Monika Krizic is a second year MSc student in the Cognitive Science of Language program. She is the Speaker Series Coordinator in the ARiEAL Operations Team this year. Currently, she is an ARiEAL trainee working in the Phonetics Lab under the supervision of Dr. Daniel Pape. Her research aims to better understand the differences in prosodic speech production and perception in populations with varying levels of autistic traits. Outside of the lab, Monika enjoys reading, cooking, and playing with her cats, Garçon and Matilda.