Biography
Valerie has a background in language science research, particularly in research design, measure development, and data analysis. At the SRC, Valerie manages multi-modal research studies. Her personal research interests revolve around adult second language (L2) acquisition of morphosyntax as well as L2 learning mechanisms, which she has been investigating using a range of methodologies from psycho- and neurolinguistics. In addition, she is also interested in the pedagogical implications of her research.
Professional Experience
- Research Project Manager, Survey Research Center @ Penn State (2023 – Present)
- Max Kade Graduate Fellowship, Max Kade Institute @ Penn State (2021 – 2022)
- Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant, Penn State (2017 – 2023)
Publications
Piotti, A., Matangos, H. A., Chin, A., Goetze, J., Keppenne, V., and Kerschen, K. (2022). (Co)Constructing Antiracist Pedagogy: Expanding on Standing Departmental Approaches to Foreign Language Teaching. Second Language Research and Practice, 3(1), 151-163.
Keppenne, V., Hopman, E. W., & Jackson, C. N. (2021). Production-based training benefits the comprehension and production of grammatical gender in L2 German. Applied Psycholinguistics, 42(4), 907-936.
Research Interests
Measurement, Survey Design, Experimental Research, Second Language Learning, Learning Mechanisms, Applied Language Research
Education
Ph.D., German and Language Science, The Pennsylvania State University
M.A., English Lingistics, Trier University (Germany)
B.A., English Language, Literature, & Linguistics and Media Sciences, Trier University (Germany)
