I earned my doctorate in Cognitive, Perceptual and Brain Sciences in 2013 from University College London (UCL), UK. My doctoral research examined effects of sign language experience and deafness on perception of handshapes in British Sign Language, and this work would not be possible without generous funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the UCL Graduate Scholarship Award. Currently, I'm a Research Scientist in the Laboratory for Language and Cognitive Neuroscience (LLCN) at San Diego State University.
The goal of my work is to use the study of sign languages to reveal what is universal to all human languages. I also examine how life-long sign language experience and congenital deafness impact visual perception, language processing and neural organization. I lead a number of scientific projects that utilize behavioral, statistical and electrophysiological methods, such as EEG/ERP or motion capture.
I'm the co-investigator on an award-winning project, ASL-LEX, which promises to construct a large-scale lexical database for American Sign Language and offer an invaluable resource for educators, students, and scientists interested in exploring questions concerning lexicons, language acquisition, machine learning or computer vision. Learn more about ASL-LEX here: asl-lex.org
The goal of my work is to use the study of sign languages to reveal what is universal to all human languages. I also examine how life-long sign language experience and congenital deafness impact visual perception, language processing and neural organization. I lead a number of scientific projects that utilize behavioral, statistical and electrophysiological methods, such as EEG/ERP or motion capture.
I'm the co-investigator on an award-winning project, ASL-LEX, which promises to construct a large-scale lexical database for American Sign Language and offer an invaluable resource for educators, students, and scientists interested in exploring questions concerning lexicons, language acquisition, machine learning or computer vision. Learn more about ASL-LEX here: asl-lex.org
