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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(32, 31, 30)">Please circulate as appropriate. Apologies for cross-posting.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(32, 31, 30)">PhD positions in UConn’s Language & Cognition Program<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(32, 31, 30)">The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://langcog.psychology.uconn.edu/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif">Language
& Cognition</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 239)"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(32, 31, 30)">faculty at the University of Connecticut’s<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 239)"><a href="https://psych.uconn.edu/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline">Department
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<span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif"><a href="https://psych.uconn.edu/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline">Psychological Sciences</a></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 239)"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(32, 31, 30)">are
soliciting applications for PhD students to begin in the fall of 2021.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(32, 31, 30)">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</span><w:sdt><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(32, 31, 30)"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></w:sdt><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(32, 31, 30)">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).<span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>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.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(32, 31, 30)">The Language & Cognition faculty, and their interests, include:<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<a href="https://psych.uconn.edu/person/gerald-altmann/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif">Gerry Altmann</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(32, 31, 30)"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(Director,
CT Institute for the Brain and Cognitive Sciences). Sentence processing and prediction; the mapping between language and vision; event cognition.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<a href="https://christianbrodbeck.net/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif">Christian Brodbeck</span></b></a><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(32, 31, 30)"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(32, 31, 30)">Cognitive
neuroscience of language, speech perception, EEG/MEG.<b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></p>
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<a href="https://psych.uconn.edu/person/roeland-hancock/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif">Roeland Hancock</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(32, 31, 30)"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(Associate
Director, Brain Imaging Research Center). Neurochemistry and neuromodulation; Neurobiology of sentence processing; Auditory Processing.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<a href="https://psych.uconn.edu/person/fumiko-hoeft/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif">Fumiko Hoeft</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(32, 31, 30)"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(Director,
Brain Imaging Research Center). Brain development; various neuroimaging methods; machine learning; individual differences; literacy acquisition; dyslexia.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<a href="https://musicdynamicslab.uconn.edu/home/dr-edward-large/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif">Ed Large</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(32, 31, 30)"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Auditory
neuroscience; music psychology; dynamical systems.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<a href="https://psych.uconn.edu/person/james-magnuson/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif">Jim Magnuson</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(32, 31, 30)"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(Director,
NSF NRT training program in Science of Learning & Art of Communication).<span> </span>Neurobiology and psychology of language; spoken language understanding; computational modeling; language and learning over the lifespan; science communication.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<a href="https://psych.uconn.edu/person/emily-myers/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif">Emily Myers</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(32, 31, 30)"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(Co-Director,
NIH training program in the Cognitive Neuroscience of<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(32, 31, 30)">Communication). Speech perception; cognitive neuroscience of speech and language; aphasia; second language acquisition.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<a href="https://haskinslabs.org/people/kenneth-pugh" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif">Ken Pugh</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(32, 31, 30)"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(President,
Haskins Laboratories). Reading; reading disorders; neurobiology of language.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<a href="https://psych.uconn.edu/person/jay-rueckl/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif">Jay Rueckl</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(32, 31, 30)"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Neurobiology
and psychology of reading; implicit and explicit memory;<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(32, 31, 30)">statistical learning; computational modeling and dynamical systems.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<a href="https://psych.uconn.edu/person/whitney-tabor/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif">Whit Tabor</span></b></a><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(32, 31, 30)"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(32, 31, 30)">Sentence
processing; theory of grammar; dynamical systems; neural networks; language change; group coordination.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<a href="https://psych.uconn.edu/person/eiling-yee/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif">Eiling Yee</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(32, 31, 30)"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Semantic
memory and the neural representation of concepts; spoken word recognition and situated/embodied language processing.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(32, 31, 30)">Next steps: Contact a potential faculty advisor from the list above, explore<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://uconn.edu/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif">UConn</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 239)"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(32, 31, 30)">and
the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://grad.uconn.edu/admissions/apply-to-uconn/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif">application procedure</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(32, 31, 30)">.
Application deadline:</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 239)"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(32, 31, 30)">December 1, 2020.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 239)"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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