People
Current Lab Members
  • Evgeny Chukharev, Ph.D.
    Associate Professor
    Lab Director
    Evgeny holds a Ph.D. in Linguistics from Herzen State University in Russia and an M.S. in Computer Science from Arkhangelsk State Technical University. He is interested in language processing, language acquisition, and language change. Learn more

    email: evgeny at iastate.edu
  • Astha Singh
    Ph.D.Student / Computer Science
    Research Assistant
    Astha holds an MS in Computer Science from Iowa State University. She is interested in natural language processing, deep learning, and software engineering for AI.

    email: asathas at iowastate.edu
  • Chloe McGrath
    Research Technician
    Chloe has a B.A. in Linguistics from Iowa State University and is currently pursuing her 2nd Bachelor's in Speech and Hearing Sciences at Utah State University. Chloe is planning to attend grad school in hopes of becoming a speech-language pathologist.
  • Julie Barron
    Research Collaborator
    Julie is an research assistant at Montclair State University and is collaborating with PACE Lab on research projects.

    email: jbmmiii at iastate.edu
  • MacKenzie Novotny
    Ph.D. Student / Spoken Language Processing
    Research Assistant
    MacKenzie holds an M.A. in TESL/Applied Linguistics from Iowa State University. She is interested in spoken language processing and acquisition with an emphasis on second language pronunciation.

    email: mnovotny at iastate.edu
  • Noëmie Sollier
    Ph.D. Student / Second Language Acquisition
    Research Assistant
    Noëmie holds an M.A. in French Linguistics from Indiana University. She is interested in combining several areas of Computational Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition in order to design language learning tools.

    email: nsollier at iastate.edu
  • Wren Bouwman
    Ph.D. Student / Written Language Processing
    Senior Research Assistant
    Wren holds an M.A. in TESL/Applied Linguistics from Iowa State University. She is interested in Old English literature, historical linguistics, and higher education pedagogy.

    email: bouwman at iastate.edu
Alumni (Graduate)
  • Aysel Sarıcaoğlu Aygan
    Ph.D. Second Language Writing (2015)
    Social Sciences University of Ankara, Republic of Türkiye
  • Hui-Hsien Feng
    Ph.D. Second Language Writing (2015)
    National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
  • Monica Ghosh
    Ph.D. Second Language Pronunciation (2016)
    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA
  • Mandy Qian
    Ph.D. Second Language Pronunciation (2018)
    LinkedIn Corporation, California, USA
  • Brody Dingel
    M.A. Second Language Vocabulary (2020)
    Bestow, Texas, USA

  • Nazlınur Göktürk Tüney
    Ph.D. Second Language Assessment (2020)
    Ministry of National Education, Republic of Türkiye
  • Laura Raught
    M.A. Historical Linguistics (2021)
    Kirkwood Community College, Iowa, USA
  • Alif Silpachai
    Ph.D. Phonetics (2021)
    Radboud University, The Netherlands
  • Savannah Maynard
    M.A. Historical Linguistics (2022)
    Kansas State University, Kansas, USA
  • Slava Vovchenko
    M.A. Second Language Pronunciation (2023)
    Northern (Arctic) Federal University, Russia
  • Emily Dux Speltz
    Ph.D. Written Text Production (2023)
    Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida, USA
  • Droste Hennings
    M.A. Argumentation (2025)
    Pella Community Schools, Iowa, USA
Alumni (Undergraduate)
  • Aaron Zatorski
  • Adam Matthews
  • Alayna Steim
  • Andrea Olson
  • Annaliese Pietsch
  • Breanna Planica
  • Carly Johansen
  • Christina Donahoe
  • Elizabeth Longnecker
  • Erin Cannon
  • Holly Appleton
  • James Heckathorn
  • Jamie Smith
  • Jennifer Godbersen
  • Joey Hage
  • Katelyn Durbin
  • Kat Stoldt
  • Kaitlyn Cope
  • Kelli Rozendaal
  • Lucas Figueroa
  • Maria Brodskiy
  • Matt DeFelice
  • Matthew Bowden
  • Meghan Agnew
  • Miles Conlan
  • Ned Watson (Grinnell College)
  • Phillip Weber
  • Rosie Zbaracki
  • Sami Semelroth
  • Sara Lastine
  • Sylvia Dean
  • Rebekah Epp
  • Robyn Riley
  • Taylor Lors
  • Tyler Uhlenkamp
  • Zoë DeKruif