Dr. Megha Sundara

Professor

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Biography

Megha Sundara is a professor and chair of the Department of Linguistics at UCLA. She obtained her Ph.D. from McGill University in 2005. With a focus on phonetics and phonology, her research investigates various aspects of language acquisition and perceptual processing. Sunada has made significant contributions in the field through her work on morphological structure in Arabic and the online processing of relative clauses. She has presented her research at various international conferences, including the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society and the International Congress of Phonetic Sciences. Sundara's studies often explore the developmental aspects of language and the interaction between phonological variation and perceptual similarity. She is also involved in educating new generations of linguistics students at UCLA.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2005-01-01 — Present

University of California, Los Angeles • Los Angeles, CA

Teaching and researching various aspects of linguistics, focusing on phonetics and phonology.

Requirements for University of California Los Angeles

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
Verbal
Required:160
Quantitative
Required:160
Analytical Writing
Required:5
Overall
Required:5
TOEFL
Total
Required:87
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree Strong background in Economics and Mathematics
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

Department of Economics admits primarily for the PhD program.