Cognitive Neuroscience of Language

Katie (she/her/hers) is a third-year Ph.D. student in Psychology. She received her undergraduate degree in Cognitive Neuroscience from the College of Wooster, in Ohio. During her undergraduate career, Katie conducted and published research on the effects of language acquisition context on the processing of emotional and taboo words. This research has led forward to her current line of work, investigating emotion words in first versus second language and how that may influence the prediction of upcoming words. Katie plans to continue investigating bilingualism, emotion, and prediction. She also has a vested interest in spotlighting understudied languages, such as Chinese and American Sign Language.