Hi. My name is Fengyue(Lisa) Zhao. I am a second-year PhD student at the Department of Linguistics, Cornell University. My research interests lie in phonetics, phonology, computational linguistics, and psycholinguistics. I am part of the Cornell Phonetics Lab and the Computational Psycholinguistics Discussions research group . I got my B.A. in Linguistics and B.S. in Mathematics with a minor in Computer Science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

About my name: “Fengyue 丰悦” is my Chinese name. “Lisa” is also my name. Both names are fine for me! My Chinese name is pronounced as:

Updated February 2024

Teaching

 
 
 
 
 

Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology

Cornell University

Jan 2024 – May 2024
Independently lead two lab sections of 15 students each.
 
 
 
 
 

Introduction to Cognitive Science

Cornell University

Aug 2023 – Dec 2023
Held office hours and exam reviews for over 300 students.
 
 
 
 
 

Calculus for Life and Social Sciences II

UMass Amherst

Aug 2021 – May 2022
Organized tutoring sessions and exam reviews for over 150 students.
 
 
 
 
 

Elementary Chinese Tutor

UMass Amherst

Dec 2018 – Sep 2018
Tutored and designed learning materials for over 50 students.

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