In collaboration with Dr. Vicky Lai and Cagatay Cora at The University of Arizona, this project investigates how the brain processes metaphors presented visually. For example, how do we understand...
This project uses topic modelling of older adults' verbal responses to the question "what does aging well mean to you?" to understand how their understanding of aging well might reflect their...
How, when, and why do people self-talk? This project uses archival data of naturalistic sound recordings of people's daily life to assess self-talk (meaning talking while alone).
This project looks at how saying something ironic might affect negative feelings. So, if you drop your lunch, do you feel better after exclaiming "Great!"?
This project investigates the use of figurative language in daily life. Using archival data from four studies that employed the Electronically Activated Recorder (EAR), the project aims at identifying...
