Laura Carlson
 
 
 
 
Professor
Associate Chair, Psychology
 
119-D Haggar Hall
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN 46556
Phone: 574-631-6511;
Fax: 574-631-8883;
Email: lcarlson@nd.edu;
Web: www.nd.edu/~lcarlson
Overview Research: My primary research interest is in spatial language and spatial cognition. The particular focus is on how various characteristics of the objects being described (e.g., geometric features, functional parts) and the goals of the speaker and listener impact descriptions of their spatial location. My research has employed empirical, computational, and psychophysiological measures to investigate the way in which the objects and their spatial relations are encoded, represented and described. More detail about my research can be found by navigating to various pages using the menu at the top. Upcoming Classes: Fall 2008: Advanced Research Methods (graduate level) Spring 2009: Deciding to be green: Using cognitive psychology to understand our relationship to the environment (cross-listed: graduate/undergraduate) Current Service: Secretary/Treasurer of the Psychonomic Society Associate Editor for Memory & Cognition Associate Editor for Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory and Cognition Appointed to the Editorial boards of Perception & Psychophysics and Visual Cognition.