Abhilasha Kumar
Assistant Professor of Psychology
I am interested in how we learn the meaning of words, how we communicate as social agents, and how search unfolds within our mental lexicon. Research in the lexicon lab uses a combination of traditional and gamified experiments, computational modeling, and psychological theory to study memory, language, reasoning, and complex cognition.
Students interested in participating in research should explore the and follow the directions on the .
Course websites for classes I teach are available below (content changes every year):
- [PSYC 2520]
- [PSYC 2040]
- [PSYC 2740]
- [PSYC 3043]
Education
- Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis
- M.A., Washington University in St. Louis
- M.A., Ashoka University
- Integrated M.Tech, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi