Meet the team

Lab Director
Robin Karlin
I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences. I completed my PhD at Cornell University in 2018 under the guidance of Draga Zec. My dissertation is titled "Towards an articulatory model of tone: a cross-linguistic investigation". From 2019-2023 I was a postdoc at the SMAC Lab at the Waisman Center at UW-Madison.

Lab Manager
Sophie Rodriguez-Bell
I am the current NeSST lab manager. I recently graduated from the University of Chicago with an M.A. in the humanities with a focus on linguistics. In 2024 I also completed my B.A. there in linguistics and Russian and Eastern European studies. I plan on pursuing a PhD in heritage speakers' cognition and interference effects between different speech systems.

Graduate Research Assistant
Abigail Collier
I am a first-year graduate student in the Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences department at the University of Missouri. Following graduate school, I hope to work as medical speech pathologist specializing in neurodegenerative disorders that affect communication.

Graduate Research Assistant
Maggie Ribaudo
I am a first year graduate student studying Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at Mizzou. Following graduate school I plan to work in the field for a few years, most likely with pediatrics, so that I can narrow my research interests.

Undergraduate Research Assistant
Lauren Green
I am currently in my junior year at Mizzou pursuing a bachelor's degree in health sciences. Following graduation, I plan to continue my involvement in research and begin exploring options for a master's program. I find many facets of neuroscience intriguing, and I'm eager to further my knowledge in any areas I can!

Undergraduate Research Assistant
Cora Hartwig
I am currently a senior in my undergraduate program studying Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences with a minor in Education. Following graduation, I hope to attend graduate school and become a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist. I have found many areas of this field that I'm interested in, and I plan to explore my options following graduate school with plans of working in pediatrics.

Undergraduate Research Assistant
Hannah Meystrik
I am a senior studying Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences with a minor in Education. I am currently a member of Sigma Eta Rho, MU NSSLHA, and a student ambassador for the College of Health Sciences. Following graduation, I plan to attend graduate school and become a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist. As an SLP, my goal is to work with children in an early childhood special education setting.

Undergraduate Research Assistant
Abbie Parr
I’m an undergraduate student majoring in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at Mizzou, with plans to pursue graduate school to become a licensed SLP. Alongside my passion for speech and language, I enjoy singing and the fine arts. My goal is to work with pediatric clients in a school setting, though I also enjoy exploring the many different aspects of the field as I continue through the SLHS program.

Undergraduate Research Assistant
Georgia Terrill
I am currently a junior at the University of Missouri studying Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences. Following graduation, I plan to attend graduate school to become a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist. I have a wide range of interests within the field, particularly pediatrics, and am eager to deepen my understanding of speech and language through hands-on research experience.
Former lab members

Sophie Barth
Lab manager

Sarah Stelzer
Graduate Research Assistant

Riley Hall
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Our collaborators
Ben Parrell, SMAC Lab, UW-Madison
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Carrie Niziolek, BLAB Lab, UW-Madison
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Dinglan Tang, University of Hong Kong
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Christina Bjorndahl, Carnegie Mellon University
