Robert W. Schrauf, Ph.D.

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  GRADUATE STUDENTS
 

Patria C. Lopez de Victoria
Doctoral Student
Applied Linguistics
305 Sparks Bldg
Phone: 814-865-0106
E-mail: pcl124@psu.edu

Research Interests: I am currently researching the self in narratives of bilingual older adults. I am interested in researching the maintenance of self in narratives of  bilingual individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease.
  Priscilla M. Ortiz
Doctoral Student
Department of Applied Linguistics
305 Sparks Building
Phone: 817-683-4789
E-mail: mailto:priscilla@psu.edu

Research Interests: I am interested in discourse analysis and interactional sociolinguistics of interpreter-mediated health care communication. I also focus on medical interpreter education.
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Undergraduate Opportunities 

If you are interested in getting involved in any of our research areas, it is possible to volunteer, work for research credits or conduct Honors Thesis work in the lab.  If interested, please contact Dr. Schrauf about possible openings.  Our current areas of interest include: 

  • ·          Bilingual/Bicultural Autobiographical Memory

  • ·          Narratives of Patients with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

  • ·          Health Literacy and Ethnic Minorities

  • ·          Bilingualism and the Self in Alzheimer’s Disease

  • ·          Medical Interpreting in Clinical Settings

  • ·          Lay Medical Interpreters in Immigrant Communities