John W. Schwieter

Dr. John W. Schwieter, BA, MSEd, MBA, PhD, is Professor of Psychology, Linguistics, and Spanish at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada where he is the Director of Bilingualism Matters @ Laurier and the Language Acquisition, Multilingualism, and Cognition Lab. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Linguistics at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. His research interests include: cognitive and neuroscientific approaches to multilingualism and language acquisition; translation and cognition; and second language teaching and learning. He is the Executive Editor of the “Bilingual Processing and Acquisition” series (John Benjamins Publishing), Editor-in-Chief of Ampersand: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Language Sciences and Bilingualism (Elsevier), Co-Editor of the "Cambridge Elements in Second Language Acquisition" series (Cambridge University Press). His research has appeared in journals such as: "Acta Psychologica"; "Applied Linguistics Review;" "Bilingualism: Language and Cognition;" "Behavioral Sciences"; "Biological Psychology;" "Brain Structure and Function;" "Cerebral Cortex;" "Cognitive Neurodynamics;" "Critical Inquiry in Language Studies;" "Frontiers in Psychology;" "Human Brain Mapping;" "Intercultural Education;" "International Journal of Bilingualism;" "International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism;" "International Journal of Psychophysiology;" "Languages;" "Language Learning;" "Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism;" "Linguistica Antverpiensia"; "The Mental Lexicon;" "Memory & Cognition"; "NeuroImage"; "Neuropsychologia;" "Psychophysiology;" "Study Abroad Research in Second Language Acquisition and International Education"; "Translation, Cognition, & Behavior"; among others.