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F. Sayako Earle is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Delaware's College of Health Sciences. Her research focuses on the interplay between declarative and procedural memory systems in speech perception, memory consolidation, and language-based learning disorders in adults and adolescents.
- Ph.D., University of Connecticut, 2016
- M.A., University of Virginia, 2008
- B.A., Kenyon College, 2003
Dr. Earle investigates how sleep and wakeful rest influence the consolidation of speech-motor and speech-perceptual learning, particularly in individuals with developmental language disorders and dyslexia. Her work integrates behavioral methods with sleep polysomnography, actigraphy, and neuroimaging (fMRI, ERP) to map the time course of speech sound representation. Current trends in her publications highlight applications of memory theory to reading acquisition, the role of chronobiology in perceptual learning, and neurocognitive mechanisms of non-native speech adaptation.
Scientific awards include:
- Early Career Contributions in Research Award (ASHA, 2020)
- Conference Fellow (ASHA/NIDCD co-sponsored, 2016)
- New Century Doctoral Scholarship (ASH Foundation, 2013)
She has secured multiple NIH and institutional grants as principal investigator, including an R21DC016391 on perceptual learning and memory consolidation. As head of the MAPS Lab (Memory and Perception of Speech), her team explores time-of-day effects on perceptual category learning and speech-motor generalization across talkers using polysomnography and web-based platforms.
