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Dr. Lauren Covey is assistant professor in the Linguistics Department, where she teaches undergraduate and graduate classes in introductory linguistics, second language acquisition, as well as cognitive science. Before joining the faculty at Montclair State, she earned a PhD in Linguistics from the University of Kansas.
Dr. Covey's research program addresses a fundamental question in the field of linguistics concerning why second language (L2) learning is considerably more difficult for adults than children. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, her work uses cutting-edge experimental techniques from cognitive neuroscience to examine how L2 learners comprehend language in real time. Much of Dr. Covey's work additionally examines how individual differences in cognitive abilities impact language processing in both native and non-native speakers. She co-directs the Experimental Linguistics Laboratory at Montclair State.
Research interests
Dr. Covey's research examines sentence processing in both native speakers and adult second language (L2) learners, with a focus on the processing of long-distance syntactic dependencies. She uses psycholinguistic and neurolinguistic methods to investigate language processing, including electroencephalography (EEG). Much of her work additionally examines how individual differences in cognitive abilities impact native and L2 processing.
Scholarly Interests
Cognitive neuroscience approach to second language acquisition, and utilizing psycholinguistic and neurolinguistic techniques to examine how native speakers and second language learners process sentences in real time.
Teaching
Undergraduate and graduate classes in introductory linguistics, second language acquisition, as well as cognitive science.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Doctoral Dissertation Research: An ERP Investigation of Individual Differences in the Processing of Wh- Dependencies by Native and Non-Native Speakers
Gabriele, A. A., Fiorentino, R. R. D. & Covey, L.
1/08/17 → 31/01/20
Project: Research
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Contribution of semantic context to bilingual processing
Ghanim, I., Wambacq, I. & Covey, L., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: International Journal of Bilingualism.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Examining the source of island effects in native speakers and second language learners of English
Aldosari, S., Covey, L. & Gabriele, A., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Second Language Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Island sensitivity in L2 learners: Evidence from acceptability judgments and event-related potentials
Covey, L., Fiorentino, R. & Gabriele, A., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Second Language Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Examining Variability in the Processing of Agreement in Novice Learners: Evidence From Event-Related Potentials
Gabriele, A., Bañón, J. A., Hoffman, L., Covey, L., Rossomondo, A. & Fiorentino, R., 2021, In: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition. 47, 7, p. 1106-1140 35 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Investigating the relationship between individual differences and island sensitivity
Pham, C., Covey, L., Gabriele, A., Aldosari, S. & Fiorentino, R., 2020, In: Glossa. 5, 1, 94.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Scopus citations