Douglas A. Behrend, Ph.D.
Dr. Behrend received his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota
in 1986. He has been with the University of Arkansas since
1989 and is currently the Department of Psychology chair. He is
head of the Word Play lab and teaches both undergraduate and
graduate psychology courses. Dr. Behrend has been conducting
research in child development for over 20 years. His research
interests include verb learning,selective trust in word learning,
and other issues in language and cognitive development.

Ashley S. Ransom, B.A.
Ashley is in her second year in the University of Arkansas'
experimental psychology graduate program. She hopes to
complete her M.A. by the end of the school year and expects to
receive her Ph.D. by 2012. Her research interests include
children's beliefs about foreign languages, children's willingness
to learn words from foreign language speakers, and children's
use of word learning strategies.

Rachel M. Schwartz, M.A.
Rachel earned her M.A. from the University of Arkansas in 2007
and plans to complete her Ph.D. in 2010. Her research interests
include early imitation and its impact upon word learning and
social understanding, the way in which different environmental
factors affect word learning, and computer-supported
collaborative learning in college students. She is also currently
working on a project examining false memory formation in
young children. In addition to research, Rachel teaches
undergraduate psychology courses.