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Ana I. Schwartz    
Dr. Ana Schwartz
   
Personal Information    
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University (2003)

Assistant Professor

Curriculum Vitae

PROBAR Lab
   
Research Interests    

My research focuses on the cognitive nature of bilingual and multilingual language processing. I am particularly interested in the cognitive processes that underlie word identification in reading, and how these processes are influenced by the interactive activation of lexical information from a bi (multi)-lingual’s multiple languages. For example, I am currently conducting a series of experiments examining how Spanish-English bilinguals disambiguate and integrate words that have multiple and differing meanings across their two languages. These experiments also examine how bilinguals of different proficiency levels are able to capitalize on a linguistic context to aid in these processes of disambiguation and integration. Furthermore, I am interested in applying findings from my research program to educational settings.

   
Sample Publications    

Sunderman, G., & Schwartz, A. I. (in press). Using cognates to investigate cross-language competition in second language processing. TESOL Quarterly, Special Issue.


Schwartz, A.I., & Fontes, A.B. (2008).  Cross-language mediated priming: Effects of

context and lexical relationship.  Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 11, 1-16.

 

Schwartz, A. I., Kroll, J. F., & Diaz, M. (2007).  Reading words in

Spanish and English: Mapping orthography to phonology in two languages.  Language and Cognitive Processes, 22, 106-129.  View Article

 

Schwartz, A. I., & Kroll, J. F. (2007).  Language comprehension in bilingual

speakers. In M. Traxler & M. A. Gernsbacher (Eds.), Handbook of Psycholinguistics, 2nd Edition.  Amsterdam: Elsevier.

 

Schwartz, A. I., Kroll, J.F. (2006).  Bilingual lexical activation in sentence context.

Journal of Memory and Language, 55, 197-212.  View Article
   
Contact Information    

Email: aischwartz@utep.edu

Phone: 1-915-747-7365
Fax: 1-915-747-6553

110 Psychology Building
Department of Psychology
University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso TX, 79968

   
Courses    

Psyc 3320: Learning & Memory

Psyc 3347: Behavior Modification

Psyc 4316: Language & Cognition

Psyc 5376: Developmental Psych