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Neuroimaging Investigations Into Academic and Controlled Processing in English Learners

Date
Nov 19, 2026
Location
Cissy McDaniel Parker Dean's Conference Room, SZB 2.624
Time
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm (CST)
Description

The College of Education invites you to join us for an engaging discussion moderated by Nathan Clemens, chair of the Department of Special Education, followed by questions and answers from our audience.

Agenda

11:45 a.m. Lunch served
12-1 p.m. Program and discussion

Space is limited. Register now.

Speaker

Jessica Church-Lang

Professor of Psychology, UT Austin

As Principal Investigator of the Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Lab at UT, Church-Lang’s research focuses on the development of cognitive control and academic skills during childhood and adolescence. Through neuroimaging and behavioral assessments her lab investigates how brain conrol networks respond to interventions, educational interuptions and puberty.


This series is supported by the Gordon Lippitt Centennial Lectureship Fund.

Special thanks to our seminar affiliates from across The University of Texas at Austin.

Economics
Scott Carrell

LBJ Public Policy
Elizabeth Bell
Jeffrey Denning
Paul von Hippel

Social and Cultural Analysis
Nneka Ibekwe-Okafor

Educational Leadership and Policy
David DeMatthews
Denisa Gandara
Lauren Schudde
Rachel White

Civic Leadership
Andrew Johnston

Social Work
Sandy Magaña

Curriculum and Instruction
Jennifer Keys Adair
Keffrelyn Brown

Educational Psychology
Seung Choi
Veronica Yan

Special Education
Natasha Strassfeld
Sharon Vaughn

Natural Sciences
Michael Marder

Sociology
Chandra Muller

Texas Advanced Computing Center
Carol Fletcher

Psychology
Jessica Church-Lang
David Yeager

Prevention Science
Mark Eddy
Esbelle Jowers
Deborah Salvo