Luciana de Souza Brentano

Visiting Graduate Student, UCI School of Education, Dr. Judith Kroll.

I am a Ph.D. student in Psycholinguistics in Brazil working with Professor Ingrid Finger at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul/ Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). I also have a degree in Neurocognition and Learning and in Foreign Language Teaching. I work as a coordinator and a professor in Bilingual Education and Cognition graduate course in Brazil. I am an expert in bilingual education  and I provide pedagogical assistance in implementing bilingual curricula in schools in Brazil.

Lab affiliations:

BMB- Bilingualism, Mind, and Brain lab, at University of California, Irvine- USA (director: Dr. Judy Kroll);

LABICO- Bilingualism and Cognition Lab at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul- Brazil (director: Dr. Ingrid Finger);

Research Interests:

bilingual education, bilingualism and cognition, executive functions in childhood, phonological awareness in bilinguals, and biliteracy.

Looking for:
RAs that are interested in learning and not familiar with research labs!

Contact Information:

Emails: brentanl@ad.uci.edu

            lubrentano@gmail.com

Professional Instagram: @lubrentanoeducacaobilingue

Website: http://lucianabrentano.com.br/