Dr Carla Pastorino

Dr Carla Pastorino

Senior Research Manager

Carla obtained her PhD in Theoretical and Applied Linguistics from the University of Cambridge, where she specialized in the cognitive processes involved in second or additional language acquisition. Within the English Research Group, she manages research projects related to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), ethics and the validation of new technologies for language assessment. Her research interests also include the cognitive and affective variables that may affect a learner’s language acquisition and performance and the nature of the constructs evaluated in language testing.

Before joining the English Research Group, she worked as a researcher in Cambridge International Education and a research assistant in Concordia University in Canada. When she is not reading research papers, you can typically find her reading fiction or doing yoga.

Key publications and conference presentations

Schmidt E. & Pastorino-Campos, C. (forthcoming 2023). Eye-tracking and EEG in language assessment. In G. Yu & J. Xu (Eds.), Language Test Validation in a Digital Age. Studies in Language Testing volume 52. Cambridge University Press and Assessment.

Pastorino-Campos, C., Devine A., & Gilbert, L. (2023). An investigation into extended time use in listening tasks [conference presentation]. Equity, Diversity and Inclusion SIG of the European Association for Language Testing and Assessment (EALTA) Conference, Helsinki, Finland.

Macinska, S. & Pastorino-Campos, C. (2023). Rethinking accessibility in the context of digital assessment: a review of evidence on the effectiveness of accessibility features [conference presentation]. European Association for Language Testing and Assessment (EALTA) Conference, Helsinki, Finland.

Pastorino-Campos, C., Devine A., & Gilbert, L. (2023). Extended time as an accommodation in listening tests [conference presentation]. ‘Accessibility considerations and practices: The case of listening assessment’ Symposium in the Language Testing Research Conference (LTRC), New York, USA.

Pastorino-Campos, C. & Williams, J. (2017). The effect of acute physical activity on children’s memory for language learning. In G. Gunzelmann, A. Howes, T. Tenbrick & E. Davelaar (Eds.), Proceedings of the 39th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society (pp. 2864–2869). Cognitive Science Society.