UMD Postdoctoral Fellow studying children's early language environments @LEADLabUMD | @UCMerced (BA) and @UDelaware (PhD) | Chicana 🇲🇽 | she/her
Joined February 2019
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Dr. Alexus G. Ramirez retweeted
We will be at the Crossroads Farmers Market on Wednesday 6th November giving out warm winter clothes for both children and adults🧥🍂Please share this with anyone who may be interested / feel free to donate any hand-me-downs to stock our future drives!
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Dr. Alexus G. Ramirez retweeted
🚨Attention UMD Undergrads 🚨 The LEAD Lab is hiring in-person, Maryland-based Research Assistants to start in January 2025. Apply by 11/1 for best consideration using this link: forms.gle/ZadmdZXGKG9Wkufb6 🐢🧠 Please repost to share this opportunity with potential Terp RAs!
ALT Flyer promoting the RA position. Light pink background with maroon, purple, and black text. Text reads "Apply to be an RA in the Language, Experience, and Development (LEAD) Lab. Join us on our science journey to help children grow, learn, & LEAD our world! The start date fr this position is January 2025, an RAs work approximately 10 hours per week in the lab. A one year commitment (January 2025 - December 2025) is required. The skills/experiences listed below are not required to join the team, but they may make you an especially good for for certain team projects. - Styling afro-textured hair & advocating for hair equity - Bilingual in English & Spanish -Programming fluency in R, MATlab, and/or Python - Time spent working with preschoolers. Apply by November 1 for best consideration" There is also a QR code linking to the application in the bottom right corner, the lab logo in the top left corner, and the ed terps logo in the top right corner. There is a semi transparent flower icon.
Dr. Alexus G. Ramirez retweeted
Dear friends who write NSF GRFP rec letters, this year rec letters are due BEFORE the applications, so about 10 days earlier than normal on Oct. 11. Please don't let NSF's deadline change on rec letters screw over the applicants in your lives.
Dr. Alexus G. Ramirez retweeted
#HispanicHeritageMonth Fact of the Day: Latinx children and families benefit from their bilingual and bicultural status. Being bilingual promotes children’s social and #CognitiveDevelopment. hispanicresearchcenter.org/r…
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New #metaanalysis lead by José Ortiz - we synthesize the evidence for the use of #language sample analysis to distinguish between developmental language disorder #DLD and typical language in #bilingual children
Link: pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/20…
Preprint: researchgate.net/publication…
Dr. Alexus G. Ramirez retweeted
Are you interested in language development in late talkers? If so, consider working with me to apply for a post-doctoral research supplement to promote diversity for up to 3 years. We have been fortunate to get these in the past. Contact me with questions! nidcd.nih.gov/funding/types/…
Dr. Alexus G. Ramirez retweeted
Abria and I are very excited to share this important work we’ve been doing to figure out best practices for inclusive fNIRS scanning w/ @RachelRRomeo and the entire @LEADlabUMD team!
Dr. Alexus G. Ramirez retweeted
The LEAD Lab is so excited for Language Science Day (9/20)! We'll share more timing details as we get closer, but look out for a talk by @alexusgramirez and posters by @EllieTaylor9_ + new Lab Manager Alicia Mortimer. Register by 9/16 to attend: go.umd.edu/lsd2024.
Language Science Day is September 20th! Visit go.umd.edu/lsd2024 to learn more and register by September 16th!
Dr. Alexus G. Ramirez retweeted
The LEAD Lab is so excited that we will be at this week's Friday Night LIVE / Friday Night Lights event! Check out our table for cool coloring pages, brain hats, and information about our PLANES project. Hope to see you there! #goterps 🐢🏈🪩
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A great project from this #UMD-led team conducting fun and interactive research studies at the Planet Word Museum. today.umd.edu/a-good-word-fo…
Dr. Alexus G. Ramirez retweeted
My lab is hiring! We have TWO (!) RA positions available as part of the HBCD Consortium study.
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Dr. Alexus G. Ramirez retweeted
Delighted that this is now out as part of a volume!
doi.org/10.1080/14790718.202…
If you don't have access to the International Journal of Multilingualism — here is a free preprint:
doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/583g…
#Multilingualism #HeritageLanguages #IntergenerationalLanguageTransmission
Dr. Alexus G. Ramirez retweeted
Congratulations to Rachel Romeo, PhD, CCC-SLP on being the 2024 recipient of the Flux Young Investigator Award
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Wanna do some awesome language science this weekend? Come check out our new study “Light up your language brain!” at Planet Word! You’ll get to wear a cool fNIRS headband and see your language brain in action 🧠👀🤩
We're thrilled to announce that our first class starts today! This year, we’re joined by 15 enthusiastic students and have 4 brand-new studies lined up. We'll be back on the floor next week, ready to dive into some amazing conversations with visitors. Stay tuned for more details!
ALT Three LSS pins displayed on a t-shirt printed with the LSS logo.
Dr. Alexus G. Ramirez retweeted
We're looking of lab manager (one year)for our NSF project on early fraction learning at UDelaware. DM me in interested.
careers.udel.edu/cw/en-us/jo…
Dr. Alexus G. Ramirez retweeted
📣I'm hiring a lab coordinator for my new lab at UCSD CogSci. This is a great position if you're interested in gaining research experience before applying to graduate school.
Apply by May 2, flexible start late summer start date (~Sep 1). Details below! employment.ucsd.edu/laborato…
Dr. Alexus G. Ramirez retweeted
How often do authors report SES in developmental research and why does it matter? Our recent paper (in press, Dev Sci) presents an in-depth analysis of SES reporting in 6 developmental journals and offers recommendations for greater attentiveness to SES. osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/br…
Dr. Alexus G. Ramirez retweeted
Re-sharing this database of BIPOC-authored papers from across psychology. This is a wonderful resource, esp. for those aiming to diversify their syllabi, journal clubs, citation networks, and general awareness. Please add your or others' papers!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets…
Dr. Alexus G. Ramirez retweeted
Happy to share a new piece from my on-going project on Latinx youth belonging in schools &community-based organizations. Super thanks to @metronyu for the space. This was a follow up blog in a series on minoritized youth belonging in racial climates: steinhardt.nyu.edu/metrocent… 🤓📚
Dr. Alexus G. Ramirez retweeted
"How parent–child brain-to-brain synchrony can inform the #study of child #development," by @AngelicaAlonsoF, @AlexaMcdorman, and @RachelRRomeo from @UofMaryland in #ChildDevelopment Perspectives (2023): doi.org/10.1111/cdep.12494
