About
Anny Castilla-Earls is a Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Houston. Her research program focuses on language assessment and disorders in Spanish-speaking monolingual and bilingual children, with NIH-funded projects examining grammatical markers of language impairment across bilingual proficiency levels.
Education: Ph.D. in Speech-Language Pathology from University of Toronto, M.S. in Bilingual Education from Universidad del Valle, Colombia.
Research Focus: Three interconnected strands: 1) Identification of stable grammatical markers differentiating typical bilingual development from language disorders, 2) Impact of language exposure shifts on bilingual grammaticality, and 3) Implementation science for evidence-based assessment practices in educational and clinical settings. Her work combines experimental linguistics, psycholinguistic methods, and clinical validation studies.
Teaching: Teaches undergraduate and graduate courses including Language Development (COMD 2339) and bilingual assessment methodologies.
Honors:
- ASHA Grant Review Fellow
- Lessons for Success Fellow
- Clinical Practice Research Institute Fellow
- NIH/NIDCD K23 and R15 grant recipient
Grants & Advising: Principal investigator on multiple NIH grants totaling over $1.3 million. Mentors graduate students in bilingual language research and serves on editorial boards for major journals. Developed novel assessment instruments including the Grammaticality for Language Impairment Identification Scale.
Professional Service: Editorial board member for American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Services. Advocate for equitable assessment practices for dual language learners through the Bilingual IEP Meeting Toolkit.
