recruitment. The broader objective of my research is to legitimize bilingual language practices and to destigmatize bilingualism in the U.S. As such, I am always eager to speak and work with students from all backgrounds. When I am not in the lab or teaching, you can find me playing clarinet, teaching music, or hiking with my dog, Copland. Find out more about my current work by visiting my website.