BLOOM 2016-2017
Allyson Peluso Amber Mendelson Brooke Goodall Hannah Bolt Jessica Clark Kendra Stebbins Melanie Nagel Melissa DeMarchena Michelle Chavarro Natasha De Novi Shannon Nicols Sofia Ball Theresa Giralt William Ellison Victoria Farinas |
Vocabulary Recognition in Spanish-Speaking ELs (2016-2017)
Aislinn Tirney (UROP) Alexis Martin Allison Richard Ashley Thiel Bibiana Nunez Brooke Nolan Catherine Timm (Honors Thesis) Cristina Socarraz Erin Welch Karla Cerritos (UROP) Kathleen Coffey Kaylea Todd Megan Snow Michelle Chavarro Natasha De Novi (Honors Thesis) |
Karla Cerritos: Karla is currently pre-Med at FSU. She participated in the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program during the 2016-2017 academic year under Lisa Fitton's supervision. She plans to pursue medical school after graduation.
Experience/Products
Cerritos, K., & Fitton, L. (2017, March). Dual language exposure and the development of grammatical concepts in Spanish-speaking English learners in kindergarten. Poster presentation at the Florida State University Undergraduate Research Symposium. Tallahassee, FL. (Local)
Experience/Products
Cerritos, K., & Fitton, L. (2017, March). Dual language exposure and the development of grammatical concepts in Spanish-speaking English learners in kindergarten. Poster presentation at the Florida State University Undergraduate Research Symposium. Tallahassee, FL. (Local)
Jessica Clark: Jessica graduated from the Communication Science and Disorders Undergraduate Program at FSU in 2017. She is interested in working with children that have Autism Spectrum Disorder or Developmental Disabilities. She is also interested in dialect differences, as well as language delays. Jessica has been accepted into FSU's graduate program for Speech-Language Pathology.
Experience/Products
Jessica began working with Lisa Fitton on the project "Dialect Use in Written Narratives: Non- mainstream American English and Standardized Test Scores" in the spring of 2016. She is now a highly-reliable SALT coder on Project BLOOM under Dr. Carla Wood.
Clark, J., Nagel, M., Fitton, L., Wood, C., Hart, S., & Schatschneider, C. (2016, April). Relationship between dialect use and socioeconomic status in African American children. Poster presentation at the Florida State University National Student Speech Language-Hearing Association Conference. Tallahassee, FL. (Local)
Experience/Products
Jessica began working with Lisa Fitton on the project "Dialect Use in Written Narratives: Non- mainstream American English and Standardized Test Scores" in the spring of 2016. She is now a highly-reliable SALT coder on Project BLOOM under Dr. Carla Wood.
Clark, J., Nagel, M., Fitton, L., Wood, C., Hart, S., & Schatschneider, C. (2016, April). Relationship between dialect use and socioeconomic status in African American children. Poster presentation at the Florida State University National Student Speech Language-Hearing Association Conference. Tallahassee, FL. (Local)
Catherine Cuva: Catherine is a recent graduate from the CSD undergraduate program at Florida State University. She is an FSU Service Scholar engaging in many areas of service, this includes tutoring migrant workers, volunteering at the FSU L.L. Schendel Speech and Hearing Clinic, and conducting research with BLOOM. She works hard to integrate service and RSO group Operation Smile and participates in NSSLHA. Outside of her service, Catherine enjoys working with the international community at Florida State University, actively working to better acclimate foreign students to the University. She loves to travel and engaging in service abroad. She hopes to attend graduate school to become a speech-language pathologist.
Experience/Products
Catherine has worked with Dr. Carla Wood and Kristina Bustamante on the project "Lexical Diversity in Written Language: Group Differences by Grade Level."
Cuva, C., Bustamante, K., & Wood, C. (2016). Lexical diversity in written language: Group differences by grade level. Poster presentation at the Florida State University National Student Speech Language-Hearing Association Conference. Tallahassee, FL. (Local)
Experience/Products
Catherine has worked with Dr. Carla Wood and Kristina Bustamante on the project "Lexical Diversity in Written Language: Group Differences by Grade Level."
Cuva, C., Bustamante, K., & Wood, C. (2016). Lexical diversity in written language: Group differences by grade level. Poster presentation at the Florida State University National Student Speech Language-Hearing Association Conference. Tallahassee, FL. (Local)
Natasha De Novi: Natasha graduated from the Communication Science & Disorders undergraduate program at FSU in 2017. She has been accepted into the graduate program at Massachusetts General Hospital to study Speech-Language Pathology.
Experience/Products
Natasha has worked on the Bridging for Language Outcomes in the Classroom (BLOOM) grant with Dr. Carla Wood and Lisa Fitton. She worked with Lisa Fitton on a project designed to examine the vocabulary acquisition of Spanish-speaking English language learners for the three years and completed her Honors Thesis by extending this project to examine children's narrative language abilities.
Fitton, L., Wofford, M. C., Bustamante, K. N., De Novi, N., Nuñez, B., & Wood, C. L. (accepted). Comparing methods for assessing the English grammatical development of Spanish-speaking English learners. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups.
De Novi, N. (2017). The relationship between narrative retell measures and vocabulary measures for ELs. Undergraduate Honors Thesis.
De Novi, N., & Fitton, L. (2016, April). Young ELLs’ recognition of English vocabulary. Poster presentation at the Florida State University National Student Speech Language-Hearing Association Conference. Tallahassee, FL. (Local)
De Novi, N. & Fitton, L. (2015, March). The implementation of e-books to increase literacy and language levels in young ELLs. Poster presentation at the Florida State University Undergraduate Research Symposium. Tallahassee, FL. (Local)
Experience/Products
Natasha has worked on the Bridging for Language Outcomes in the Classroom (BLOOM) grant with Dr. Carla Wood and Lisa Fitton. She worked with Lisa Fitton on a project designed to examine the vocabulary acquisition of Spanish-speaking English language learners for the three years and completed her Honors Thesis by extending this project to examine children's narrative language abilities.
Fitton, L., Wofford, M. C., Bustamante, K. N., De Novi, N., Nuñez, B., & Wood, C. L. (accepted). Comparing methods for assessing the English grammatical development of Spanish-speaking English learners. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups.
De Novi, N. (2017). The relationship between narrative retell measures and vocabulary measures for ELs. Undergraduate Honors Thesis.
De Novi, N., & Fitton, L. (2016, April). Young ELLs’ recognition of English vocabulary. Poster presentation at the Florida State University National Student Speech Language-Hearing Association Conference. Tallahassee, FL. (Local)
De Novi, N. & Fitton, L. (2015, March). The implementation of e-books to increase literacy and language levels in young ELLs. Poster presentation at the Florida State University Undergraduate Research Symposium. Tallahassee, FL. (Local)
Mae Espinosa: Mae is from Miami, Florida, and is majoring in Political Science, English, and International Affairs with concentrations in Literature and French at FSU. She participated in UROP during her first year at FSU. She joined the project because she is an English language learner, with her first language being Spanish. Her personal connection drew her to this research. She intends to attend law school after graduating from FSU.
Experience/Products
Mae has worked with Dr. Carla Wood and Claire Wofford on the project "Words Per Minute: Narrative Language Assessment of English Language Learners" during her time in the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP).
Espinosa, M., Luberto, E., Wofford, M. C., & Wood, C. (2016, April). Words per minute: Narrative language assessment of English language learners. Poster presentation at the Florida State University Undergraduate Research Symposium. Tallahassee, FL. (Local)
Experience/Products
Mae has worked with Dr. Carla Wood and Claire Wofford on the project "Words Per Minute: Narrative Language Assessment of English Language Learners" during her time in the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP).
Espinosa, M., Luberto, E., Wofford, M. C., & Wood, C. (2016, April). Words per minute: Narrative language assessment of English language learners. Poster presentation at the Florida State University Undergraduate Research Symposium. Tallahassee, FL. (Local)
Oliver Glace: Oliver began attending Florida State in the fall of 2016. Through Lateral Admissions in the first semester of his freshmen year, he became an Honors Student at Florida State, with the plan of pursuing an International Affairs major. Oliver hopes to attend law school after graduating from FSU.
Experience/Products
Oliver worked as a UROP student under Clariebelle Gabas and Dr. Carla Wood on the project "Young Spanish-Speaking English Learners' Interest and Attitude Toward Reading."
Gabas, C., Wood, C., Glace, O., Simoncelli, C., & Curan, S. (2016, April). Want to read a book? Young Spanish-speaking English learners' interest and attitude toward reading. Poster presentation at the Florida State University Undergraduate Research Symposium. Tallahassee, FL. (Local)
Experience/Products
Oliver worked as a UROP student under Clariebelle Gabas and Dr. Carla Wood on the project "Young Spanish-Speaking English Learners' Interest and Attitude Toward Reading."
Gabas, C., Wood, C., Glace, O., Simoncelli, C., & Curan, S. (2016, April). Want to read a book? Young Spanish-speaking English learners' interest and attitude toward reading. Poster presentation at the Florida State University Undergraduate Research Symposium. Tallahassee, FL. (Local)
Eric Luberto: Eric participated in the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) at FSU.
Experience/Products
Eric has worked with Dr. Carla Wood and Claire Wofford on the project "Words Per Minute: Narrative Language Assessment of English Language Learners" during his time in the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP).
Espinosa, M., Luberto, E., Wofford, M. C., & Wood, C. (2016, April). Words per minute: Narrative language assessment of English language learners. Poster presentation at the Florida State University Undergraduate Research Symposium. Tallahassee, FL. (Local)
Experience/Products
Eric has worked with Dr. Carla Wood and Claire Wofford on the project "Words Per Minute: Narrative Language Assessment of English Language Learners" during his time in the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP).
Espinosa, M., Luberto, E., Wofford, M. C., & Wood, C. (2016, April). Words per minute: Narrative language assessment of English language learners. Poster presentation at the Florida State University Undergraduate Research Symposium. Tallahassee, FL. (Local)
Carly Mellen: Carly graduated in the spring of 2016 from Florida State University's Communication Science and Disorders undergraduate program. She has a Developmental Disabilities Certificate and a minor in Family and Child Sciences. Her research interests focus on dysphagia and dialectal variation. She worked for the College of Communication and Information's Advising center and Dean's office and enjoyed advising her fellow peers during her undergraduate studies.
Experience/Products
Carly has worked on the Bridging for Language Outcomes in the Classroom (BLOOM) grant under Dr. Carla Wood, initiated a student-based intervention project examining efficiency and fidelity of implementation of an education project with Lisa Fitton, contributed to the development of a Professional Education protocol designed for educators new to working with English language learners with Lisa Fitton, Autumn McIlraith, and Claire Wofford, and has directed a project examining the oral dialect use of African American students in kindergarten.
Mellen, C., Fitton, L., McIlraith, A., & Wofford, M. C. (2016, April). Narrative measures’ relationship with the degree of language variation. Poster presentation at the Florida State University National Student Speech Language-Hearing Association Conference. Tallahassee, FL. (Local)
Welch, E., Mellen, C., Richard, A., & Fitton, L. (2016, April). Effective professional development for instructors new to working with ELLs. Poster presentation at the Florida State University National Student Speech Language-Hearing Association Conference. Tallahassee, FL. (Local)
Fitton, L., Mellen, C., & Wood, C. (2015, November). Training students to implement interventions in schools. Poster presentation at the American Speech Language-Hearing Association Convention. Denver, CO. (National)
Mellen, C., & Fitton, L. (2015, April). BLOOM Efficiency Tracking after Training Intervention. Poster presentation at the Florida State University National Student Speech Language-Hearing Association Conference. Tallahassee, FL. (Local)
Experience/Products
Carly has worked on the Bridging for Language Outcomes in the Classroom (BLOOM) grant under Dr. Carla Wood, initiated a student-based intervention project examining efficiency and fidelity of implementation of an education project with Lisa Fitton, contributed to the development of a Professional Education protocol designed for educators new to working with English language learners with Lisa Fitton, Autumn McIlraith, and Claire Wofford, and has directed a project examining the oral dialect use of African American students in kindergarten.
Mellen, C., Fitton, L., McIlraith, A., & Wofford, M. C. (2016, April). Narrative measures’ relationship with the degree of language variation. Poster presentation at the Florida State University National Student Speech Language-Hearing Association Conference. Tallahassee, FL. (Local)
Welch, E., Mellen, C., Richard, A., & Fitton, L. (2016, April). Effective professional development for instructors new to working with ELLs. Poster presentation at the Florida State University National Student Speech Language-Hearing Association Conference. Tallahassee, FL. (Local)
Fitton, L., Mellen, C., & Wood, C. (2015, November). Training students to implement interventions in schools. Poster presentation at the American Speech Language-Hearing Association Convention. Denver, CO. (National)
Mellen, C., & Fitton, L. (2015, April). BLOOM Efficiency Tracking after Training Intervention. Poster presentation at the Florida State University National Student Speech Language-Hearing Association Conference. Tallahassee, FL. (Local)
Brooke Nolan: Brooke completed a double-major in Psychology and Communication Science and Disorders in 2017 at FSU. She was accepted at the University of South Alabama to pursue her Doctorate of Audiology. She would love to work with children and is interested in the area of cochlear implants.
Experience/Products
Brooke started working with Dr. Carla Wood and Lisa Fitton in the fall of 2015 on a project designed to examine the vocabulary acquisition of English language learners. She brings her experience from working in Dr. Arielle Borovsky's Language and Cognitive Development Laboratory.
Nolan, B., Fitton, L., & Borovsky, A. (2017, April). Unilateral hearing loss: A case study of Spanish dominant twins. Poster presentation at the Florida State University National Student Speech Language-Hearing Association Conference. Tallahassee, FL. (Local)
Experience/Products
Brooke started working with Dr. Carla Wood and Lisa Fitton in the fall of 2015 on a project designed to examine the vocabulary acquisition of English language learners. She brings her experience from working in Dr. Arielle Borovsky's Language and Cognitive Development Laboratory.
Nolan, B., Fitton, L., & Borovsky, A. (2017, April). Unilateral hearing loss: A case study of Spanish dominant twins. Poster presentation at the Florida State University National Student Speech Language-Hearing Association Conference. Tallahassee, FL. (Local)
Allison Richard: Allison graduated from the undergraduate Communication Science and Disorders program at Florida State University, with a minor in Child Development and a certificate for Developmental Disabilities, in the Spring of 2017. She plans to pursue Graduate School to obtain a Masters degree in Speech-Language Pathology.
Experience/Products
Allison began working with Lisa Fitton, Claire Wofford, and Autumn McIlraith in the spring of 2016 on a project designed to develop and test a professional education program for teachers new to working with English language learners.
Welch, E., Mellen, C., Richard, A., & Fitton, L. (2016, April). Effective professional development for instructors new to working with ELLs. Poster presentation at the Florida State University National Student Speech Language-Hearing Association Conference. Tallahassee, FL. (Local)
Experience/Products
Allison began working with Lisa Fitton, Claire Wofford, and Autumn McIlraith in the spring of 2016 on a project designed to develop and test a professional education program for teachers new to working with English language learners.
Welch, E., Mellen, C., Richard, A., & Fitton, L. (2016, April). Effective professional development for instructors new to working with ELLs. Poster presentation at the Florida State University National Student Speech Language-Hearing Association Conference. Tallahassee, FL. (Local)
Catherine Timm: Christy graduated from the undergraduate Communication Science and Disorders program at Florida State University in Spring 2017. She was accepted into FSU's graduate program to pursue Speech-Language Pathology.
Experience/Products
Christy began working with Lisa Fitton and Dr. Wood in the spring of 2015 on Project BLOOM. She has since worked on multiple research projects focused on Spanish-English dual language learners and defended her undergraduate honors thesis in April 2017.
Timm, C. (2017). Speed of eye-gaze selection on a vocabulary task. Undergraduate Honors Thesis.
Timm, C., Fitton, L., & Borovsky, A. (2017, April). Analyzing the relationship between vocabulary size and the duration and accuracy of response of English learners. Poster presentation at the Florida State University National Student Speech Language-Hearing Association Conference. Tallahassee, FL. (Local)
Experience/Products
Christy began working with Lisa Fitton and Dr. Wood in the spring of 2015 on Project BLOOM. She has since worked on multiple research projects focused on Spanish-English dual language learners and defended her undergraduate honors thesis in April 2017.
Timm, C. (2017). Speed of eye-gaze selection on a vocabulary task. Undergraduate Honors Thesis.
Timm, C., Fitton, L., & Borovsky, A. (2017, April). Analyzing the relationship between vocabulary size and the duration and accuracy of response of English learners. Poster presentation at the Florida State University National Student Speech Language-Hearing Association Conference. Tallahassee, FL. (Local)
Erin Welch: Erin graduated from the undergraduate Communication Science and Disorders program at Florida State University in Spring 2017. She plans to pursue Graduate School to obtain a Masters degree in Speech-Language Pathology after graduating and then pursue work in the elementary public school system as an SLP.
Experience/Products
Erin began working with Lisa Fitton, Claire Wofford, and Autumn McIlraith in the spring of 2016 on a project designed to develop and test a professional education program for teachers new to working with English language learners. She also gained experience testing and working with Spanish-speaking English language learners on a project with Lisa Fitton in 2016-2017.
Welch, E., Mellen, C., Richard, A., & Fitton, L. (2016, April). Effective professional development for instructors new to working with ELLs. Poster presentation at the Florida State University National Student Speech Language-Hearing Association Conference. Tallahassee, FL. (Local)
Experience/Products
Erin began working with Lisa Fitton, Claire Wofford, and Autumn McIlraith in the spring of 2016 on a project designed to develop and test a professional education program for teachers new to working with English language learners. She also gained experience testing and working with Spanish-speaking English language learners on a project with Lisa Fitton in 2016-2017.
Welch, E., Mellen, C., Richard, A., & Fitton, L. (2016, April). Effective professional development for instructors new to working with ELLs. Poster presentation at the Florida State University National Student Speech Language-Hearing Association Conference. Tallahassee, FL. (Local)