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Rachel Hayes-Harb is a Professor of Linguistics at the University of Utah and Associate Dean in the Honors College. She co-directs the Speech Acquisition Lab, focusing on experimental studies of adult second language learners’ perception, phonolexical development, and speech production. Her institutional roles include former Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research (2014–2021) and leadership in mentoring initiatives.
- Education: PhD in Linguistics (University of Arizona, 2003)
- Professional Service: Programs Committee, Linguistic Society of America (2007–2010)
Her research examines how adult learners acquire new sound systems, emphasizing phonological representations, cross-language perception, and orthographic effects. She investigates pre-existing perceptual sensitivity, accent bias, and social factors in input selection, often using auditory lexical decision tasks and AXB experiments.
Recent publications analyze variability in Hindi consonant perception, orthography’s role in German devoicing acquisition, and social science open science practices. Key grants include a Sound-attenuated booth (2013) and HVPT methodology (2017–2018).
- Awards: Student’s Choice Award (2011), Faculty Fellow Award (2009)
- Teaching: Courses on General Linguistics, Special Topics, Ethics, and Senior Capstone (2023–2024)
