Education

Dr Tripp Strawbridge’s Talk: "If they jumped off a bridge...": The influence of social networks on language learning in study

Introduction

Tripp Strawbridge holds a Ph.D. in Hispanic Linguistics (University of Minnesota, 2020), with an emphasis in second language acquisition. His work examines how university students acquire Spanish as a second language in study abroad, and how this language learning is influenced by the nature of students’ social relationships. Prof. Strawbridge’s research also analyzes the way that university students learn Spanish through the use of technology (computer-mediated communication), particularly in video-based language partner exchanges. Prof.

Dr. Michelle Cohn's Talk on Speaking Style Differences Towards Humans and Devices

Introduction:

Dr. Michelle Cohn is a Postdoctoral Scholar in the UC Davis Phonetics Lab, associated with the Department of Linguistics. She received her Ph.D. in Linguistics at UC Davis in 2018. Her postdoctoral training includes a 2.5 year Social, Behavioral, and Economics (SBE) Postdoctoral Fellowship through the National Science Foundation. Since 2022, Dr. Cohn has also been a Visiting Researcher with the Google Responsible AI and Human-Centered Technologies group. Dr.