Samantha is an undergraduate student at San Diego State University studying Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences. She has always been passionate about working with children, a passion that really flourished while she was a gymnastics instructor to students of all ages. Growing up in a Spanish-English bilingual household has strongly shaped her interests and inspired her to be a part of the BDC Lab. She is eager to combine her passion for research with her lived experience as a bilingual individual to contribute to this lab.