CU Linguistic alum Vicky T. Lai joins ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Arizona faculty
CU LinguisticsÌýalum Vicky T. Lai will beÌýjoining the faculty of the ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Arizona as assistant professor ofÌýPsychology and the Cognitive ScienceÌýin fallÌý2016. Dr. Lai received her joint Ph.D. in 2009Ìýin Linguistics andÌýCognitive Science atÌýthe ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Boulder. She then conducted postdoctoral researchÌýin the Neurobiology of Language department at the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics and inÌýtheÌý"Language, Concepts, and the Brain" laboratory at theÌýMcCausland Center for Brain Imaging,ÌýDepartment of Psychology, ³Ô¹ÏÍø ofÌýSouth Carolina. Dr. Lai's research uses behavioral (pointing,Ìýreaction times) andÌýneuroscience (EEG, fMRI) methods to study figurative language, language andÌýthought, and language and emotion.