My research broadly involves language processing, word-access, lexical semantics, and bilingualism. I am currently working on a project exploring how listeners deal with semantic information and the effects of working memory when processing in each hemisphere. To do this, I use psycholinguistic methods, including ERPs and priming tasks.

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Recent Publications

Ghanim, I., & Perovic, A. (2023). The use of lexical semantics for processing face-masked speech in monolinguals and bilinguals. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 154(2), 1202–1210. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0020723

Wambacq, I., Ghanim, I., Greenfield, S., Koehnke, J., Besing, J., Chauvette, C., & Yesis, C. (2023). Neurophysiologic Patterns of Semantic Processing of Accented Speech. Journal of Neurolinguistics, 65, 101117

Ghanim, I., Wambacq, I. & Covey L. (2022). Contribution of Semantics to Bilingual Processing. International Journal of Bilingualism. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/13670069221139384 

Presentations

Ghanim, I. (2022). Impact of mask wearing on bilingual semantic processing: A priming study. Poster presentation at International Symposium on Bilingual and L2 Processing in Adults & Children 2022 (ISBPAC), Tromsø, Norway.

Ghanim, I & Wambacq, I. (2022). The Role of Semantics in Bilingual Lexical Processing. Poster presentation at Linguistic Society of America (LSA) 2022 Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.