Biography:
I grew up in New Jersey and and came to Penn State in Fall 2021 after a virtual year due to COVID-19. I am very passionate about everything pertaining to language, cognition, voice, and swallowing and I enjoy learning Spanish and American Sign Language. In my free time I like to run, cook and be involved in my sorority.
Project Summary
My PIRE project aims to find out if speech masking can be an accurate determiner of bilingual balance and proficiency. The two languages in question being Palenquero, a newer creole language with Spanish and African influences and Spanish.