Our Lab

Dr. Michael Kaschak

Principal Investigator

• PhD, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Mike is interested in all things related to language. At various times, his lab has conducted research on language comprehension, language production, language learning, and the application of psycholinguistic work to the development of literacy skills.

Katie Brousse

PhD Student, started August 2022

• BA, Loyola University New Orleans

Katie’s research interests lie at the intersection of language and cognition. She is particularly interested in understanding the mechanisms involved in understanding figurative language and other types of non-literal uses of language.

Anuja Thomas

PhD Student, started August 2023

• BA, American University of Sharjah

Anuja is interested in understanding the temporal dynamics of conversation, particularly the timing of the transition between one speaker and another. She is especially interested in the individual and cultural factors that shape this timing, and the consequences that violations of conversational timing norms have for relationships.

Nelu Radpour

PhD Student, started August 2024

• BA, University of Texas at Austin

Nelu is interested in the mechanisms of human learning, knowledge integration, and cognitive flexibility, using a mixed-methods approach that explores embodied cognition and the comparison between human and artificial intelligence.

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Michael Long

Now at: Florida State University

Rachel Eligio

Now at: University of West Florida

Ashley Pieper

Now at: Florida State University

Katherine Chia

Now at: Cangrade

Angele Yazbec

Now at: Discovery Education

Julie Madden

Now at: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Amanda McGraw

Now at: Jacksonville University

Timothy Kutta

Now at: U. S. Government

Cassie Berry

Now at: U. S. Government

John Jones

Now at: Alaska Department of Education

Jacqueline Coyle

Now at: Stetson University

Andrea Sell

Now at: California Lutheran University

Visitors

Alice Winter, University of Tübingen, Spring 2025

Undergraduate Research Assistants

Max Molina

Kaavya Chandrasekhar