Biography

I am a cognitive scientist, and study the orchestral properties of communication – from the blink of an eye to the rhythm of a voice. Ever wonder how our eye movements sync during a conversation or how body language can spotlight a disagreement? I use diverse research methods, including computational modeling, analysis of naturalistic behavior, and human experimentation. I have used these techniques to investigate a wide range of language-related phenomena with students and collaborators: conversation, thinking in language, sentence processing, word categorization, conflict, deception and more. Please see my personal and laboratory websites for more information and core readings. I am from Toronto’s eastern suburbs, and have a BA in Linguistics from the University of Toronto (UTSC) and a Ph.D in Psychology from Cornell University.