LSU Brin Science Speaker Series

Semantic Networks as a Window into Language Representation, Processing and Identification of Language Disorders

Dr. Borovsky is a professor at Purdue University in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, with a courtesy appointment in Psychological Sciences. Her area of specialization is in language development, with a particular focus on the skills that support early word learning and language processing skills. Her interdisciplinary work focuses on the cognitive, linguistic, and experiential factors that help children learn to communicate. She and her Llama Lab members employ various methods (e.g., computational modeling, ERP, and behavioral methods) to examine how humans learn language.