Learning the science and art of research.
Joe Lau, Research Assistant Professor
Joe Lau is a Research Assistant Professor. He received his PhD. in Linguistics at The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Dr. Lau’s research concerns the neurocognitive bases of speech representations and speech processing broadly defined. His prior research used neurophysiological and behavioral methods in consonance with machine learning techniques to understand long-term and online neuroplasticity in speech encoding in neurotypical populations and individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Lau’s most recent research in the NDL focuses on identifying the mechanistic underpinnings of the speech and language characteristics of ASD. His research utilizes novel computational- and machine-learning-based analytic techniques to identify fine-grained underlying mechanisms pertaining to speech, eye-gaze, and neurophysiology that cascade into communicative difficulties in ASD. Examining phenotypic data from individuals with ASD using a data-driven approach, his research also aims to identify combinations of language, cognitive, and neurophysiological measures which could best represent phenotypic profiles of ASD.
Anne Taylor, Research Project Co-Manager
Anne Taylor, Research Project Co-Manageranne.taylor@northwestern.edu
Anne Taylor is a research project coordinator who has worked with Dr. Losh and collaborator Dr. Martin for over a decade, and has played a key role in developing new research directions in the lab. She works remotely for the NDL from Chapel Hill, NC.
Anne has more than a decade of experience working on nationally funded research projects that examine various aspects of language and cognitive development in individuals with autism. Currently, Anne: coordinates personnel and budget activities; leads grant submissions, progress reports, and other project product; manages data administration, coding, and processing; and supervises and mentors research assistants, students, and volunteers.
Anne especially enjoys helping graduate students navigate the grant proposal process, so that they can become successful independent researchers.
Anne earned her B.A. in Psychology at the University of North Carolina.
Lindsay Goldman, Research Coordinator
Lindsay Goldman, Research Coordinatorlindsay.goldman@northwestern.edu
Lindsay has recently joined the NDL in the role of Research Assistant. While earning her B.A. in Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience at the University of Michigan, she worked as an undergraduate intern at the NDL. As an undergraduate, Lindsay worked with adolescents with autism and related neurodevelopmental conditions. Looking ahead, Lindsay is eager to pursue a career as a neuropsychologist.
Kylie Robinshaw, Research Assistant
kylie.robinshaw@northwestern.edu
Kylie is a new research project assistant at the NDL. She is joining us after graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Psychological Sciences from the University of Connecticut. Prior to joining the NDL, Kylie worked as an undergraduate research assistant at UConn’s Child Language Lab, where she completed a project on sex differences in language among toddlers with autism. Kylie looks forward to enhancing her experience in autism research at the NDL. In the future, she aims to pursue a career as an academic researcher with a focus in autism and gender.
Hannah Korach, Research Assistant
hannah.korach@northwestern.edu
Hannah recently joined the NDL as a research study assistant. While growing up in Chicago, Hannah led a soccer program for children with physical and neurodevelopmental disabilities. After graduating from the University of Michigan with a B.S. in Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience, she spent the last year working as a medical scribe at Northwestern Hospital. Hannah is excited to work directly with families and gain further clinical research experience during her process of applying to medical school.