Boji Lam

Boji Lam is an Associate Professor in the Department of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology at the University of North Texas (UNT). Their interdisciplinary research investigates how bilingualism and motivation influence language behaviors, learning, and therapeutic outcomes in children and adults, with a current focus on emotion and vocabulary acquisition.

Key research themes include:

• Interplay between bilingualism and cognitive-linguistic performance
• Motivational factors in language therapy
• Emotion in lexical-semantic processing
• Developmental differences in bilingual cognition

Their recent publications (2015–2024) demonstrate expertise in auditory processing, verbal fluency, and cross-linguistic comparisons. Notable topics span autism spectrum disorder interventions, speech-in-noise processing, emotional verbal fluency, and bilingual lexical organization.

Contact: Boji@unt.edu | Office: SPHC 267 | Phone: 940-565-2653