This episode features Dr. Kristi Hendrickson, assistant professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Iowa and director of the UI Psycholinguistics Lab. Her research focuses on how listeners and readers recognize spoken and written words, how they connect words to meaning, and how they use words earlier in a sentence to predict upcoming words. She and her research staff examine this process in a range of populations (children and adults, individuals with hearing loss, and dual-language learners). Eye-tracking and EEG (electroencephalogram) are the tools of these investigations.

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• UI Psycholinguistics Lab: The primary area of research in Hendrickson’s lab is spoken and written language processing: how listeners and readers recognize the words they hear and read, how the meanings of words are accessed, and how individuals predict upcoming words during incremental sentence processing. Learn more about Hendrickson’s current projects and recent publications on the lab’s website.
• Dr. Henrickson’s research: Access Dr. Hendrickson’s published works on her Google Scholar profile.
• Wendell Johnson Clinic: Learn more about the University of Iowa’s speech-language pathology resources and department at the Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center.
• Dr. McMurray’s research: Access Dr. McMurray’s published works on his Google Scholar profile.
• Dr. Si On Yoon’s research: Access Dr. Yoon’s published works on her Google Scholar profile.
• A Novel Idea: The History of the Science of Reading: For more information about the science of reading, listen to the IRRC’s podcast, A Novel Idea: The History of the Science of Reading.

Episode Transcript and Sources
https://irrc.education.uiowa.edu/transcript-and-sources-speaking-literacy-episode-1

Speaking of Literacy Website
https://irrc.education.uiowa.edu/speaking-literacy

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