15 faculty and 0 courses in Cognitive Science at Pomona College.
- Deborah M. Burke, Professor Emerita of Linguistics and Cognitive Science h-index 37
Es on language and cognition, failures of language production ("tip-of-the-tongue" experiences), and how emotion affects language and memory in young and older adults. Research Interests Cognitive and neural processes involved in langu
Notable: “On the tip of the tongue: What causes word finding failures in young and older adults?” (1991) · 975 citations
- Jay Atlas, Professor Emeritus of Linguistics and Cognitive Science h-index 19
Notable: “Negation, ambiguity, and presupposition” (1977) · 240 citations
- Lise Abrams, Peter W. Stanley Professor of Linguistics and Cognitive Science; Chair h-index 19
Processes involved in comprehending and producing words Linguistic, cognitive and non-cognitive factors that influence speech production Causes underlying real-world retrieval problems Areas of Expertise Language and memory Speech productio
Notable: “Relations between emotion, memory, and attention: Evidence from taboo Stroop, lexical decision, and immediate memory tasks” (2004) · 390 citations
- Mary Paster, Professor of Linguistics and Cognitive Science h-index 13
Es primarily on work with speakers of lesser-known languages, particularly African languages. She has also collaborated with Native American communities on language reclamation projects. Research Interests The phonology-morphology interface
Notable: “Problems in Kuria H tone assignment” (2014) · 190 citations
- Michael Diercks, Professor of Linguistics and Cognitive Science; Coordinator of Linguistics h-index 12
Syntactic and morphological theory, and the syntax and morphosyntax of the Bantu languages, and a recent expansion into the syntax of word order in verb-initial Nilotic languages in Kenya. Currently he is working to document four Ba
Notable: “Information structure constraints on object marking in Manyika” (2012) · 169 citations
- Megan Zirnstein, Assistant Professor of Linguistics and Cognitive Science h-index 10
How the parallel activation of two languages impacts bilingual comprehension The roles that cognitive ability and language fluency play in understanding and appreciating humor The relationship between physiological, emotional, and language
Notable: “Cognitive control ability mediates prediction costs in monolinguals and bilinguals” (2018) · 127 citations
- David Divita, Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures (Affiliated) h-index 7
LINGUISTICS Spanish and French Linguistics Sociolinguistics Linguistic Anthropology Applied Linguistics Work Work Books Historias de lo no contado: Legados del autoritarismo entre los emigrantes españoles mayores en Francia . (2025). Madrid
Notable: “Multilingualism and later life: A sociolinguistic perspective on age and aging” (2014) · 44 citations
- René Coppieters, Professor Emeritus of Linguistics and Cognitive Science h-index 4
Notable: “Competence Differences Between Native and Near-Native Speakers” (1987) · 491 citations
- Toni Cook, Visiting Assistant Professor of Linguistics and Cognitive Science h-index 3
Notable: “The status of the macrostem in reduplication in Ndebele and Zulu” (2011) · 6 citations
- Laura Johnson, Visiting Assistant Professor of Linguistics and Cognitive Science h-index 2
Notable: “Relations between emotion, memory encoding, and time perception” (2018) · 35 citations
- Alfred Cramer, Associate Professor of Music; Music Theory (Affiliated)
The interface between cognition and culture The relationship between music and language The music of Schoenberg, Webern and Berg How sound is used to structure meaning in language and music The Implication-Realization model of musical melod
- Ernesto R. Gutiérrez Topete, Visiting Assistant Professor of Linguistics and Cognitive Science
- Jack I. Abecassis, Modern European Languages Professor and Professor of Romance Languages (Affiliated)
Michel de Montaigne Albert Cohen Cognitive approaches to film, literature and translation theory Areas of Expertise FRENCH LITERATURE Early modern and Enlightenment French literature Cognitive approaches to film, literature and translation
- Kelsey Sasaki, Assistant Professor of Linguistics and Cognitive Science
- Marjan Sharifi, Visiting Assistant Professor of Linguistics and Cognitive Science
Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-02.