Degrees

PhD, English Language and Linguistics, University of Wisconsin – Madison
MA, Applied English Linguistics, University of Wisconsin – Madison

Research Interests

Second Language Acquisition, Psycholinguistics, Semantics/Pragmatics Interface, inference processing, the role of cognitive abilities and executive function in language processing

Teaching Areas

General linguistics, TESOL methodology

Courses Offered

Linguis 350 – Introduction to Linguistics
Linguis 430 – Language and Society
Linguis 567 – Materials in ESL Instruction
Linguis 789 – Practicum in Teaching ESL to Adult Learners

Selected Publications

Starr, G., & Cho, J. (2021). QUD sensitivity in the computation of scalar implicatures in second language acquisition. Language Acquisition, 29(2), 182-197, DOI: 10.1080/10489223.2021.1990930