Phillip Hamrick is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Kent State University. His research focuses on psycholinguistics, the psychology of learning and memory, particularly in second language acquisition (SLA) and bilingualism. He investigates how declarative and procedural memory systems underpin language learning, with a specific interest in declarative memory subsystems like episodic and semantic memory. He directs the Memory and Language Laboratory, exploring topics such as implicit statistical learning, working memory, and speech analysis in clinical populations (e.g., Alzheimer’s disease). Dr. Hamrick holds a PhD from Georgetown University (2013). He teaches courses including Quantitative Methods in Psychology, Advanced Quantitative Analysis in R, and Cognitive Psychology. He is actively involved in mentoring doctoral students and considers GRE scores when evaluating applicants for the PhD program. His work bridges cognitive psychology, neuropsychology, and SLA, contributing to theoretical frameworks on memory’s role in language processing and learning. Key contributions include studies on L2 lexical development, the validity of subjective awareness measures in learning, and the cognitive mechanisms behind speech degradation in Alzheimer’s patients. His research has been published in high-impact journals like *Studies in Second Language Acquisition* and *Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences*.
