Our Team

Sammy Floyd, PhD, Principal Investigator I am currently faculty in Psychology at Sarah Lawrence College. Previously, I was an NSF postdoctoral fellow in Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS) at MIT, working with Ev Fedorenko and Ted Gibson. I got my PhD in the Psychology department at Princeton University, working with Adele E. Goldberg and Casey Lew-Williams, and my BA at Smith College working with Jill de Villiers. I'm interested in language (especially words), language change and comprehension, and how adults and children learn (especially from a neurodiversity perspective). You can reach me by email!

Avery Yanowitz, Research Assistant Avery is an undergraduate student concentrating in Spanish and creative writing. He is passionate about linguistics, and is very excited to be working with the Language and Development Lab this summer! His studies right now focus on the interplay between phonology and language acquisition, particularly how words pattern across a lexicon. He is excited to see how this research grows and develops over time.

Cora Gilbert, Research Assistant

Meeli Bharti, Research Assistant

Adya Sarin, Research Assistant

Alums:

Nicole Imral, Research Assistant (BA, Class of 2027)
Camilla Castrillon, Research Assistant (BA, Class of 2026)
Dan Boyd, Research Assistant (BA, Class of 2026)
Stella Templin, Research Assistant (BA, Class of 2026)
Gracie Hutchinson, Research Assistant (BA, Class of 2025, MS, Class of 2026)
Stella Sommer, Research Assistant (BA, Class of 2025, MSEd, Class of 2026)
Carmen Toribio Martinez, Research Assistant (BA, Class of 2024)