She originally planned to enroll in a graduate program in linguistics, but upon visiting Rochester, she changed her mind. I knew that I really wanted to do experimental work on issues of language acquisition, and was already feeling that the methods used in linguistics were somewhat limited for addressing the kinds of questions I was interested in. When I visited here and met with the faculty, I knew that this was the best place for me. I knew I could learn a lot here, and I could learn it from some of the best researchers in the field. That could make it hard for me to fit into a more conventional department, but it's not at all a problem here.
Many people here do interdisciplinary work, both on their own and through collaboration.
This leads to a lot of exciting, cutting-edge research. Carla holds a Post Graduate Scholarship from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. Ruskin Hunt is a fourth-year student working with Professors Richard Aslin and Michael Weliky. He came to Rochester with a Bachelor's degree in Technology and Mind from Boston University and a Master's degree in Applied Linguistics from Columbia University. Before arriving at Rochester, Ruskin spent eight years teaching in the U.S. and Asia.