People
Current Lab Members
  • Evgeny Chukharev, Ph.D.
    Associate Professor
    Lab Director
    Evgeny holds a Ph.D. in Linguistics from Herzen State University in Russia and an M.S. in Computer Science from Arkhangelsk State Technical University. He is interested in language processing, language acquisition, and language change. Learn more

    email: evgeny at iastate.edu
  • Astha Singh
    Ph.D.Student / Computer Science
    Research Assistant
    Astha holds an MS in Computer Science from Iowa State University. She is interested in natural language processing, deep learning, and software engineering for AI.

    email: asathas at iowastate.edu
  • Connor Axman
    Undergraduate Research Assistant
    Connor is an undergraduate majoring in Linguistics. He is interested in phonology, historical linguistics, and language documentation.

    email: csaxman at astate.edu
  • Droste Meints
    M.A. Student
    Teaching Assistant
    Droste holds an B.A. in English Education from Iowa State University, and is a licensed Iowa school teacher. She is interested in upper-secondary and tertiary language arts pedagogy and assessment.

    email: drosteh at iastate.edu
  • Emily Carr
    Undergraduate Student (Honors)
    Emily is an undergraduate student majoring in Political Science, Linguistics, and International Studies. She is interested in phonology and language acquisition.

    email: c3rr at iastate.edu
  • Jennifer Godbersen
    Research Analyst (Data Scientist)
    Jennifer has a B.A. in Linguistics with a certificate in Computing Applications. She is interested in data science, research analytics, and data visualization.

    email: jmgodber at iastate.edu
  • Julie Barron
    Undergraduate Research Assistant
    Julie is an undergraduate majoring in Linguistics. She is interested in speech and language pathology and first/second language acquisition.

    email: jbmmiii at iastate.edu
  • MacKenzie Novotny
    Ph.D. Student / Spoken Language Processing
    Research Assistant
    MacKenzie holds an M.A. in TESL/Applied Linguistics from Iowa State University. She is interested in spoken language processing and acquisition with an emphasis on second language pronunciation.

    email: mnovotny at iastate.edu
  • Meghan Agnew
    Undergraduate Research Assistant
    Meghan is an undergraduate majoring in Linguistics, Spanish, and International Studies. She is interested in second language acquisition and pronunciation.

    email: magnew at iastate.edu
  • Noëmie Sollier
    Ph.D. Student / Second Language Acquisition
    Research Assistant
    Noëmie holds an M.A. in French Linguistics from Indiana University. She is interested in combining several areas of Computational Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition in order to design language learning tools.

    email: nsollier at iastate.edu
  • Omar Muhammetkulyyev
    Ph.D. Student / Computer Science
    Research Assistant
    Omar holds a B.S. in Software Engineering from Iowa State University. He is interested in Natural Language Processing and Software Development.

    email: omar99 at iastate.edu
  • Rebekah Epp
    Undergraduate Research Assistant
    Bekah is an undergraduate student majoring in linguistics and minoring in TESL. She is interested in second language acquisition and pronunciation, TESL teaching methods, and intercultural communication.

    email: rgreu at iastate.edu
  • Sami Semelroth
    Undergraduate Research Assistant
    Sami is majoring in Linguistics and will begin her MA in applied linguistics in Fall 2026. She is interested in discourse analysis, TEFL methods and historical linguistics.

    email: sas14 at iastate.edu
  • Sara Lastine
    Undergraduate Research Assistant
    Sara is an undergraduate dual majoring in Linguistics and Computer Science. She is interested in Natural Language Processing and Artificial Intelligence.

    email: slastine at iastate.edu
  • Wren Bouwman
    Ph.D. Student / Written Language Processing
    Senior Research Assistant
    Wren holds an M.A. in TESL/Applied Linguistics from Iowa State University. She is interested in Old English literature, historical linguistics, and higher education pedagogy.

    email: bouwman at iastate.edu
Alumni (Graduate)
  • Aysel Sarıcaoğlu Aygan
    Ph.D. Second Language Writing (2015)
    Social Sciences University of Ankara, Republic of Türkiye
  • Hui-Hsien Feng
    Ph.D. Second Language Writing (2015)
    National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
  • Monica Ghosh
    Ph.D. Second Language Pronunciation (2016)
    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA
  • Mandy Qian
    Ph.D. Second Language Pronunciation (2018)
    LinkedIn Corporation, California, USA
  • Brody Dingel
    M.A. Second Language Vocabulary (2020)
    Bestow, Texas, USA

  • Nazlınur Göktürk Tüney
    Ph.D. Second Language Assessment (2020)
    Ministry of National Education, Republic of Türkiye
  • Laura Raught
    M.A. Historical Linguistics (2021)

  • Alif Silpachai
    Ph.D. Phonetics (2021)
    Radboud University, The Netherlands
  • Savannah Maynard
    M.A. Historical Linguistics (2022)
    JET Program, Japan
  • Nadia Dobrynina
    M.A. Second Language Vocabulary (2023)
    Iowa State University
  • Slava Vovchenko
    M.A. Second Language Pronunciation (2023)
    Northern (Arctic) Federal University, Russia
  • Emily Dux Speltz
    Ph.D. Written Text Production (2023)
    Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida, USA
Alumni (Undergraduate)
  • Aaron Zatorski
  • Adam Matthews
  • Alayna Steim
  • Andrea Olson
  • Annaliese Pietsch
  • Breanna Planica
  • Carly Johansen
  • Christina Donahoe
  • Elizabeth Longnecker
  • Erin Cannon
  • Holly Appleton
  • James Heckathorn
  • Jamie Smith
  • Jennifer Godbersen
  • Joey Hage
  • Katelyn Durbin
  • Kat Stoldt
  • Kaitlyn Cope
  • Kelli Rozendaal
  • Lucas Figueroa
  • Maria Brodskiy
  • Matt DeFelice
  • Matthew Bowden
  • Miles Conlan
  • Ned Watson (Grinnell College)
  • Phillip Weber
  • Rosie Zbaracki
  • Sylvia Dean
  • Robyn Riley
  • Taylor Lors
  • Tyler Uhlenkamp
  • Zoë DeKruif