Call for proposals: COGS student-faculty research collaboration
- Awards of up to $2,000 each.
- Funds may be used for research expenses such as participant recruitment, software, materials, travel for data collection, or other justifiable research-related costs.
- Funds must be spent within 12 months of the award date.
- Applications must involve at least one UConn COGS student (graduate or undergraduate) and one UConn faculty member.
- Proposals should clearly demonstrate how the project will foster collaboration and contribute to the mission of the Cognitive Science Program.
- Proposals emphasizing student training will be prioritized.
- Project title and team members.
- Research proposal (no more than 2 pages, single-spaced), and include:
- A project description. Define research goals, hypotheses, and methods precisely.
- A brief description of the individual participant roles in the project design and execution.
- Plan for collaboration between student(s) and faculty.
- Anticipated outcomes (e.g., pilot data, conference presentation, publication, future grant submission, presentation at IBACS end of year event) including undergraduate-specific departmental poster nights.
- Project timeline (not included in page maximum).
- Budget and justification (not included in page maximum).
- References (not included in page maximum).
- CVs for all applicants
- If awarded, necessary safety and protocol materials (e.g. IRB, IBC, SCRO, Safety Training, etc.) must be provided before funds can be disbursed.
- The Cognitive Science students should be active students for the duration of the project.
28th Annual Neuroscience at Storrs symposium on Nov 6th, 2025
Dear Members of the UConn Neuro Community,
On behalf of the Neuroscience Steering Committee, you are cordially invited to the 28th ANNUAL NEUROSCIENCE AT STORRS SYMPOSIUM on Thursday, November 6th, 2025, from 3:30pm – 8:30pm in The Dodd Center / Bousfield Building on the Storrs campus.
This annual event is sponsored by IBACS and brings together the brain science community at UConn/UConn HEALTH from across diverse departments, schools, and colleges. The event is supported by the BME department (this year’s host), and the departments of PNB, Psychological Sciences, and Pharmaceutical Sciences. The 28th Annual NEUROSCIENCE AT STORRS is packed with an inspiring keynote lecture, exciting short-format research talks, and poster presentations. All events are open to interested undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, staff, and faculty from across UConn departments and schools.
This year’s Keynote Speaker is Dr. Nima Mesgarani, PhD, Associate Professor at the Zuckerman Mind, Brain, and Behavior Institute at Columbia University. Dr. Mesgarani is an internationally recognized scholar and leader in neural engineering and auditory neuroscience. He is a pioneer in the study of neural circuits underlying speech processing and made several key contributions to the development of AI models for automatic speech processing and brain computer interfaces for speech recognition. For information, please visit: https://naplab.ee.columbia.edu/
This is a GENERAL CALL for:
• POSTERS: Poster presentations from trainees (graduate students and postdocs) from UConn, UConn HEALTH or other local institutions (DEADLINE for submission: Tuesday, Nov. 4th)
• DATA BLITZ TALKS: Each talk is 3 mins and 3-4 PPT slides, 2 mins for questions, and limited to trainees (graduate students or postdocs) from UConn or UConn HEALTH (DEADLINE for submission: Monday, Nov. 3rd)
• REGISTRATION: Everyone is welcome, please register as soon as possible!
Please submit your applications for giving a poster presentation or Data blitz talk, as well as registration, at the bottom of the website: https://neuroscience.uconn.edu/28th-annual-neuroscience-at-storrs-2/
Neuroscience at Storrs has always been a fun and interactive showcase for our vibrant brain science community here at UConn, please spread the word and participate!
For general questions, please contact Sabato Santaniello (sabato.santaniello@uconn.edu) in the Biomedical Engineering Department.
Thanks!
The Neuroscience Steering Committee:
Alexander Jackson (PNB)
John Salamone and Heather Read (Psych)
Gregory Sartor (Pharm)
Sabato Santaniello (BME)
Tenure track faculty positions open to grad students at Boise
We sincerely appreciate any assistance you can provide in getting this opportunity in front of your students. If you have any questions or require further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me at kristenmartin@boisestate.edu.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Kristen
Senior Recruiter
COGS Colloquium on 10/3: Dr. Catherine S. Tamis-LeMonda from New York University
Date/Time: Friday, 10/3/25 from 4:00pm – 5:30pm EST
Location: McHugh Hall 302
Meetings: If you are interested in meeting with Dr. Tamis-LeMonda during the day or attending dinner in the evening on Friday, please email crystal.mills@uconn.edu.
Talk Title: Word learning in context: Disambiguating the ambiguous
Abstract: The pace and breadth of early vocabulary development is impressive to say the least. Infants grow from producing their first words around 12 months to using over 500 words by 2 ½ years. How do infants crack the code to acquire so many words in a relatively short period of time? Our theoretical framework emphasizes the embodied and embedded nature of learning: Infants actively engage with their environments in the presence of socially responsive partners who provide semantically relevant input within a tight time window during highly specific activity contexts. The tight temporal connection between infant action, caregiver speech, and activity context cuts across word classes—nouns, verbs, adjectives, prepositions—thereby functioning to ‘disambiguate the ambiguous’.
Asst Professor position at Vassar
COGS Director Dimitris Xygalatas Featured in UConn Publications!
LangFest 2025 – Save the Date!
We are excited to announce that Language Fest 2025 will be held on the late afternoon and early evening of Wednesday, April 16th in Konover Auditorium (spoken program) and Bousfield Psychology Building Atrium (poster sessions).
Language Fest is a university-wide research conference that welcomes the full cross-disciplinary community of language researchers at UConn for a day of sharing results, ideas, methodologies, and fostering future interdisciplinary collaborations. Researchers from all disciplines of the language sciences and at all career stages are welcome and encouraged to submit their work. The event is made possible with the support of the Institute for Brain and Cognitive Sciences (IBACS).
This year’s program will feature a graduate student symposium showcasing the diversity of methodologies used to study language, a data blitz session, an undergraduate commencement speaker, and poster sessions. Further details about submission and registration forms will be provided soon.
For any questions about Language Fest, please e-mail: langfest@uconn.edu and visit our website https://languagefest.uconn.edu/.
We look forward to your attendance and participation!
UConn LangFest Organizing Committee
Emma Wing
Jiabao Fan
Kaya LeGrand
Menghan Yang
Portia Washington
Briana Ashton
Mikayla Robinson
Melanie Stroud
Dr. Umay Suanda
Stony Brook Linguistics/SLP position
The Department of Linguistics at Stony Brook University invites applications for an Assistant or Associate Professor beginning Fall 2025. The successful candidate will have a PhD (or foreign equivalent) in Linguistics or related field in hand by the start of the appointment, an active research program in Phonetics/Phonology and Speech & Language Pathology, and prior teaching experience in Speech & Language Pathology, Phonetics/Phonology, and/or related areas, with Speech & Language Pathology and/or Phonetics/Phonology teaching experience preferred.
The ideal candidate is expected to:
1. Maintain an active research program in Phonetics and/or Phonology and Speech & Language Pathology that addresses concerns iin core areas of linguistics, and that complements and enhances the Department’s strengths.
2. Successfully apply for grant funding to support their research.
3. Initiate new collaborations and expand existing ones with other research groups on campus and in the broader Metro area.
4. Teach graduate and undergraduate courses in Speech & Language Pathology as well as Phonetics and/or Phonology. (The usual teaching load is 2 courses per semester.)
5. Advise a diverse student body of graduate and undergraduate students on their research and career options.
6. Contribute to the ongoing development of the Department’s graduate and undergraduate degree programs.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
Doctoral Degree (Foreign equivalent or higher degree) in Linguistics or a related field in hand by the start of the appointment. Specialization in Phonetics/Phonology and Speech & Language Pathology. An active research program in Phonetics/Phonology and Speech & Language Pathology. Prior teaching experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
Prior teaching experience in Phonetics/Phonology and Speech & Language Pathology. Documented teaching excellence.
Application Instructions
To apply, submit a cover letter, CV, a description of research program, representative research samples, a teaching statement, and three letters of recommendation.
Applications for this position will be accepted through Interfolio
http://apply.interfolio.com/151327
from 09/20/24 until 11/11/2024.
Address questions concerning this position to: Dr. Jenny Singleton, Search Committee Chair, jenny.singleton@stonybrook.edu
COGS Colloquia on 3/7: Dr. Brian Boyd
Date/Time: Friday, 3/7/25 from 4:00pm – 5:30pm EST
Location: McHugh Hall 201
Bio: Brian Boyd, Ph.D., is the William C. Friday Distinguished Professor in the UNC School of Education and interim director of the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He was previously the director of the Juniper Gardens Children’s Project at the University of Kansas. Boyd is quite engaged in research that involves the most vulnerable, and often marginalized, populations. As a special educator by training, much of his research has involved the development and evaluation of evidence-based practices that could be implemented within school and home contexts. His more recent work has focused on how issues of implicit bias and race affect the outcomes of children with and without disabilities. Boyd’s research has been continuously funded by federal agencies such as the Institute of Education Sciences and National Institutes of Health. He is past vice president of the International Society for Autism Research. He also serves on multiple national boards that are dedicated to improving the outcomes of autistic persons and those from historically underserved communities.
Talk Title: Community-Engaged Research in Autism: Centering Marginalized Communities
Abstract: Community-engaged research (CER) is essential for addressing disparities in autism research by prioritizing the voices and experiences of marginalized communities. This presentation examines CER principles, challenges, and ethical considerations in working with diverse populations. It concludes with a discussion of how my research applies CER to foster meaningful partnerships, amplify community perspectives, and promote equity in autism services and outcomes.
Meetings: If you are interested in meeting with Dr. Boyd or attending dinner on Friday, please email crystal.mills@uconn.edu
Flyer is attached for posting. Please email Crystal if you have questions.
Cognitive Science Travel Award Application Open!
The Cognitive Science Program is excited to announce that it will be continuing the Cognitive Science Travel Award Program for another year!
The Cognitive Science Program’s mission is to prepare students to tackle global and multicultural challenges. Experiences abroad are vital to this preparation. Yet students majoring in Cognitive Science and related-STEM fields are generally less likely to participate in study abroad programs than other students.
These awards are available to UConn undergraduate students majoring or minoring in Cognitive Science or, students strongly considering the major/minor in the future. Priority will be given to students attending the Interdisciplinary Ethnography Field Summer School in Mauritius, the Neuroscience Study Abroad Summer Program in Salamanca, Spain, and UConn Brain & Behavior in Tel Aviv, Israel. All program details can be found on the Experiential Global Learning webpage. Courses taken through these summer programs can be counted as elective credits towards the Cognitive Science degree. This program will also support students traveling domestically or internationally to conferences, workshops, and meetings. Students planning to travel internationally will be eligible to apply for up to $2,000 and $1,000 for domestic travel. Any travel costs in excess of the allotment would be the responsibility of the recipient. The Cognitive Science Program is willing to review other international and domestic travel scenarios on a case-by-case basis.
Deadline: This award program operates with a rolling deadline. Once funds are exhausted, the application will close. While students can apply at any time, travel awards will be contingent on (a) applying and being accepted into a study abroad program and (b) sharing an official acceptance notification with us.
Priority consideration will be given to students who (1) are members of a group that is underrepresented at the University of Connecticut; or (2) have overcome obstacles such as socioeconomic, educational, or other societal disadvantages (arising, for example, through prejudice and/or discrimination); or (3) have worked with such groups to help overcome these or other obstacles.
Questions regarding the Cognitive Science Study Abroad Travel Award Program may be sent to cogsci@uconn.edu.
Please visit the Study Abroad Travel webpage for more information, including eligibility requirements and how to apply.