Hye K. Pae

Hye K. Pae is a Professor of Psycholinguistics and Applied Linguistics in the Literacy and Second Language Studies program at the University of Cincinnati. Her research spans psycholinguistics, bilingualism, second-language acquisition, and cross-linguistic influences on reading processes.

• Ph.D. in Linguistics from Georgia State University

Her work explores the psychometric properties of language assessments, L1 effects on L2 reading, dual-language processing, and script-specific cognitive mechanisms. Recent publications analyze orthographic effects in Hangul and cross-linguistic differences in L2 English and Chinese. She has authored books such as Script Effects as the Hidden Drive of the Mind, Cognition, and Culture (Springer, 2020) and Analyzing the Korean Alphabet: The Science of Hangul (Springer, 2024).

Research trends from her articles include:

• Script relativity and its impact on cognition
• Visual word recognition across writing systems
• Lexical processing in bilingual populations
• Orthographic and phonological influences in L2 acquisition
• Assessment validity for multilingual learners
• Corpus-based analysis of language use

Grants include US Department of Education projects on evidence-based practices for English learners and early multilingual education. She also leads university and international grants focused on reading models and assessment validity.