Dr. Phillip Hamrick is the principal investigator of the Language and Cognition Research Laboratory at Kent State University. Dr. Hamrick conducts experimental research on the neurocognition of second language acquisition, focusing on the roles general cognitive capacities (e.g., memory, awareness, perception, attention) in the learning process. He also conducts meta-research on research methods themselves in order to improve the validity of language learning research.
Dr. Hamrick employs a variety of research techniques including reaction time, eye-tracking, neurophysiology, and computational modelling. His research appears in journals across several disciplines, including Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, Studies in Second Language Acquisition, Language Learning, Learning and Individual Differences, and Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology.
The Second Language Acquisition Colloquium is sponsored by the Department of Classical and Modern Languages, the Department of English and Linguistics, and the Department of Education.
