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Jyotsna Vaid

 

 

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts, Vassar College, Biopsychology

Master of Arts, McGill University, Experimental Psychology

Doctor of Philosophy, McGill University, Experimental Psychology

 

Thesis and Dissertation

Master’s Thesis: “Differential cerebral involvement in the cognitive functioning of bilinguals: An auditory Stroop study.” Advisor: Dr. Wallace E. Lambert, McGill University

Doctoral Dissertation: “Hemisphere differences in bilingual language processing: A task analysis.” Advisor: Dr. Wallace E. Lambert, McGill University

 

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

SSHRC Post-doctoral Fellow, Psychology, McGill University, 1982 (spring)

NIMH Post‑doctoral Trainee in Cognitive Development, Psychology, Michigan State University, 1982-1983

John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Post‑doctoral Research Associate, Center for Research in Language, UC San Diego, 1983-1985

NIH Post-doctoral Research Associate, Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, San Diego, 1983-1985

American Institute of Indian Studies Research Scholar, Host Institutions: Department of Linguistics, University of Delhi and All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 1984

Indo-US Subcommission on Culture, Council for International Exchange of Scholars Professional Development Fellowship, Host Institution: National Institute of Mental Health and Neurological Sciences, Bangalore, India, 1985-1986

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Texas A & M University, 1986-1991

Cognitive Area Program Interim Director, Texas A & M University, 1992

Associate Professor, Psychology Department, Texas A & M University, 1991-2001

Centre National de Recherche Scientifique Visiting Research Scientist, CREPCO Laboratory, University of Provence, Aix, March 1995 

Visiting Scholar, Graduate School of Education, Stanford University, June 1995 

Adjunct Faculty, Psychology Department and the Center for Asian Studies, University of Texas, Austin, 1988-2003

Professor, Psychology Department, Texas A&M University, 2001-present

Cognitive Area Program Coordinator, Texas A&M University, 2002-present

Chair, Advisory Committee to Department Head, Psychology, Texas A&M University, 2005-present

 

 

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