Jamie Deering
Jamie Deering is a third-year student at SDSU, majoring in Psychology with an emphasis in Neuroscience and a minor in General Biology. She has as interest in language acquisition and how different languages are processed and perceived in the brain. Jamie was first introduced to American Sign Language (ASL) in high school and has since developed a continued passion for learning the language, as well as gaining a deeper understanding of Deaf culture and community.
Noelle Mitchell
Noelle Mitchell is a junior majoring in Physics at SDSU. She currently serves as Vice President of the SDSU ASL club. As a CODA, her areas of interest include accessibility, bilingualism, and the bimodal bilingual brain. She is interested in a future in physics, and is currently considering astrophysics as a specialty of her degree. In addition, Noelle is planning on attaining an ASL Interpreter Certification.
Stella Perez
Stella Perez is a third-year student at UC San Diego, majoring in Linguistics with an emphasis in Speech and Language Sciences and minoring in Human Developmental Sciences. She currently serves as the President of the Linguistics Undergraduate Association (LingUA). Stella has been learning ASL at UCSD since Fall 2024, and after graduating in June 2026, she plans to pursue a career as a speech-language pathologist, with an interest in serving the d/Deaf community. Outside of the lab, Stella enjoys spending time with her cat, Kat Vonnegut, reading, and visiting the orangutans at the San Diego Zoo.