Principal Investigator

Yuuko Uchikoshi
Professor
Yuuko Uchikoshi’s research focuses on the language and literacy development of young children from linguistically, culturally, and economically diverse backgrounds. Her research is focused on advancing students’ language and literacy outcomes, particularly from Spanish-speaking and Chinese-speaking, low-income homes. She is also interested in the role of educational transmedia on children’s language and literacy development. Most recently, she is interested in the reciprocal relationships among bilingual, socio-emotional and cognitive development. Uchikoshi’s developmental and instructional research has implications for policy, theory, and practice. See her complete faculty profile here.

Doctoral Research Assistants

Maria Belen Buttiler
Maria Buttiler is a doctoral student at the School of Education with special emphasis on Language, Literacy, and Culture. She is interested in the intersection of teaching and learning in bilingual children’s homes and schools, in particular how parents and teachers support the language and literacy development of dual language learners. Prior to joining the University of California, Davis, she worked as a bilingual educator and ESL instructor at schools and language centers in Argentina, Brazil, and the US. Maria holds a master’s degree in TESOL and a bachelor’s degree in English Language and Literature.

Mayu Lindblad
Mayu Lindblad is a doctoral student at School of Education with special emphasis on Language, Literacy, and Culture. Her current research includes effects of musical training on phonological acquisition in second language learning. She also works on a project regarding parental involvement in young bilinguals literacy development. Prior to becoming a student at University of California, Davis, she worked as an ESL and Japanese instructor in institutes in California. She holds a master’s degree in Linguistics and a bachelor’s degree in Social Education.

Emily Mak
Emily Mak is a Ph.D. student at the School of Education with an emphasis in Language, Literacy and Culture. Her research interests primarily lie in dual language development in young children, particularly influences of school and home language environment on early language development. Before coming to University of California, Davis, Emily taught newcomer students English at elementary school in California for two years. Emily received her bachelor’s degree in Psychology from University of California, Berkeley.

Undergraduate Research Assistants

Haley Vandermey, Benjamin Snow, Eunbyeol Ko, Roland Del Mundo, Katrina Mabalot,, Jasmine Munoz, Anamar Flores, Marisol Romero, Jazmin Tejada, Clariss Bolanos, Nereyda Tavira-Virelas, Evelyn Alvarado-Coronel, Luz Morales, Elva Morales,, Chung Yan (Joanne) Leung, Zhaocong Ma, Yau Ka (Kimberly) Shih, Alex Tam, Sapphire Cheung, Hon Lam (Henry) Pao, Abbie Hoi

Undergraduate Alumni

Ty Alexandria Brownridge, Karina Martinez-Ortiz, Yvette Lau, Katelyn Magdaleno, Kareli Mendez, Diana Juarez, Claire Kang, Melissa Mateo, Neva Shuhua He, Jodie Lynn Sakazaki, Julia Yu, Leslie Le, Austin Carroll, Madeline Mendler, Cynthia Sanchez, Melissa Martinez, Stefania Barrera, Paola Elena Gutierrez, Mayra Covarruvuas, Melissa Zavala, Fernando Godinez Medina, Qihao (Gary) Yu, Zixuan (Tiffany) Wei, Terry Huang, Tak Yee Chiu (Destiny), Jingxian Li,, Alainie Lui, Naomi Maxine Reeley, Akimi Johnson,, Helen Tran, Diana Alicia Santoyo, Krystal Bautista, Frances Lansdowne, Cecilia Plascencia, Carolina Garcia, Jaqueline Jimenez, Daniela Garcia, Darlyng Lopez, Yenifer Silvestre Delgado, Karen Garcia, Paola Urena Sanchez, Marlene Andrade, Gustavo Hinojosa, Steven Pozos, Zi Fang, Xuying Yuki Yu, Tricia Ye,, Dihang Lin, Mirka Dirzo, Maria Yepez, Brenda Aldama Garcia, Yuxuan Lydia Xiang, Girard Dunn, , Rosamaria Ibarra, Ann Cho, Yinuo Zhang, Adriana Argueta, Xiaoyu (Shenny) Cai, Rohan Achar, Hallie Yu, Lily Bennitt, Nina Sendra Funato, Ariana Lopez, Guadalupe Anaya, Yuliett Olivas-Gonzalez, Andrea Diaz Sevilla, Maria Paula Loc, Man Ling (Cheryl) Au, Mei Liu, Qianya (Hannah) Sun, Jialei Qiu,, Felicia Wang,, Bryan Chojolan, Sunny Zhou,, Irene Lai, Lizeth Hernandez, Stephanie Roblero, Carlos Trejo Vera, Citlalli Castaneda, Juliette Connelly, Ariana Amaya, Andrea Hernandez, Fátima Guzmán, Alejandra Alba-Aguilar, Loyda Lopez,, Jillian Yick, Joyce Do, Cassidy Zhang, Amber Le, Nallely Sida, Natasha Nichiporuk Vanni, Melanie Espindola, Maria Lara, Melody Woo, Stephanie Wan, Chiao (Charlie) Lee, Xintong (Shelly) Yang, Lourdes Lara Cruz, Cinthia Pacheco Chable, Barub Mendoza, America Zamudio, Hengyi Zhang, Melody Gabriel, Janelle Lynn Palanca, Emily Gomez

Master’s Alumi

Rana McBee
Amanda Chang

PhD Alumni

Lu Yang
JaNay Brown-Wood