NajaFerjan Ramírezshe/her/hersAssistant Professornaja@uw.edu(206) 543-4503Guggenheim 415BOffice Hours: M: 8:30-9:20 or by appointment. Please email for a Zoom link.Fields of Interest American Sign Language Bilingualism First Language Acquisition Perception and Cognition Second Language Acquisition Speech Perception Speech Processing PsycholinguisticsBrain and languageBackground and ExperienceSummaryPh.D. Linguistics and Cognitive Science, UCSD, 2013B.Sc. Neuroscience, Brown University, 2007My main research focuses on understanding the extent and origins of variability in linguistic and brain growth among young children of diverse backgrounds. I use multiple methodologies, including naturalistic recordings in children’s homes and early education centers, magnetoencephalography (MEG), and behavioral language measures in the laboratory. Websites: Faculty WebsiteUW Language Development and Processing Lab (LDP) Research Selected: Publications, Journal Articles Ferjan Ramírez, N., Lytle, S., Kuhl, P.K. (in press). Parent Coaching Increases Conversational Turns and Advances Infant Language Development (Forthcoming) Ferjan Ramírez, N., Kuhl, P.K. (2020) Early Second Language Through SparkLingTM: Scaling-Up a Language Intervention in Infant Education Centers. Mind, Brain, and Education. Ferjan Ramírez, N., Lytle, S., Fish, M., Kuhl, P.K. (2018). Parent coaching at 6 and 10 months improves language outcomes at 14 months: A randomized controlled trial. Developmental Science, e12762. https://doi.org/10.1111/desc.12762 Ferjan Ramírez, N., Kuhl, P.K. (2017). The brain science of bilingualism. Young Children, 72, 38-44. Ferjan Ramírez, N., Kuhl, P.K. (2017). Bilingual Baby: Foreign Language Intervention in Madrid’s Infant Education Centers. Mind, Brain, and Education, 11(3), 133-43. Ferjan Ramírez, N., Ramírez, R.R., Clarke, M., Taulu, S., Kuhl, P.K. (2016). Speech discrimination in 11-month-old bilingual and monolingual infants: A magnetoencephalography study. Developmental Science, e12427. https://doi.org/10.1111/desc.12427 Ferjan Ramírez, N., Leonard, M.K., Davenport, T., Torres, C., Mayberry, R.I., Halgren, E. (2014). Neural language processing in adolescent first-language learners: Longitudinal case studies in American Sign Language. Cerebral Cortex. Available online: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25410427 Leonard, M.K., Ferjan Ramírez, N., Torres, C., Hatrak, M., Mayberry, R.I., Halgren, E.. (2013) Neural stages of spoken, written, and signed word processing in second language learners. Frontiers of Human Neuroscience, doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00322. Ferjan Ramírez, N., Leonard, M.K., Torres, C., Hatrak, M., Halgren, E., Mayberry, R.I.. (2013) Neural language processing in adolescent first-language learners. Cerebral Cortex doi: 10.1093/cercor/bht137. Ferjan Ramírez, N., Lieberman, A., Mayberry, R.I. (2013). The initial stages of first-language acquisition begun in adolescence: When late looks early. Journal of Child Language, 40(2), 391-414. Leonard, M.K., Ferjan Ramírez, N., Torres, C., Travis, K., Hatrak, M., Mayberry, R.I., Halgren, E.. (2012) Signed Words in the Congenitally Deaf Evoke Typical Late Lexicosemantic Responses with No Early Visual Responses in Left Superior Temporal Cortex. Journal of Neuroscience, 32(28), 9700-9705. Ferjan Ramírez, N., & Kuhl, P.K. (2020) Early Second Language Through SparkLingTM: Scaling-Up a Language Intervention in Infant Education Centers. Mind, Brain, and Education. (Completed/published) Selected: Publications, Book Chapters Kuhl, P.K., N. Ferjan Ramírez (2019) Neuroscience and education: How early brain development affects school. In: Kuhl, P., S-S. Lim, S. Guerriero & D. Van Damme (Eds.), Learning in the digital age: Towards a Science of Learning for 21st Century Education. Education Research and Innovation, OECD Publishing, Paris. Pp. 25-36. Courses Taught Winter 2022 LING 212 A: Infant Brain and Language Development Autumn 2021 LING 441 A: Language Processing and Development 1 LING 541 A: Language Processing and Development 1 LING 580 A: Problems in Linguistics LING 580 B: Problems in Linguistics Spring 2021 LING 441 A: Language Processing and Development 1 LING 541 A: Language Processing and Development 1 LING 580 E: Problems in Linguistics LING 580 F: Problems in Linguistics Winter 2021 LING 200 A: Introduction to Linguistics Autumn 2020 LING 212 A: Infant Brain and Language Development Spring 2020 LING 212 A: Infant Brain and Language Development LING 441 A: Language Processing and Development 1 LING 541 A: Language Processing and Development 1 Winter 2020 LING 200 A: Introduction to Linguistics LING 580 E: Problems in Linguistics LING 580 F: Problems in Linguistics Related News Related News New Courses - Sep 3, 2021 Faculty Profile: Qi Cheng - Sep 3, 2021 Lab News - May 12, 2021 Faculty profile: Naja Ferjan Ramírez - Oct 6, 2020 Message from Chair Richard Wright - Oct 2, 2020 Wenjun Ma presents at at the Fourth Annual Berkeley Undergraduate Linguistics Symposium - Dec 3, 2019 Jake McManus presents at Undergraduate Research poster session - Aug 21, 2019 Share: Print PDF
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