EDUCATION
PhD in Cognitive Science, Brown University, Providence, RI, October 2021
Department of Cognitive, Linguistic, and Psychological Sciences
Dissertation title: “Accent perception and adaptation during lexical access: expand, shift, or pathway”
Received the Peter D. Eimas Research Award in May 2019
MS in Cognitive Science, Brown University, Providence, RI, May 2017
Department of Cognitive, Linguistic, and Psychological Sciences
Thesis title: “On the nature of vocalic representation during lexical access”
Relevant skills: Experimental design, eye tracking methods, statistical analysis (ANOVA, regression, time course analysis), R
Received fellowship from Edgar Lewis Marston Scholarship Fund, Hardin-Simmons University
BA, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, December 2013
Majors: Linguistics, Plan II, Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures, Magna Cum Laude
University Honors, Phi Beta Kappa, National Society of Collegiate Scholars
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Graduate Student Researcher — August 2015 - October 2021
Metcalf Infant Research Lab, Brown University
Advisor/Primary Investigator: Dr. James Morgan
Designed at least 13 distinct research projects examining how adults and toddlers process speech in the face of variability,
included recording speakers with Audacity, processing recordings in Praat, synthesizing speech with Amazon Polly and Praat, choosing and processing visual stimuli with Adobe Photoshop, and setting up studies using SMI eye tracking software, Superlab software, and PsiTurk
Collected data with over 600 adult and over 100 infant human subjects using eye tracking, response box, and remote online (Amazon Mechanical Turk) procedures
Trained and managed undergraduate research assistants in experimental techniques
Analyzed quantitive data using a variety of statistical techniques in R
Collaborated and co-authored publications with researchers from Boston University, McGill University, and the University of New Hampshire
Presented findings at the Boston University Conference on Language Development and the Acoustical Society of America conference in Boston
Undergraduate Research Assistant — January 2012 - December 2013
UT Phonetics Lab, The University of Texas at Austin
Primary Investigator: Dr. Rajka Smiljanic
Managed lab administration duties and monitored progress on multiple research projects related to speech perception and production
Collected data with over 300 adult human subjects
Delegated tasks to other research assistants and trained new researchers
Prepared lab tasks for use with participants using Praat software
TEACHING & WORK EXPERIENCE
Graduate Teaching Assistant — 2017 - 2020
Brown University, Providence, RI
Courses: Statistical Methods; Laboratory in Psycholinguistics; Mind, Brain & Behavior, An Interdisciplinary Approach; Language & the Mind
Responsibilities included: guest lecturing, answering questions and discussing concepts and methods with students, holding weekly office hours, grading assignments and providing constructive feedback, and leading peer review workshops.
Sheridan Center Teaching Consultant — September 2017 - December 2019
Brown University, Providence, RI
Observed lectures, talks, and presentations given by members of the Brown University community and provided targeted feedback for improvement of teaching practices and public speaking skills
Sheridan Center Teaching Seminar Facilitator — September 2017 - December 2019
Brown University, Providence, RI
Guided graduate students from diverse academic backgrounds in discussions about teaching philosophies, common pedagogical practices, and tools to improve their teaching.
Early Childhood Educator — January 2014 - September 2014
Beth Yeshurun Day School, Houston, TX
Facilitated educational activities for children ages 1.5 years - 3.5 years, contributed to a weekly classroom newsletter, and communicated with parents.
Created a safe and caring environment for young children to develop their cognitive, motor, and social skills.
Temporary Administrative Assistant — February 2015 - July 2015
Children’s Aid Society of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Undertook a variety of administrative tasks in order to aid the team their transition to new administrative software, including scheduling, communicating with youth, guardians, and social workers, transferring information, and troubleshooting software issues.
Temporary Administrative Assistant — February 2014 - July 2014
Rosenthal & Co PC, Houston, TX
Organized and prepared documents for accountants’ review during 2014 tax season, greeted clients and performed reception duties.
Teaching Material Developer — Summer 2019
Department of Cognitive, Linguistic, and Psychological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI
Developed teaching materials for writing workshops for Brown CLPS course Mind, Brain & Behavior, An Interdisciplinary Approach, worked with Professor Elena Festa and fellow developer to improve quality of workshop materials, including conceptual exercises, presentation slides, and assessment rubrics.
LingLangLunch Talk Series Coordinator — April 2016 - April 2019
Department of Cognitive, Linguistic, and Psychological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI
Contacted and coordinated talks with both internal and external speakers, managed event calendar, scheduled and supervised organization of speaker schedules, managed budgeting and reimbursement, and co-authored guide for future coordinators.
Brown University Sheridan Center Liaison — June 2016 - July 2021
Brown University, Providence, RI
Promoted information regarding workshops and other opportunities for students and professors to improve their teaching and writing skills.
Colloquium Committee Graduate Student Representative — April 2017 - April 2019
Department of Cognitive, Linguistic, and Psychological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI
Represented student interests in planning and coordinating of department colloquia, solicited feedback from graduate students and participated in invitation process for distinguished speakers.
Leadership, Service, & PRofessional Development
Franklin, L. R., Gasdaska, B., & Morgan, J. L. (under review). Toddlers’ and adults’ consonantal and vocalic representation during lexical access, Brown University.
Thorson, J. C., Franklin, L. R., & Morgan, J. L. (2023). Role of pitch in toddler looking to new and given referents in American English, Language Learning and Development, 19(4), 458-479. doi: 10.1080/15475441.2022.2149400.
Franklin, L. R. (2021). Toddlers show adult-like sensitivity to consonants and vowels in early word representations. LingLangLunch Brown Bag Talk Series, Brown University, April 7, 2021 [oral presentation].
Franklin, L. R. & Morgan, J. L. (2020). Toddlers show adult-like sensitivity to consonants and vowels in early word representations. vICIS (International Congress of Infant Studies) 2020 Congress, July 6-9, 2020 [poster], virtual.
Franklin, L. R. (March 11, 2020). Phonological representations of accented speech. LingLangLunch Brown Bag Talk Series, Brown University, March 11, 2020 [oral presentation].
Masapollo, M., Zhao, T.C., Franklin, L., & Morgan, J. L. (2019). Asymmetric discrimination of non-speech tonal analogues of vowels. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 45(2), 285-300.
Masapollo, M., Polka, L., Ménard, L., Franklin, L., Tiede, M., & Morgan, J.L. (2018). Asymmetries in unimodal visual vowel perception: The roles of oral-facial kinematics, orientation and configuration. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 44(7), 1103-1118.
Franklin, L. & Morgan, J. L. (2017). For toddlers, like adults, vowel mispronunciations are readily detected but do little to impede lexical access. 42nd Annual Meeting of Boston University Conference on Language Development, November 2017 meeting [poster], Boston, MA.
Franklin, L. & Morgan, J. L. (2017). On the nature of vocalic representation during lexical access. 173rd Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, June 2017 meeting [poster], Boston, MA.
Masapollo, M ., Polka, L., Morgan, J., Franklin, L., & Ménard, L. (2017) Asymmetric discrimination of phonetically-incongruent audio-visual vowels. 174th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, December 2017 meeting, New Orleans, LA.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, & POSTERS
Software: R, JavaScript, Praat, Audacity, Adobe Photoshop, SMI Experiment Center, SMI iViewX, SPSS, PsiTurk, Python, Matlab, Microsoft Office, Google Drive, iWork
Statistical Analysis: Linear/logistic regression, multivariate analysis, time course analysis, correlation, pairwise comparisons, data visualization, exploratory data analysis, permutation analyses
Languages: Spanish (conversational), Urdu (basic), Pashto (basic), Hebrew (conversational), experience with Portuguese, Hindi, and Korean