overview
My research focuses on bi/multilingualism: cognitive, neurocognitive and social aspects; creative cognition: processing of jokes, proverbs, and idioms; and diversity science: language diversity; gender and race and equity in higher education.
education and training
- Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology, McGill University - (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) 1982
- M.A. in Experimental Psychology, McGill University - (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) 1978
- B.A. in Biopsychology, Vassar College - (Poughkeepsie, New York, United States) 1976
selected publications
Academic Articles58
- Vaid, J., Chen, H., & Rao, C (2021). Biscriptal bilingualism differentially affects segmentation of cross-language homophones: Evidence from Hindi and English users. International Journal of Bilingualism. 136700692110228-136700692110228.
- Garcia, O., Faghihi, N., Raola, A. R., & Vaid, J (2021). Factors influencing bilinguals’ speed and accuracy of number judgments across languages: A meta-analytic review. Journal of Memory and Language. 118, 104211-104211.
- Garcia, O., Faghihi, N., & Vaid, J (2020). Sources of Directional Spatial Biases in Hemi-Image Drawing.. Perception. 49(2), 169-185.
- Faghihi, N., Garcia, O., & Vaid, J (2019). Spatial bias in figure placement in representational drawing: Associations with handedness and script directionality.. Laterality. 24(5), 614-630.
- Carter-Sowell, A. R., Vaid, J., Stanley, C. A., Petitt, B., & Battle, J. S. (2019). ADVANCE Scholar Program: enhancing minoritized scholars professional visibility. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal. 38(3), 305-327.
Books1
- Ward, T. B., Smith, S. M., & Vaid, J. (1997). Creative Thought An Investigation of Conceptual Structures and Processes. Amer Psychological Assn.
Chapters17
- Vaid, J., & Hull, R (2021). Re-envisioning the bilingual brain using functional neuroimaging: Methodological and interpretive issues. Fabbro, F. (Eds.), Advances in the Neurolinguistics of Bilingualism Essays in Honor of Michel Paradis. 315-355. Forum Edizioni.
- Vaid, J. (2018). An Introduction to Bilingualism. An Introduction to Bilingualism: Principles and Processes, Second Edition. 139-155. Routledge.
- Lpez, B. G., & Vaid, J. (2017). The Routledge Handbook of Language and Humor. Attardo, S. (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Language and Humor. 267-281. Routledge.
- Vaid, J., & Meuter, R. (2016). Not through a glass darkly: refocusing the psycholinguistic study of bilingualism through a bivocal lens. The Cambridge Handbook of Linguistic Multi-Competence. 77-96. Cambridge University Press (CUP).
- Vaid, J., & Meuter, R. (2016). Not through a glass darkly: refocusing the psycholinguistic study of bilingualism through a bivocal lens. Cook, V., & Wei, L. (Eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of Linguistic Multi-Competence. 77-96. Cambridge University Press.
Conference Papers11
- Park, H., Dixit, M., Faghihi, N., McNamara, A., & Vaid, J (2021). Understanding Spatial Abilities and Spatial Strategy under Extreme Visual and Gravitational Environments. Earth and Space 2021, 17th Biennial International Conference on Engineering, Science, Construction, and Operations in Challenging Environments. 434-445.
- Yennello, S., Petitt, B., Stanley, C., & Vaid, J (2018). Texas A&M University ADVANCE Scholar Program. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. 256,
- Tosun, S., Vaid, J., & Geraci, L (2010). 'Meryem (reportedly) missed her flight': Cognitive Implications of the Turkish Evidential. COGNITION IN FLUX. 2408-2408.
- Vaid, J., Chen, H., Rhodes, R., & Tosun, S (2010). Handedness and Hand Used Differentially Affect Object Facing. COGNITION IN FLUX. 676-676.
- VAID, J., FRENCKMESTRE, C., & BALFOUR, S (1992). DOES LANGUAGE FIGURE IN NUMERICAL FACT RETRIEVAL. BULLETIN OF THE PSYCHONOMIC SOCIETY. 30(6), 478-478.
Repository Documents / Preprints7
- Ward, T. B., Chu, A. H., Vaid, J., & Heredia, R. R (2005). Divergence and overlap in bilingual concept representation.
editor of
Books1
- (2013). Language Processing in Bilinguals (RLE Linguistics C: Applied Linguistics). Routledge. 1-301.
researcher on
Co-Principal Investigator1
awards and honors
recent teaching activities
- NRSC485 Directed Studies Instructor
- NRSC491 Hnr-research Instructor
- NRSC491 Research Instructor
- NRSC685 Directed Studies Instructor
- NRSC691 Research Instructor
chaired theses and dissertations
- Kim, Kayoung (2015-05). English Word Segmentation in Korean-English Biliterates: A Hangul Orthographic Structure Effect. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Liew, Keen Seong (2014-05). Directional Bias in Representational Drawings of Graspable Objects by Right and Left Handers: The Contribution of Affordances vs. Biomechanical Principles. (Master's Thesis)
- Tosun, Sumeyra (2014-05). Source vs. Stance? On the Interpretation and Use of Evidential Utterances by Turkish- vs. English-Speaking Adults. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Tzou, Yeh-Zu (2008-08). The roles of working memory, language proficiency, and training in simultaneous interpretation performance: evidence from Chinese-English bilinguals. (Doctoral Dissertation)
Email
jvaid@tamu.edu
First Name
Jyotsna
Last Name
Vaid
mailing address
Texas A&M University; Psychology; 4235 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-4235
USA