RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Research Opportunities
Research opportunities for students in Cognitive Science span several departments and a number of different topics. Faculty research areas and links to laboratory websites are provided below. Contact indvidiaul faculty members to find out more about research opportunities in their labs.
| Faculty Member | Department | Research Area | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Berry, PhD | Spanish | Language variation and change, laboratory phonology, artificial intelligence | ||
| Michael Brown, PhD | Psychological & Brain Sciences | Animal learning and cognition | ||
| Anna Drummey, PhD | Psychological & Brain Sciences | Memory, cognitive control, science advising/student success in science majors | ||
| Diego Fernandez-Duque, PhD | Psychological & Brain Sciences | Judgment and decision making, higher cognition | ||
| Charles Folk, PhD | Psychological & Brain Sciences | Visual attention | ||
| Maurício Gruppi, PhD | Computing Sciences | Natural language processing, language variation and representation, text mining, machine learning | ||
| Irene Kan, PhD | Psychological & Brain Sciences | Cognitive neuroscience of memory | ||
| Xue Qin, PhD | Computing Sciences | Software testing and migration, human computer interaction, natural language processing | ||
| Georg Theiner, PhD | Philosophy | Philosophy of mind, embodied cognition, social epistemology, philosophy of language | ||
| Thomas Toppino, PhD | Psychological & Brain Sciences | Learning and memory | ||
| Joseph Toscano, PhD | Psychological & Brain Sciences | Speech perception, language processing, hearing | ||
| Deena Weisberg, PhD | Psychological & Brain Sciences | Developmental psychology, imaginative cognition, learning, scientific thinking, causal reasoning |
College and University Resources
In addition to resources and opportunities through the Departments of Computing Sciences, Philosophy, Psychological and Brain Sciences, and Spanish, Villanova provides support to undergraduate students in all aspects of their collegiate experience and beyond through the centralized services of the Office for Undergraduate Students, Office of Education Abroad and Career Center.
