Reinaldo Cabrera Pérez
@reycabreraperez.bsky.social
Doctoral student at UC Irvine School of Education
Multilingualism | Language Development | DLD
Polyglot 🇨🇺🇪🇦🇺🇸🇧🇷🇨🇵🇷🇺
McNair Scholar - he/him/él
Bilingualism Matters California 🌎
Multilingualism | Language Development | DLD
Polyglot 🇨🇺🇪🇦🇺🇸🇧🇷🇨🇵🇷🇺
McNair Scholar - he/him/él
Bilingualism Matters California 🌎
Pinned
First paper of 2026 in the Cognition Journal! 🥳 Led by @savithry.bsky.social, @ethankutlu.bsky.social, and co-authored with many wonderful collaborators from the ROLE Collective (www.rolecollective.org).
Honored to work alongside scholars who enrich my learning and make me feel I belong.🤩🙌
Honored to work alongside scholars who enrich my learning and make me feel I belong.🤩🙌
Reposted by Reinaldo Cabrera Pérez
In our position paper, we detail harms across subfields and give suggestions for moving away from essentialist characterizations of language users across applied linguistics and allied sciences. Read it here: authors.elsevier.com/c/1mRZB2Hx32...
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January 14, 2026 at 2:54 PM
In our position paper, we detail harms across subfields and give suggestions for moving away from essentialist characterizations of language users across applied linguistics and allied sciences. Read it here: authors.elsevier.com/c/1mRZB2Hx32...
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First 2026 paper (of many, I hope!) out in Cognition! Led by the incredible @savithry.bsky.social + @ethankutlu.bsky.social, and co-written with many amazing collaborators from the ROLE Collective (www.rolecollective.org), it explores the challenges of describing diverse language experience.
The ROLE Collective
ROLE: Reframing Our Language Experience
www.rolecollective.org
January 15, 2026 at 1:49 AM
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First paper of 2026 in the Cognition Journal! 🥳 Led by @savithry.bsky.social, @ethankutlu.bsky.social, and co-authored with many wonderful collaborators from the ROLE Collective (www.rolecollective.org).
Honored to work alongside scholars who enrich my learning and make me feel I belong.🤩🙌
Honored to work alongside scholars who enrich my learning and make me feel I belong.🤩🙌
January 15, 2026 at 1:48 AM
First paper of 2026 in the Cognition Journal! 🥳 Led by @savithry.bsky.social, @ethankutlu.bsky.social, and co-authored with many wonderful collaborators from the ROLE Collective (www.rolecollective.org).
Honored to work alongside scholars who enrich my learning and make me feel I belong.🤩🙌
Honored to work alongside scholars who enrich my learning and make me feel I belong.🤩🙌
Reposted by Reinaldo Cabrera Pérez
Make sure to submit your abstract for the ROLE Symposium by January 14 (next Wednesday!). We're accepting abstracts in English + Spanish, and the symposium will be free and fully hybrid. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
January 8, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Make sure to submit your abstract for the ROLE Symposium by January 14 (next Wednesday!). We're accepting abstracts in English + Spanish, and the symposium will be free and fully hybrid. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
As the year come to a close, I'm excited to share that I received a UC Alianza MX award to support a research stay in Mexico, where I’ll collect dissertation data with collaborators at Hospital General Dr. Manuel Gea González and UNAM. 🇲🇽🙌🏼
Recs welcome, especially places to visit!
¡Ahí nos vemos!🤓
Recs welcome, especially places to visit!
¡Ahí nos vemos!🤓
December 30, 2025 at 1:48 AM
As the year come to a close, I'm excited to share that I received a UC Alianza MX award to support a research stay in Mexico, where I’ll collect dissertation data with collaborators at Hospital General Dr. Manuel Gea González and UNAM. 🇲🇽🙌🏼
Recs welcome, especially places to visit!
¡Ahí nos vemos!🤓
Recs welcome, especially places to visit!
¡Ahí nos vemos!🤓
Reposted by Reinaldo Cabrera Pérez
Thrilled about this new grant we are offering for under-represented early career scholars. The first cycle is for scholars in history and area studies. Please spread the word widely. @universitypress.cambridge.org
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Read more here: 🔗 cup.org/4pF5xvr
Amplifying voices
New Cambridge grant to help under-represented scholars publish
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December 17, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Thrilled about this new grant we are offering for under-represented early career scholars. The first cycle is for scholars in history and area studies. Please spread the word widely. @universitypress.cambridge.org
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Read more here: 🔗 cup.org/4pF5xvr
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Read more here: 🔗 cup.org/4pF5xvr
I’m excited to share that I’ve completed the Pre-Professor Program (PREPP) at CSU Long Beach.🥳 Grateful for the community, mentorship, and clarity that PREPP provided as I continue preparing for a future as a faculty member.
Many thanks to Dr. Selena Nguyen-Rodriguez for being a great mentor! 🤩
Many thanks to Dr. Selena Nguyen-Rodriguez for being a great mentor! 🤩
December 19, 2025 at 5:04 AM
I’m excited to share that I’ve completed the Pre-Professor Program (PREPP) at CSU Long Beach.🥳 Grateful for the community, mentorship, and clarity that PREPP provided as I continue preparing for a future as a faculty member.
Many thanks to Dr. Selena Nguyen-Rodriguez for being a great mentor! 🤩
Many thanks to Dr. Selena Nguyen-Rodriguez for being a great mentor! 🤩
We are pleased to announce the third Reframing Our Language Experience (ROLE) Symposium 🥳
This year, the conference will take place over two days, with an in-person workshop (UNAM) on 9 April and an online conference on 10 April.
Call for proposals: www.rolecollective.org/events/3rd-r...
This year, the conference will take place over two days, with an in-person workshop (UNAM) on 9 April and an online conference on 10 April.
Call for proposals: www.rolecollective.org/events/3rd-r...
December 6, 2025 at 12:37 AM
We are pleased to announce the third Reframing Our Language Experience (ROLE) Symposium 🥳
This year, the conference will take place over two days, with an in-person workshop (UNAM) on 9 April and an online conference on 10 April.
Call for proposals: www.rolecollective.org/events/3rd-r...
This year, the conference will take place over two days, with an in-person workshop (UNAM) on 9 April and an online conference on 10 April.
Call for proposals: www.rolecollective.org/events/3rd-r...
Huge congrats to my research bestie @kellykendro.bsky.social 🥳🙌🏼
We are excited to introduce the newly elected members of the LSA Executive Committee and the new Co-Editor of Language!
Tracey Weldon
Sharon Hargus
Alexandra Johnston
Kelly Kendro
Michael Putnam
These leaders bring to their positions a wealth of knowledge & passion for advancing our field.
Tracey Weldon
Sharon Hargus
Alexandra Johnston
Kelly Kendro
Michael Putnam
These leaders bring to their positions a wealth of knowledge & passion for advancing our field.
December 4, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Huge congrats to my research bestie @kellykendro.bsky.social 🥳🙌🏼
Excited to share my first study from my PhD research on how Spanish–English bilingual children organize word meanings across their two languages!
Open access paper: www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/15...
Open access paper: www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/15...
December 1, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Excited to share my first study from my PhD research on how Spanish–English bilingual children organize word meanings across their two languages!
Open access paper: www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/15...
Open access paper: www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/15...
Asha (2025) Washington, D.C. Inspired to continue studying bilingualism and language impairment 🤓🤩🙌🏼
#ASHA2025 ##EnvisioningPossibilities
#ASHA2025 ##EnvisioningPossibilities
November 27, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Asha (2025) Washington, D.C. Inspired to continue studying bilingualism and language impairment 🤓🤩🙌🏼
#ASHA2025 ##EnvisioningPossibilities
#ASHA2025 ##EnvisioningPossibilities
📣 ¡Aquí se habla español!
We had an amazing time presenting at ASHA in D.C.—a room full of Spanish-speaking professionals from diverse backgrounds, and unforgettable energy.
Spanish isn’t one-size-fits-all.
#ASHA2025 #EnvisioningPossibilities
We had an amazing time presenting at ASHA in D.C.—a room full of Spanish-speaking professionals from diverse backgrounds, and unforgettable energy.
Spanish isn’t one-size-fits-all.
#ASHA2025 #EnvisioningPossibilities
November 23, 2025 at 2:03 AM
📣 ¡Aquí se habla español!
We had an amazing time presenting at ASHA in D.C.—a room full of Spanish-speaking professionals from diverse backgrounds, and unforgettable energy.
Spanish isn’t one-size-fits-all.
#ASHA2025 #EnvisioningPossibilities
We had an amazing time presenting at ASHA in D.C.—a room full of Spanish-speaking professionals from diverse backgrounds, and unforgettable energy.
Spanish isn’t one-size-fits-all.
#ASHA2025 #EnvisioningPossibilities
I'm a published poet! 🤩🙌🏼
My piece embrace nuestra cultura explores what it means to live between two languages, two worlds — and the hyphen that holds them together.
Honored to share this during #HispanicHeritageMonth.
for everyone navigating dual identities: this one’s for us. 🌎💫
My piece embrace nuestra cultura explores what it means to live between two languages, two worlds — and the hyphen that holds them together.
Honored to share this during #HispanicHeritageMonth.
for everyone navigating dual identities: this one’s for us. 🌎💫
October 18, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I'm a published poet! 🤩🙌🏼
My piece embrace nuestra cultura explores what it means to live between two languages, two worlds — and the hyphen that holds them together.
Honored to share this during #HispanicHeritageMonth.
for everyone navigating dual identities: this one’s for us. 🌎💫
My piece embrace nuestra cultura explores what it means to live between two languages, two worlds — and the hyphen that holds them together.
Honored to share this during #HispanicHeritageMonth.
for everyone navigating dual identities: this one’s for us. 🌎💫
The McNair Scholars Program changed my life.
As a first-gen student, I found mentors, community, and confidence to pursue grad school. My reflection on language, mentorship & community is now published in the McNair National Research Journal.
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.33445.56808
As a first-gen student, I found mentors, community, and confidence to pursue grad school. My reflection on language, mentorship & community is now published in the McNair National Research Journal.
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.33445.56808
September 16, 2025 at 11:44 PM
The McNair Scholars Program changed my life.
As a first-gen student, I found mentors, community, and confidence to pursue grad school. My reflection on language, mentorship & community is now published in the McNair National Research Journal.
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.33445.56808
As a first-gen student, I found mentors, community, and confidence to pursue grad school. My reflection on language, mentorship & community is now published in the McNair National Research Journal.
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.33445.56808
Exciting News! ✨
Our team will present 2 posters + 1 seminar at #ASHA2025 🎉
Honored that our seminar received a Centennial Session Distinction!
Even more meaningful: I’ll be presenting it in Spanish, my native language 🤩
@habla-lab.bsky.social
Our team will present 2 posters + 1 seminar at #ASHA2025 🎉
Honored that our seminar received a Centennial Session Distinction!
Even more meaningful: I’ll be presenting it in Spanish, my native language 🤩
@habla-lab.bsky.social
August 19, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Exciting News! ✨
Our team will present 2 posters + 1 seminar at #ASHA2025 🎉
Honored that our seminar received a Centennial Session Distinction!
Even more meaningful: I’ll be presenting it in Spanish, my native language 🤩
@habla-lab.bsky.social
Our team will present 2 posters + 1 seminar at #ASHA2025 🎉
Honored that our seminar received a Centennial Session Distinction!
Even more meaningful: I’ll be presenting it in Spanish, my native language 🤩
@habla-lab.bsky.social
Looking forward to this important conversation and exchange of ideas! 🤩🤓🙌🏼
LSA Presidential Research Forum
Join us as scholars rethink terms like “native speaker” and “bilingual”— and work toward empirically driven, contextually grounded characterizations of language use.
Register to attend - www.lsadc.org/ev_calendar_...
#LSA #Linguistics #Sociolinguistics
Join us as scholars rethink terms like “native speaker” and “bilingual”— and work toward empirically driven, contextually grounded characterizations of language use.
Register to attend - www.lsadc.org/ev_calendar_...
#LSA #Linguistics #Sociolinguistics
June 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Looking forward to this important conversation and exchange of ideas! 🤩🤓🙌🏼
Kaixo from Donostia! Honored to present at the (#ISB15) in San Sebastián, Spain. A meaningful way to conclude year 2 of my PhD studies.
Many thanks to the organizing committee and the @bcbl.bsky.social —Eskerrik asko!
Hurrengoan arte! 🌍📚🧠
@habla-lab.bsky.social
@isbilingualism.bsky.social
Many thanks to the organizing committee and the @bcbl.bsky.social —Eskerrik asko!
Hurrengoan arte! 🌍📚🧠
@habla-lab.bsky.social
@isbilingualism.bsky.social
June 14, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Kaixo from Donostia! Honored to present at the (#ISB15) in San Sebastián, Spain. A meaningful way to conclude year 2 of my PhD studies.
Many thanks to the organizing committee and the @bcbl.bsky.social —Eskerrik asko!
Hurrengoan arte! 🌍📚🧠
@habla-lab.bsky.social
@isbilingualism.bsky.social
Many thanks to the organizing committee and the @bcbl.bsky.social —Eskerrik asko!
Hurrengoan arte! 🌍📚🧠
@habla-lab.bsky.social
@isbilingualism.bsky.social
🎤 Excited to present at @isbilingualism.bsky.social in San Sebastián, Spain!
📅 June 12 (Room 7)
🕒 15:45 – ITALK & BESA in bilingual kindergarten students
🕔 17:55 – Speech graph analysis in bilingual DLD
Grateful to uplift multilingualism in research! 🗣️🌍
#ISB15 #Bilingualism #DLD
📅 June 12 (Room 7)
🕒 15:45 – ITALK & BESA in bilingual kindergarten students
🕔 17:55 – Speech graph analysis in bilingual DLD
Grateful to uplift multilingualism in research! 🗣️🌍
#ISB15 #Bilingualism #DLD
June 5, 2025 at 2:35 PM
🎤 Excited to present at @isbilingualism.bsky.social in San Sebastián, Spain!
📅 June 12 (Room 7)
🕒 15:45 – ITALK & BESA in bilingual kindergarten students
🕔 17:55 – Speech graph analysis in bilingual DLD
Grateful to uplift multilingualism in research! 🗣️🌍
#ISB15 #Bilingualism #DLD
📅 June 12 (Room 7)
🕒 15:45 – ITALK & BESA in bilingual kindergarten students
🕔 17:55 – Speech graph analysis in bilingual DLD
Grateful to uplift multilingualism in research! 🗣️🌍
#ISB15 #Bilingualism #DLD
Join us at the International Symposium on Bilingualism (ISB)🥳🙌🏼🤓
I'll also be a grad student rep (along with @reycabreraperez.bsky.social) at the *sold out* ISB "Reframing Our Language Experience" panel convened by @ethankutlu.bsky.social and @alicialuque.bsky.social on the 10th. Super excited to connect w/ folks who care abt making positive change in this area!
May 19, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Join us at the International Symposium on Bilingualism (ISB)🥳🙌🏼🤓
📣 Still time to register! The 2nd ROLE Symposium is TOMORROW!
🎤 Free, online event w/ short talks, keynote, & workshops on language justice + dismantling native speakerism.
🌍 Open to all—researchers, educators, clinicians, & beyond.
🔗 Details: www.rolecollective.org/events/2nd-role-symposium
🎤 Free, online event w/ short talks, keynote, & workshops on language justice + dismantling native speakerism.
🌍 Open to all—researchers, educators, clinicians, & beyond.
🔗 Details: www.rolecollective.org/events/2nd-role-symposium
May 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
📣 Still time to register! The 2nd ROLE Symposium is TOMORROW!
🎤 Free, online event w/ short talks, keynote, & workshops on language justice + dismantling native speakerism.
🌍 Open to all—researchers, educators, clinicians, & beyond.
🔗 Details: www.rolecollective.org/events/2nd-role-symposium
🎤 Free, online event w/ short talks, keynote, & workshops on language justice + dismantling native speakerism.
🌍 Open to all—researchers, educators, clinicians, & beyond.
🔗 Details: www.rolecollective.org/events/2nd-role-symposium
🎓 Thriving in Your PhD (and in grad school): Campus Life, Work, and Balance
🗓️ Thursday, May 8 | ⏰ 11:30 am – 12:20 pm PDT
Learn practical strategies to manage time, build community, and maintain well-being during your PhD
@ucirvine.bsky.social
🗓️ Thursday, May 8 | ⏰ 11:30 am – 12:20 pm PDT
Learn practical strategies to manage time, build community, and maintain well-being during your PhD
@ucirvine.bsky.social
May 6, 2025 at 10:46 PM
🎓 Thriving in Your PhD (and in grad school): Campus Life, Work, and Balance
🗓️ Thursday, May 8 | ⏰ 11:30 am – 12:20 pm PDT
Learn practical strategies to manage time, build community, and maintain well-being during your PhD
@ucirvine.bsky.social
🗓️ Thursday, May 8 | ⏰ 11:30 am – 12:20 pm PDT
Learn practical strategies to manage time, build community, and maintain well-being during your PhD
@ucirvine.bsky.social