My current research at St. John’s University in the Language Acquisition and Bilingualism Lab (LABL) includes the cognitive and linguistic implications of bilingualism across the lifespan, language development in young children, and language intervention in children with and without language delays.
Freeman, M. R., & Marian, V. (2023). Native-language phonotactic processing in bilinguals. In: Radek Skarnitzl & Jan Volín (Eds.), Proceedings in the 20th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences (ICPhS), 2771-2775. Guarant International.
Freeman, M. R., J.D. Robinson Anthony, J., Marian, V., & Blumenfeld, H. K. (2022). Individual and sociolinguistic differences in language background predict Stroop performance. Frontiers in Communication: Language Sciences, 7. doi: 10.3389/fcomm.2022.865965
Freeman, M. R., & Marian, V. (2021). Visual word recognition in bilinguals: Eye-tracking evidence that L2 proficiency impacts access of L1 phonotactics. Studies in Second Language Acquisition.
Freeman, M. R., Blumenfeld, H. K., Carlson, M. T., & Marian, V. (2021). First language influence on second language speech perception depends on task demands. Journal of Language and Speech, 1-24.
Freeman, M. R., Blumenfeld, H. K., & Marian, V. (2017). Cross-linguistic phonotactic competition and cognitive control in bilinguals. Journal of Cognitive Psychology, 29(7), 783-794. doi: 10.1080/20445911.2017.1321553. PMCID: PMC5649739.
Freeman, M. R., Blumenfeld, H. K., & Marian, V. (2016). Phonotactic constraints are activated across languages in bilinguals. Frontiers in Psychology, 7(702). doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00702. PMCID: PMC4870387.
Blumenfeld, H. K., Schroeder, S. R., Bobb, S. C., Freeman, M. R., & Marian, V. (2016). Auditory word recognition across the lifespan: Links between linguistic and nonlinguistic inhibitory control in bilinguals and monolinguals. Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism, 6(1), 119-146. doi: 10.1075/lab.14030.blu
Freeman, M. R., Shook, A. & Marian, V. (2016). Cognitive and emotional effects of bilingualism in adulthood. In E. Nicoladis, & S. Montanari (Eds.), Lifespan Perspectives on Bilingualism (pp. 285-303). Berlin, Germany: APA and De Gruyter. doi: 10.1037/14939-016
Freeman, M. R. (2023). Linking language to action: Enhancing preschoolers’ communicative competence within language stimulation. Journal of Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools.
Freeman, M. R., & Schroeder, S. R. (2022). Assessing language skills in elementary-aged bilingual children: Current trends in research and practice. Journal of Child Science.
Konishi, H., Kanero, J., Freeman, M. R., Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. M. (2014). Six principles of language development: Implications for learners of English as a Second Language. Developmental Neuropsychology, 39(5), 404-420. doi: 10.1080/87565641.2014.931961
Schroeder, S. R., Rembrandt, H. N., May, S., & Freeman, M. R. (2020). Voice disorders credibility: Are statements uttered in a dysphonic voice less believable? Journal of Communication Disorders, 87. doi: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2020.106035
Freeman, M. R., & Walden, P. R. (2020). Literature-based strategies for clinical fellow mentorship. Seminars in Speech and Language, 38(1). doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1713784
Freeman, M. R. (2022, September). Enhancing vocabulary and oral language skills in young children through clay-based language stimulation. Poster presentation at the 2022 X International Congress on Language Acquisition, Girona, Spain. *Best poster presentation award
Freeman, M. R., & Marian, V. (2018, June). Bilinguals hear their first language during second language comprehension. Paper presentation at the 2018 Latin American School for Education, Cognitive and Neural Sciences, Santiago, Chile.
Freeman, M. R., Blumenfeld, H. K., & Marian, V. (2016, May). Non-target language phonological rule activation in bilinguals. Poster presentation at the 2016 International Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Granada, Spain.
Freeman, M. R., Blumenfeld, H. K., & Marian, V. (2016, March). Phonological rule access across languages in bilinguals. Poster presented at the 2016 Latin American School for Education, Cognitive and Neural Sciences, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Blumenfeld, H. K., Schroeder, S. R., Freeman, M. R., Bobb, S. C., & Marian, V. (2015, May). Bilinguals show fewer age-related changes than monolinguals in lexical competition resolution. Paper presentation at the 2015 International Symposium on Bilingualism, New Brunswick, NJ.
Freeman, M. R., & Rubin, H., (2021, November). Does clay-based language stimulation improve language outcomes in young Children? Poster presentation at the 2021 ASHA Convention, Washington, DC.
Freeman, M. R., & Rubin, H. (2021, May). Does clay-based language stimulation improve language outcomes in young Children? Research presentation given to the Speech-Language Pathologist Network in the Chicago Public Schools (virtual presentation).
Freeman, M. R., Rubin, H., Blackman, C., Charles, N., Criollo, D., Masiakos, C., Rahming, O., Tadros, M., & van den Burg., H. (2020, November). Does clay-based language stimulation improve language outcomes in preschoolers? Poster presentation accepted at the 2020 ASHA Convention, San Diego, CA. (Conference canceled)
Freeman, M. R., & Marian, V. (2019, November). Bilinguals' second language speech processing is influenced by native-language rules. Poster presentation at the 2019 ASHA Convention, Orlando, FL.
Freeman, M. R., & Marian, V. (2018, November). How the native language influences second language processing: An investigation of bilingual phonotactics. Paper presentation at the 2018 ASHA Convention, Boston, MA.
Freeman, M. R., Leung, A., AlKhuwaiter, M., & Marian, V. (2018, March). Bilinguals hear their first language during second language comprehension. Paper presentation at the 2018 American Association for Applied Linguistics Conference, Chicago, IL.
Freeman, M. R., & Marian, V. (2017, November). Cross-linguistic perception of phonotactics in bilinguals. Poster presentation at the 2017 ASHA Convention, Los Angeles, CA.
Freeman, M. R., Blumenfeld, H. K., & Marian, V. (2016, November). Cross-linguistic activation of phonotactic constraints and cognitive control in bilinguals. Paper presentation at the 2016 ASHA Convention, Philadelphia, PA.
Freeman, M. R., Blumenfeld, H. K., & Marian, V. (2016, May). Cross-linguistic phonological rule access and cognitive control in bilinguals. Poster presentation at the 28th Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.
Freeman, M. R., Blumenfeld, H. K., & Marian, V. (2015, November). Cross-linguistic phonological rule access in bilinguals. Poster presented at the 2015 Psychonomic Society Meeting, Chicago, IL.
Freeman, M. R., Blumenfeld, H. K., & Marian, V. (2015, November). Phonological rule access across languages in bilinguals. Poster presented at the 2015 ASHA Convention, Denver, CO.
Freeman, M. R., & Roberts, M. Y. (2015, March). The Relationship between African American English and expressive language skills in children with and without language impairments. Poster presentation at the 2015 Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA.
Freeman, M. R., Ramsook, K. A., Iglesias, A., Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. M. (2013, November). Verb usage patterns in English language learners. Poster presented at the 2013 ASHA Convention, Chicago, IL.
Freeman, M. R., Aravind, A., Mahajan, N., Johanson, M., Ridge, K., Damonte, J., Golinkoff, R. M., Hirsh-Pasek, K., de Villiers, J., Iglesias, A., & Wilson, M. S. (2013, November). Developing a computer-administered language assessment for bilingual preschoolers. Poster presented at the 2013 ASHA Convention, Chicago, IL.
Ridge, K., Johanson, M., Freeman, M. R., Damonte, J., Mahajan, N., Aravind, A., Golinkoff, R. M., Hirsh-Pasek, K., Iglesias, A., de Villiers, J., & Wilson, M. (2013, November). Using developmental science to create a computer-administered language assessment for 3- to 6-Year-olds. Poster presented at the 2013 ASHA Convention, Chicago, IL.
de Villiers, J., Iglesias, A., Wilson, M. S., Golinkoff, R. M., Hirsh-Pasek, K., Freeman, M. R., Aravind, A., Damone, J., Ridge, K., Mahajan, N., & Johanson, M. (2013, November). Screening 3-6 year old children's language abilities: A computer-based assessment. Oral seminar presentation at the 2013 ASHA Convention, Chicago, IL.
Johanson, M. A., Freeman, M. R., Aravind, A., Ridge, K. E., Mahajan, N., Damonte, J. C., Golinkoff, R. M., Hirsh-Pasek, K., de Villiers, J., Iglesias, A., & Wilson, M. (2013, July). A computer-based assessment of 3-6 year old children's language abilities. Poster presented at the ASHA Schools Conference, Long Beach, CA.
Miller, H., Damonte, J. C., Johanson, M., Ridge, K., Freeman, M. R., Aravind, A., Ranganathan, S., Mahajan, N., de Villiers, J., Iglesias, A., Wilson, M. S., Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. M. (2013, April). Adjectives are tricky: Children default to noun interpretations of novel adjectives. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development 2013 Conference, Seattle, WA.
Mahajan, N., Freeman, M. R., Aravind, A., Johanson, M., Damonte, J., Miller, H., Ranganathan, S., Smith, L., Wilson, M. S., de Villiers, J., Iglesias, A., Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. M. (2013, April). Using developmental science to design a computerized preschool language assessment. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development 2013 Conference, Seattle, WA.
Aravind, A., Freeman, M. R., Tejada, J., Mahajan, N., Iglesias, A., de Villiers, J., Golinkoff, R. M., Hirsh Pasek, K., & Wilson, M. S. (2013, April). A computer administered language assessment for Spanish English Language Learners. In C. Ebanks (Chair), New tools for the new preschool context: The development of measures to assess the school readiness skills of young dual language learners. Poster symposium presented at the Society for Research in Child Development 2013 Conference, Seattle, WA.
Freeman, M. R., Mahajan, N., Miller, H., Ranganathan, S., Aravind, A., Damonte, J., Smith, L., Wilson, M. S., Golinkoff, R. M., Hirsh-Pasek, K., de Villiers, J., & Iglesias, A. (2013, April). Developing a research-based computerized preschool language assessment. Poster presented at the Council for Exceptional Children 2013 Convention, San Antonio, TX.
Damonte, J. C., Johanson, M. A., Ridge, K. E., Mahajan, N., Freeman, M. R., Aravind, A., de Villiers, J., Iglesias, A., Wilson, M., Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. M. (March, 2013). Assessing preschoolers' language abilities using a touch-screen computer. Poster presented at the 3rd Latin American School for Education, Cognitive and Neural Sciences, Bahia, Brazil.
Miller, H., Freeman, M. R., Aravind, A., Ranganathan, S., Mahajan, N., Damonte, J., Golinkoff, R. M., Hirsh-Pasek, K., de Villiers, J., Iglesias, A., & Wilson, L. S. (2012, July). Developing a computer-assisted language assessment for preschoolers. Poster presented at the ASHA Schools 2012 Conference, Milwaukee, WI.
Freeman, M. R. & Rubin, H. (2020, May). Introducing Claynguage™, a speech and language immersion program. Poster presentation at the New York State Speech Language Hearing Association Conference, Tarrytown, NY. (Conference canceled)
Freeman, M. R. & Marian, V. (2020, March). Bilinguals' second language speech processing is influenced by native-language rules. Poster presentation at the Neurolinguistic and Psycholinguistic Aspects of Bilingualism and Multilingualism Workshop, New York, NY. (Conference canceled)
Aravind, A., de Villiers, J., Freeman, M. R., & Iglesias, A. (2013, April). Assessing bilingual 3-5 year-olds' language. Talk given at UMass-UConn-Smith Language Acquisition Workshop (UUSLAW).
Freeman, M. R., Kroll, J. F., McClain, R., Martín, M. C., Macizo, P., & Bajo, M. T. (2011,February). Does the phonology of red prevent bilinguals from gettingcaught in thenet: Exploring how phonological overlap influences the time course of languageinhibition. Poster presented during PIRE/NSF week, University Park, PA.