CURRICULUM VITAE
Nadya Dich
MVR Hall, Dept. of Human Development,
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
Tels: 1-607-342-8462, 49-151-282-68074
Email: nld26@cornell.edu
Education
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
2008 – present
Ph. D. in Developmental Psychology / Cognitive Science
Dissertation: Cross-Linguistic study of spelling in English as a second language: the role of first language
orthography in ESL spelling
Committee: Barbara Lust, Abigail Cohn, James Booth
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
2006 – 2008
M. A. in Developmental Psychology / Cognitive Science
Thesis: The Influence of Orthography on Auditory Speech Perception In American English: Evidence for
individual differences
Committee: Barbara Lust, Abigail Cohn, Elise Temple
St. Petersburg State University, St.-Petersburg, Russia
1998 – 2003
Diploma in General Linguistics / Psycholinguistics
Research Interests
First and second language acquisition, phonological development, literacy; disabilities
related to reading and writing; effect of literacy on spoken language processing,
neurobiology of literacy, writing systems; learning to read and write in different
languages; multilingual literacy.
Publications
Dich, N. (in press). Individual differences in the size of orthographic effect in spoken word recognition:
The role of listeners’ orthographic skills. To appear in: Applied Psycholinguistics.
(doi:10.1017/S0142716410000330)
Dich, N. (2010). Sensitivity to phonological context in L2 spelling: evidence from Russian ESL speakers.
Written Language and Literacy, 13 (1), 99-117.
Dich, N. L. (2008). Obstruents in the mental phonological system of preschoolers (in Russian). In N.N.
Kazanskij (Ed.), Acta Linguistica Petropolitana: sbornik trudov Instituta Lingvističeskix issledovanij. V. 2.
Sankt-Peterburg: Nauka.
Dich, N. (2004). On the particularities of written text perception: a study of slips of the eye (in Russian). In
A. V. Andronov (Ed.), Učenye zapiski molodyx filologov (pp. 125-133). Sankt-Peterburg: Filologičeskij
fakul'tet SPbGU.
Dich, N. (2004). Voiced and voiceless consonants in speakers' phonological awareness (in Russian). In T.
Kuzovkina, O. Palikova (Eds.), Russkaja filologija 15. Sbornik naučnyx rabot molodyx filologov (pp. 214220). Tartu: Tartu Ülikooli Kirjastus.
Rusakova, M.V., Dich, N.L. (2003). Voiced and Voiceless Consonants as Reflected in Speakers'
Introspection. In N. V. Bogdanova (Ed.), Pis'mennaja kommunikacija i fonetičeskij stroj jazyka. Pamjati
professora V.F. Ivanovoj (pp. 137-150). Sankt-Peterburg: Filologičeskij fakul'tet SPbGU.
Dich, N. (2002). Slips of the Pen in Russian Written Texts. In T. Kuzovkina, K. Karu (Eds.), Russkaja
filologija 13. Sbornik naučnyx rabot molodyx filologov (pp. 277-280). Tartu: Tartu Ülikooli Kirjastus.
Papers under review and in preparation
Dich, N. (submitted) Knowledge of Foreign Languages as a Factor in Native Language Spelling
Proficiency.
Dich, N. (in revision). Revisiting orthographic consistency as a psycholinguistic variable: Consistent
rhymes vs. inconsistent phonemes.
Dich, N. (in prep.). Spelling as a window on phonological development.
Conferences participation
N. Dich. (September 2010) The role of native language orthography in learning to spell in English as a
second language. 7-th International Workshop on Writing Systems and Literacy, Paris, France.
N. Dich. (June2010). Linguistic Curiosity as a Mediator between Native and Foreign Language
Proficiency: Evidence from Native Language Spelling. 4th International Conference in Cognitive Science,
Tomsk, Russia
N. Dich. (May 2009). Orthographic consistency as a psycholinguistic variable: subjective ratings do not
always agree with objective estimates. APS Convention, San Francisco, CA.
N. Dich. (September 2008). Defining A Good Speller: On The Role Of The Sensitivity To Spelling Context
As An Aspect Of Spelling Competence. Sixth International Workshop on Writing Systems, Braunschweig,
Germany.
N. Dich. (June 2008). Individual differences in orthographic effects on auditory speech perception: role of
reading instruction method and spelling strategies. 3rd International Conference in Cognitive Science.
Moscow, Russia.
N. Dich. (October 2006). The influence of orthographic knowledge on phonological categorization: data
from Russian speakers. Workshop on Constraints on Spelling Changes. Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
N. Dich. (November 2005). On the Role of Morphology in Restructuring Phonological Representations.
Workshop on Models of L1 and L2 Phonetics/Phonology. Utrecht, the Netherlands.
N. Dich. (April 2003).Russian Voiced and Voiceless Consonants in Speakers' Phonological Awareness.
International Conference of Young Philologists. Tartu, Estonia.
N. Dich. (April 2001). Slips of the Pen in Russian Written Texts. International Conference of Young
Philologists. Tartu, Estonia.
Teaching Interests:
Introductory courses on developmental psychology, cognitive development, language
acquisition, psycholinguistics and research methods, advanced courses and seminars on
literacy development, reading and writing disorders; writing seminars.
Teaching Experience:
Teaching Assistant at the Dept. of Human Development, Cornell
University
2006 – present
Courses taught: Language Acquisition; Intro into Human Development: Infancy and Childhood; Human
Development: Adolescence; Intro into Neuroscience; Clinical Neuroscience; Positive Psychology.
Responsibilities: leading discussion sections, giving guest lectures, grading assignments and exams, keeping
students’ records.
Guest lecturer in phonetics and phonology at a linguistics summer school
for high school students, Dept. of General Linguistics, Saint Petersburg
State University, Russia.
2005
English-as-foreign-language Teacher, Sunrise-r Spb, St. Petersburg,
Russia.
2004 – 2006
Private tutor in Russian grammar and writing for school children, St.
Petersburg, Russia.
1999 – 2006
Russian language instructor at the Extracurricular Education Center for
school children, St. Petersburg, Russia.
1999 – 2001
Other Professional Experience
National Corpus of the Russian Language www.ruscorpora.ru.
Co-project coordinator.
2004 – 2006
Institute for Linguistics Research, Russian Academy of Science.
Researcher.
2003 – 2006
St. Petersburg Olympiad in the Russian Language for middle and high
school students. Organizing committee member.
1998 – 2006
Awards
Cornell University Doctoral Thesis Grant
2009
Cornell University Master’s Thesis Grant
2007
Cornell University Cognitive Science Program Summer Fellowship
2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Cornell University Human Development Summer Fellowship
2010
Cornell University Graduate School Research Travel Grant
2009
Cornell University Einaudi Center Research Travel Grant
2010
Language Proficiency
Russian: native language
English: fluent
French: upper-intermediate
German: intermediate
Danish: beginner