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I am currently a lecturer and consultant in the Psychology Department at Princeton University. My research program investigates the cognitive and neurological underpinnings of language processing. I am primarily interested in the mechanisms underlying visual word recognition and speech perception. On the weekends, I spend time with my other love: human memory. In this area, I am interested in semantics, metacognition/metamemory, and desirable difficulties.
My philosophy is that cognition is best understood by looking at both behavior and the brain. To get a better understanding of cognition I use a multi-method approach that involves using standard behavioral measurements (e.g., reaction times), eye-tracking, neuroimaging, and physiological and nuero-physiological indices (e.g., pupillometry,EEG/sEEG).
Most importantly, my research is conducted according to the principles of open science. In my research, I promote open science practices by making all my work accessible and reproducible.
Ph.D.in Cognitive Psychology ∙ Iowa State University ∙ 2017
M.S. in Psychology ∙ Depaul University ∙ 2012
B.A in Psychology ∙ Concorida University ∙ 2009
Certificate in Quantitative Psychology ∙ Iowa State University ∙ 2019
Meeting People Where They R
Multi-Time-Point Analysis: A New Way To Analyze Pupil Data
I walkthrough a technique called multi-time-point analysis highlighted in Yu, Chen, Yang, & Chou (2020)
Publications
Multidimensional Signals and Analytic Flexibility: Estimating Degrees of Freedom in Human-Speech Analyses
Abstract Recent empirical studies have highlighted the large degree of analytic flexibility in data analysis that can lead to substantially different conclusions based on the same data set. Thus, researchers have expressed their concerns that these researcher degrees of freedom might facilitate bias and can lead to claims that do not stand the test of time. Even greater flexibility is to be expected in fields in which the primary data lend themselves to a variety of possible operationalizations.
Talks
What Did You Say? A Web-Based Validation of a Speech-In-Noise Task
BeOnline is the conference to learn all about online behavioral research. It’s the ideal place to discover the challenges and benefits of online research and to learn from pioneers.
Teaching
Research Methods in Cognitive Science
Upper-level course I taught in Fall 2021. This course examined the basics of research as well as the different methods cognitive scientists use to examine the mind/brain. There was a focus on replication and open science and the class culminated in a final PscyhoPy project that had to run online.
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