Director

Dr. Alexander L. Francis, Ph.D.

I am a professor of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences at Purdue University. I earned my B.A. in Linguistics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1991, completing one semester of study in Allgemeine und Indogermanische Sprachwissenschaft at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. I did my graduate work at the University of Chicago, earning an M.A. in Linguistics in 1993 and a dual Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology and Linguistics in 1999. I completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences at the University of Hong Kong, and have been at Purdue since 2002.

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PHD Students

Prospective graduate students are invited to apply to work on projects that fit within our Current Research. Please contact Dr. Francis before applying. See SLHS PhD Program Page for more general information.

Undergraduate Research Assistants

Niah Nieuwenhuis, B.A.

Mackenzie Griesch

Natalie Kenary

Justin O’Connor

Emanuel Puertollano

Anabelle Yang

Graduates

Doctoral Students

Elizabeth Guyer, Au.D., Clinical Fellowship at Yale Hearing and Balance
Jessica Lorenz, Au.D., Audiologist at The Hearing Center
Wai Ling Law, Ph.D. August, 2017 – Lecturer I, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Fernando Llanos, Ph.D. August, 2016 — Assistant Professor, Department of Linguistics, University of Texas at Austin
Mengxi Lin, Ph.D. August, 2015 — New York City
Wei Zhang, Ph.D. December, 2010 — Associate Professor, University of Akron
Maria Kondaurova, Ph.D. December, 2008 — Associate Professor, University of Louisville
Yanhong Zhang, Ph.D. May, 2008 — Chinese Master, The Lawrenceville School
Natalya Kaganovich, Ph.D. August, 2007 — Associate Professor, Purdue University

Undergraduate Students

Khalya Dent, B.S. May, 2024 — MS-SLP program,
Abigail Foley, B.S. May, 2025 — MS-SLP program, Purdue University
Allie Good, B.S. May, 2024 — AuD program, University of Indiana
Alexia Robinett, B.S. May, 2024 — MS-SLP program, Purdue University
Mia Schnmetter, B.S. May, 2024 — MS in Neuroscience, Georgetown University
Emily Schmitz, B.S. May, 2024 —
Abigail Beaumont, B.A., May, 2023 — AuD program, Purdue University
Carly Ferree, B.A., May, 2023 — AuD program, Purdue University
Kirsten Fong, B.A., May, 2023 — MS-SLP program, University of North Carolina
Lauren Gabor, B.A., May, 2023 — MS-SLP program, Purdue University
Erin Frain, B.A. May, 2022 — MS-SLP program, Midwest University
Pranali Suresh, B.A. May, 2022 — AuD program, Northwestern
Emma Bonham, B.A., May, 2021 — Linguistics, Indiana University
Anyia Clayton, B.A., May, 2021
Nicole Kirk, B.A., December, 2020
Cassian Kruse, B.A., Ma, 2020
Lexi Rozycki, , B.A., May, 2020 — AuD program, University of Wisconsin
Sarah Shipe, , B.A., May, 2020
Emily Walczak, B.A. May, 2019 — AuD program, University of Nebraska
Shelby Claflin, B.A. May, 2019
Lauren Lahey, B.A. December, 2018 — MS-SLP program, University of Arizona
Theresa Nelson, B.A. December, 2018 — AuD program, Purdue University
Anna Brown, B.A. May, 2018 — MS-SLP program, University of Louisville
Breeah Carey, B.A. May, 2018 — MS-SLP program, Purdue University
Neenah Simpson, post-baccalaureate May, 2018 — MS-SLP program, Indiana University
Shannon Doolittle, B.A. May, 2016 — AuD program, San Diego State University
Haley Kissel, B.A. December, 2015 — MA in Applied Behavior Analysis, Ball State
Lisa Le, B.A. May, 2016 — MS-SLP program, Eastern Michigan University
Abbey Schmitt, B.A. May 2016 — AuD program, Indiana University
Jessica Lorenz, B.A. May, 2015 — AuD program, Purdue University
Alyssa Nymeyer, B.A. May, 2015 — MS-SLP program, Purdue University
Ashlee Witty, B.A. May, 2015 — MS-SLP program, University of Cincinnati (Distance)