ABOUT US
RCALL’s research addresses challenges faced by diverse populations, including adults with disabilities.
What Makes Us Unique
Established in 2008, the center was created by faculty from two colleges and 10 departments who are primarily interested in basic and applied research issues related to language and literacy acquisition.
The lead departments include the Departments of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Learning Sciences and Psychology.
Other supporting departments include Anthropology, Applied Linguistics, Communication, Early Childhood Education, Educational Policy Studies and Philosophy. Other supporting centers include the Center for Research on Atypical Development and Learning (CRADL), the Language Research Center (LRC) and the Regents’ Center for Learning Disorders (RCLD).
Mission Statement
Our mission is to create a world class interdisciplinary research and doctoral training program focused on acquiring language and literacy.
Our Goals Are to:
Director's Welcome
With the Center for Research on the Challenges of Acquiring Language and Literacy, Georgia State University has launched a major effort to develop basic and applied research and education in language and literacy acquisition. The center's primary goal is to expand the university's interdisciplinary research activity and educational opportunities.
The Center initiative offers a unique structure of cross-college, cross-departmental interaction within the university. It incorporates the College of Arts & Sciences and the College of Education & Human Development, with 10 academic departments and more than 40 faculty members from these units. External grants support the faculty’s nationally recognized programs of research. These faculty members participate in the Center's activities, serving on its working groups and hosting invited scholars on campus.
We have hosted more than 80 Distinguished Lectures, hosted four visiting scholars, supported 33 seed grants for faculty research initiatives, conducted three successful faculty searches, awarded six post-doctoral fellowships, 80 doctoral fellowships and supported 56 undergraduate students with research assistantships. Our collective efforts have earned approximately 30 million dollars in external grant funding in the past two years alone.
For the current year, we will continue to develop the Center, as we search for additional faculty and develop additional coursework and training opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students.
We look forward to another exciting and highly productive year.
Dr. Rose Sevcik, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Psychology
Dr. Daphne Greenberg, College of Education & Human Development, Department of Learning Sciences
Contact Us
Center for Research on the Challenges of Acquiring Language Literacy
Office Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:30 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.