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Partners and Support

Partnerships/Collaborations and Gifts/Donations: The BLL is always looking to extend its reach and impact.

If you are inspired by the work of the BLL, and want to either (a) explore possibilities to partner/collaborate in future research, or (b) provide a private gift or donation to support the ongoing work of the BLL, please email us at: raul.rojas@ku.edu . 

Participants:

Bilingual children and their families are our passion! If you would like to participate in the BLL’s ongoing work, or have any questions about participating, please email us at: raul.rojas@ku.edu.

Students:

The BLL often has open positions for undergraduate and graduate students. These opportunities can be focused on gaining research experience via research credits, and sometimes there are also open positions for student hourly workers. 

To explore the possibility of joining the BLL to gain research experience via research credits, please contact Dr. Raúl Rojas: raul.rojas@ku.edu

To explore the availability of BLL student hourly positions, please visit the KU Careers website 

(Some) Roles and Responsibilities:

• Orthographic transcription of narrative language samples in Spanish and English.
• Collecting language samples in Spanish and English.
• Administering speech and language clinical screenings in Spanish and English.
• Interviewing families in Spanish and English.

Working in The Bilingual Language Lab means you will have to make the following commitments:

• Able to travel to KU Lawrence on a weekly basis
• Able (ideally) to register for 3 credits of directed research during your first semester
• Able (ideally) to conduct research in the BLL for a minimum of 2 consecutive semesters

If you want to earn academic credit, Dr. Rojas will need to sign a form that you will obtain from your academic advisor.