My research is a mesh of cognitive linguistics, experimental psychology, and human-computer interaction. Many of my projects focus on the dynamics of language processing, especially figurative language, spatial language, and more generally, framing effects. I completed my PhD in cognitive psychology at UC Santa Cruz after doing linguistics graduate work at UC San Diego, and I did post-doctoral research in the Psychology Department at Stanford University.
At UC Merced, I teach cognitive science courses, including Introduction to Language and Linguistics, Introduction to Cognitive Science, and Metaphor and Thought. I have also coordinated the Mind, Technology, and Society talk series.
I'm Vice Chair of the American Indian Council in Mariposa
County, and my
husband, Paul
Maglio, is a faculty member in the School of
Engineering at UC Merced. I enjoy
running and hiking.