Graduate Students

  • Daniela Fanta, MA

    PhD Student in Speech & Hearing Science

    Daniela is a Speech-Language Pathologist from Chile who is currently completing her PhD in the Speech and Hearing Sciences department. She completed her Master’s in Speech & Hearing Science in 2022. She was previously involved in the Applied Psycholinguistics Lab and the DND Lab as a Collaborator Investigator. Daniela’s research interests include the acquisition and development of communication and social skills in children with neurodevelopmental disorders and the role of caregivers in children’s language development.

  • Emily Falcon

    MA-SLP Student

    Emily is a graduate student in the MA-SLP clinical program. She received her undergraduate degree in Linguistics from Duke University in May of 2021. Emily’s interests lie in working with Spanish-English bilingual children diagnosed with ASD. After receiving her master’s degree from UIUC, she hopes to work as an SLP in an early intervention or school setting. 

  • Kai-Yun (Karen) Huang, MA

    PhD Student in Speech & Hearing Science

    Karen is a Speech-Language Pathologist who is currently completing her PhD in the Speech and Hearing Science department. She completed her Master’s in Speech & Hearing Science in 2023. Her research interests include early intervention and language development in children with neurodevelopmental disorders.