[CogSci] PhD positions, University of Connecticut

[Altmann, Gerry]

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PhD positions in UConn’s Language & Cognition Program



The Language & Cognition<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flangcog.psychology.uconn.edu%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cgerry.altmann%40uconn.edu%7C46e81f8884a14beb42dc08d85e961339%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637363345961731488&sdata=H%2BPcINSyGGrCixhqevApqn8o1hA3qeIcEfm6gRWyX9E%3D&reserved=0> faculty at the University of Connecticut’s Department of <https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpsych.uconn.edu%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cgerry.altmann%40uconn.edu%7C46e81f8884a14beb42dc08d85e961339%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637363345961741484&sdata=aDz%2FbEA291z5QPGIwqKINKMJZNpeGacetj7rZ%2B4nBtQ%3D&reserved=0> Psychological Sciences<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpsych.uconn.edu%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cgerry.altmann%40uconn.edu%7C46e81f8884a14beb42dc08d85e961339%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637363345961741484&sdata=aDz%2FbEA291z5QPGIwqKINKMJZNpeGacetj7rZ%2B4nBtQ%3D&reserved=0> are soliciting applications for PhD students to begin in the fall of 2020.



The Language & Cognition group is part of the Perception-Action-Cognition division, one of 6 highly interactive divisions within the department. We have a strong track record in interdisciplinary research with work spanning from theory and computational modeling to empirical cognitive and neuroscience research. Our work is animated by a focus on the interplay between new cognitive science insights and the classical foundation in the computational theory of mind in a broad range of domains (e.g., brain plasticity, embodied cognition, event dynamics, reading, music cognition, dynamical systems methods).  Our group is a core member of three interdisciplinary graduate training programs: Neurobiology of Language (launched with NSF IGERT funding), Science of Learning & Art of Communication (funded by an NSF NRT training grant), and the Cognitive Neuroscience of Communication (funded by an NIH pre- and postdoctoral training grant). Facilities include state-of-the-art MRI, high-density EEG, tDCS, TMS, eyetracking and other behavioral techniques, as well as access to computing clusters, lab space, and a dynamic program of colloquia, internal talk series and interest groups. We have strong collaborative links to researchers outside of UConn as well as our colleagues in Linguistics, Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences, Philosophy, Biomedical Engineering, Educational Psychology, and UConn Health and the Medical School. Typically, students are funded through a mix of fellowships and Teaching and Research Assistantships, and our students have an excellent recent track record competing for external and internal fellowships. UConn is home to a vibrant community of faculty and students and expects to see major growth in research activity over the next decade.



The Language & Cognition faculty, and their interests, include:



Gerry Altmann<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpsych.uconn.edu%2Fperson%2Fgerald-altmann%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cgerry.altmann%40uconn.edu%7C46e81f8884a14beb42dc08d85e961339%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637363345961751478&sdata=sJkt4PdKcNFOvF%2FtPpZNpXnfs03QBY46WXhictd08sg%3D&reserved=0> (Director, CT Institute for the Brain and Cognitive Sciences). Sentence processing and prediction; the mapping between language and vision; event cognition.



Christian Brodbeck<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchristianbrodbeck.net%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cgerry.altmann%40uconn.edu%7C46e81f8884a14beb42dc08d85e961339%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637363345961751478&sdata=tKpTR02kd%2FuSEfLQQmkdt32ovQjPVcbYWJlMf6dc5vI%3D&reserved=0> Cognitive neuroscience of language, speech perception, EEG/MEG.



Roeland Hancock<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpsych.uconn.edu%2Fperson%2Froeland-hancock%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cgerry.altmann%40uconn.edu%7C46e81f8884a14beb42dc08d85e961339%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637363345961761475&sdata=5eeWUtKkwKzpfJ7CUjDMp6hIwzybhvDolVVHngnWorY%3D&reserved=0> (Associate Director, Brain Imaging Research Center). Neurochemistry and neuromodulation; Neurobiology of sentence processing; Auditory Processing.



Fumiko Hoeft<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpsych.uconn.edu%2Fperson%2Ffumiko-hoeft%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cgerry.altmann%40uconn.edu%7C46e81f8884a14beb42dc08d85e961339%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637363345961761475&sdata=GyhXiWB46qv5%2Fg%2BixuOiVAfVN7XgBTQnsD3uqQ0PMAM%3D&reserved=0> (Director, Brain Imaging Research Center). Brain development; various neuroimaging methods; machine learning; individual differences; literacy acquisition; dyslexia.



Ed Large<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmusicdynamicslab.uconn.edu%2Fhome%2Fdr-edward-large%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cgerry.altmann%40uconn.edu%7C46e81f8884a14beb42dc08d85e961339%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637363345961771469&sdata=G6i88SiPCeFoC3brnyToSiYyC%2Fupgk8D7x6VB6JsyQw%3D&reserved=0> Auditory neuroscience; music psychology; dynamical systems.



Jim Magnuson<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpsych.uconn.edu%2Fperson%2Fjames-magnuson%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cgerry.altmann%40uconn.edu%7C46e81f8884a14beb42dc08d85e961339%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637363345961771469&sdata=Fau3ivJoHwga8T0mTXAj%2FPz6%2Fbb4h19a3Gw6rjNp33U%3D&reserved=0> (Director, NSF NRT training program in Science of Learning & Art of Communication). Neurobiology and psychology of language; spoken language understanding; computational modeling; language and learning over the lifespan; science communication.



Emily Myers<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpsych.uconn.edu%2Fperson%2Femily-myers%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cgerry.altmann%40uconn.edu%7C46e81f8884a14beb42dc08d85e961339%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637363345961781460&sdata=tAcJ5f0AYFwp4cSk4tdYpHI1BWL9Ptpl2sYOEiuKZok%3D&reserved=0> (Co-Director, NIH training program in the Cognitive Neuroscience of Communication). Speech perception; cognitive neuroscience of speech and language; aphasia; second language acquisition.



Ken Pugh<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhaskinslabs.org%2Fpeople%2Fkenneth-pugh&data=02%7C01%7Cgerry.altmann%40uconn.edu%7C46e81f8884a14beb42dc08d85e961339%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637363345961781460&sdata=zD58enduhyjqMl5wxVrtL9YEsKcntjv23%2BhZo5Z7K%2Fo%3D&reserved=0> (President, Haskins Laboratories). Reading; reading disorders; neurobiology of language.



Jay Rueckl<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpsych.uconn.edu%2Fperson%2Fjay-rueckl%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cgerry.altmann%40uconn.edu%7C46e81f8884a14beb42dc08d85e961339%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637363345961791460&sdata=%2B%2F1AlchwONkH0%2FaJ%2F%2BD2FlBwDRKM6bOboZgR7%2FwnASI%3D&reserved=0> Neurobiology and psychology of reading; implicit and explicit memory; statistical learning; computational modeling and dynamical systems.



Whit Tabor<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpsych.uconn.edu%2Fperson%2Fwhitney-tabor%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cgerry.altmann%40uconn.edu%7C46e81f8884a14beb42dc08d85e961339%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637363345961791460&sdata=bPVhbZOwePb2JpHcS6wKa8pfEOoXorciOm5RttRl85U%3D&reserved=0> Sentence processing; theory of grammar; dynamical systems; neural networks; language change; group coordination.



Eiling Yee<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpsych.uconn.edu%2Fperson%2Feiling-yee%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cgerry.altmann%40uconn.edu%7C46e81f8884a14beb42dc08d85e961339%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637363345961801447&sdata=lo7AGXGC7ngZBi%2F8FPR23RNBpe7nIH82Uwze%2BL35zOg%3D&reserved=0> Semantic memory and the neural representation of concepts; spoken word recognition and situated/embodied language processing.



Next steps: Contact a potential faculty advisor from the list above, explore UConn<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuconn.edu%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cgerry.altmann%40uconn.edu%7C46e81f8884a14beb42dc08d85e961339%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637363345961801447&sdata=16b4ScYeKkeu%2FnZtus65lzyJMhKQ5NSIZTrFSXgtw4o%3D&reserved=0> and the application procedure<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgrad.uconn.edu%2Fadmissions%2Fapply-to-uconn%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cgerry.altmann%40uconn.edu%7C46e81f8884a14beb42dc08d85e961339%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637363345961811444&sdata=jASuS73M8LoXXG1tfNPVhL16blamdOxfxEZnSuF3c8o%3D&reserved=0>. Application deadline: December 1, 2020.
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