Dr. Marisa Casillas

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Biography

Marisa Casillas is a Principal Investigator at the Chatter Lab, which is part of the Department of Comparative Human Development at the University of Chicago. Her research focuses on the cognition and everyday use of human language. The Chatter Lab employs both experimental and observational methods to explore how communicative needs impact the ways language is learned and used by children and adults. The lab analyzes the production and comprehension of conversational language through various studies conducted in multiple sites around the world.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Chicago

Doctorate Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Listening
Required:26
Reading
Required:26
Writing
Required:26
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:104
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
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Specialization Notes

Department of Philosophy