selected publications academic article 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. LPEZ, B. G., & VAID, J. (2018). FácilorA piece of cake: Does variability in bilingual language brokering experience affect idiom comprehension?. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition. 21(2), 340-354. Tosun, S., Faghihi, N., & Vaid, J (2018). Is an Ideal Sense of Humor Gendered? A Cross-National Study. Front Psychol. 9(FEB), 199. LPEZ, B. G., & VAID, J. (2018). Divergence and overlap in bilingual conceptual representation: does prior language brokering experience matter?. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition. 21(1), 150-161. Lpez, B. G., Vaid, J., Tosun, S., & Rao, C. (2017). Bilinguals' Plausibility Judgments for Phrases with a Literal vs. Non-literal Meaning: The Influence of Language Brokering Experience. Front Psychol. 8(SEP), 1661. Rao, C., & Vaid, J (2017). Morphology, orthography, and the two hemispheres: A divided visual field study with Hindi/Urdu biliterates. Neuropsychologia. 98, 46-55. Hull, R., Tosun, S., & Vaid, J (2017). What's so funny? Modelling incongruity in humour production. Cognition and Emotion. 31(3), 484-499. TOSUN, S., & VAID, J (2016). Making a story make sense: Does evidentiality matter in discourse coherence?. Applied Psycholinguistics. 37(6), 1337-1367. Tosun, S., & Vaid, J (2014). What affects facing direction in human facial profile drawing? A meta-analytic inquiry. PERCEPTION. 43(12), 1377-1392. Sotirova-Kohli, M., Opwis, K., Roesler, C., Smith, S. M., Rosen, D. H., Vaid, J., & Djonov, V (2013). Symbol/Meaning paired-associate recall: an "archetypal memory" advantage?. Behav Sci (Basel). 3(4), 541-561. Cook, V., Bassetti, B., & Vaid, J (2012). The writing system at play. Writing Systems Research. 4(2), 120-121. Bassetti, B., Vaid, J., & Cook, V (2012). Interdisciplinary approaches to second language writing systems. Writing Systems Research. 4(1), 1-7. Tzou, Y., Eslami, Z. R., Chen, H., & Vaid, J. (2012). Effect of language proficiency and degree of formal training in simultaneous interpreting on working memory and interpreting performance: Evidence from MandarinEnglish speakers. International Journal of Bilingualism. Chen, H., Vaid, J., Boas, D. A., & Bortfeld, H (2011). Examining the phonological neighborhood density effect using near infrared spectroscopy. Hum Brain Mapp. 32(9), 1363-1370. Vaid, J., Paivio, A., Gardner, R. C., & Genesee, F (2010). Wallace E. Lambert (1922-2009). American Psychologist. 65(4), 290-291. Ward, T., Kolomyts, Y., Chu, A., Vaid, J., & Heredia, R (2009). Graded category structure in Chinese-English bilinguals. 19(2), 47-59. Cook, V., Vaid, J., & Bassetti, B (2009). Writing Systems Research: A new journal for a developing field. Writing Systems Research. 1(1), 1-3. Vaid, J., Choi, H., Chen, H., & Friedman, M. (2008). Perceiving and responding to embarrassing predicaments across languages: Cultural influences on the emotion lexicon. The Mental Lexicon. 3(1), 122-148. Hull, R., & Vaid, J (2008). Bilingual laterality and the matter of degree. Neuropsychologia. 46(5), 1591-1593. Chen, H., Vaid, J., Bortfeld, H., & Boas, D. A (2008). Optical imaging of phonological processing in two distinct orthographies. Exp Brain Res. 184(3), 427-433. Hull, R., & Vaid, J (2007). Bilingual language lateralization: a meta-analytic tale of two hemispheres. Neuropsychologia. 45(9), 1987-2008. Chen, H., Yamauchi, T., Tamaoka, K., & Vaid, J (2007). Homophonic and semantic priming of Japanese Kanji words: a time course study. Psychon Bull Rev. 14(1), 64-69. Chen, H., & Vaid, J (2007). Word frequency modulates the Basic Orthographic Syllabic Structure (BOSS) effect in English polysyllable word recognition. Language and Cognitive Processes. 22(1), 58-82. Hull, R., & Vaid, J (2006). Laterality and language experience. Laterality. 11(5), 436-464. Friedman, M., Chen, H., & Vaid, J (2006). Proverb preferences across cultures: dialecticality or poeticality?. Psychon Bull Rev. 13(2), 353-359. Frenck-Mestre, C., Anton, J. L., Roth, M., Vaid, J., & Viallet, F (2005). Articulation in early and late bilinguals' two languages: evidence from functional magnetic resonance imaging. NeuroReport. 16(7), 761-765. Hull, R., Chen, H. C., Vaid, J., & Martinez, F (2005). Great expectations: Humor comprehension across hemispheres. BRAIN AND COGNITION. 57(3), 281-282. Vaid, J., & Padakannaya, P (2004). Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal. Introduction. Reading and Writing. 17(1-2), 1-6. Vaid, J., & Frenck-Mestre, C (2002). Do orthographic cues aid language recognition? A laterality study with French-English bilinguals. Brain Lang. 82(1), 47-53. Vaid, J., & Gupta, A (2002). Exploring word recognition in a semi-alphabetic script: the case of Devanagari. Brain Lang. 81(1-3), 679-690. Vaid, J (2001). Lateralization of counting skill in bilinguals: A dual task study. BRAIN AND COGNITION. 46(1-2), 14-14. Singh, M., Vaid, J., & Sakhuja, T (2000). Reading/writing vs handedness influences on line length estimation. BRAIN AND COGNITION. 43(1-3), 398-402. Vaid, J (2000). New approaches to conceptual representations in bilingual memory: the case for studying humor interpretation. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition. 3(1), 28-30. Vaid, J., & Kobler, J. B (2000). Laughing matters: toward a structural and neural account. BRAIN AND COGNITION. 42(1), 139-141. McCardle, P., Yaden, D., Armendariz, J., Cole, K., Heise-Baigorria, C., Dickinson, D., Rodriguez, G., & Vaid, J (2000). Current research on bilingual program models and/or best practices: NICHD Panel. 3(3), 329-360. Vaid, J., & Carr, J (1999). Mirror writing ability in right- and left-handed adults: Ipsilateral control?. BRAIN AND COGNITION. 40(1), 264-268. Vaid, J (1999). Beyond a Space of Our Own: South Asian Women's Groups in the U.S. Amerasia Journal. 25(3), 111-128. Vaid, J (1998). M-24. Cultural vs biomechanical influences on a graphic production task. BRAIN AND COGNITION. 37(1), 75-78. Vaid, J., & Park, K (1997). Hemispheric asymmetries in reading Korean: task matters. Brain Lang. 58(1), 115-124. Sakhuja, T., Gupta, G. C., Singh, M., & Vaid, J (1996). Reading habits affect asymmetries in facial affect judgments: A replication. BRAIN AND COGNITION. 32(2), 162-165. Stoddard, J., & Vaid, J (1996). Asymmetries in intermanual transfer of maze learning in right- and left-handed adults. Neuropsychologia. 34(6), 605-608. Vaid, J (1996). Thinking, dreaming and computing in bilinguals: Correlates of language preference. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY. 31(3-4), 1784-1784. Frenck-Mestre, C., & Vaid, J (1993). Activation of number facts in bilinguals. Mem Cognit. 21(6), 809-818. Corina, D. P., Vaid, J., & Bellugi, U (1992). The linguistic basis of left hemisphere specialization. Science. 255(5049), 1258-1260. Vaid, J., & Frenck-Mestre, C. A (1991). Incidental memory for format of presentation of number stimuli: evidence from monolinguals and bilinguals. BRAIN AND COGNITION. 17(2), 272-284. Vaid, J., & Pandit, R (1991). Sentence interpretation in normal and aphasic Hindi speakers. Brain Lang. 41(2), 250-274. Green, A., Nicholson, N. S., Vaid, J., White, N., & Steiner, R (1990). Hemispheric involvement in shadowing vs. interpretation: a time-sharing study of simultaneous interpreters with matched bilingual and monolingual controls. Brain Lang. 39(1), 107-133. Vaid, J., & Stiles-Davis, J (1989). Mirror writing: an advantage for the left-handed?. Brain Lang. 37(4), 616-627. Vaid, J., & Singh, M (1989). Asymmetries in the perception of facial affect: is there an influence of reading habits?. Neuropsychologia. 27(10), 1277-1287. Vaid, J., Bellugi, U., & Poizner, H (1989). Hand dominance for signing: clues to brain lateralization of language. Neuropsychologia. 27(7), 949-960. Vaid, J., & Corina, D (1989). Visual field asymmetries in numerical size comparisons of digits, words, and signs. Brain Lang. 36(1), 117-126. Vaid, J (1988). Asymmetries in tachistoscopic word recognition: scanning effects re-examined. International Journal of Neuroscience. 42(3-4), 253-258. Vaid, J (1988). BILINGUAL MEMORY REPRESENTATION - A FURTHER TEST OF DUAL CODING THEORY. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY-REVUE CANADIENNE DE PSYCHOLOGIE. 42(1), 84-90. Vaid, J (1987). Visual field asymmetries for rhyme and syntactic category judgments in monolinguals and fluent early and late bilinguals. Brain Lang. 30(2), 263-277. Green, A., & Vaid, J (1986). Methodological issues in the use of the concurrent activities paradigm. BRAIN AND COGNITION. 5(4), 465-476. Vaid, J (1984). Michel Paradis, ed. Readings on aphasia in bilinguals and polyglots. Montreal: Didier, 1983. xvii + 832 pp. JOURNAL OF THE HISTORY OF THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES. 20(4), 372-374. book Ward, T. B., Smith, S. M., & Vaid, J (1997). Creative Thought An Investigation of Conceptual Structures and Processes. Amer Psychological Assn. chapter 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. (pp. 315-355). Forum Edizioni. Vaid, J (2018). An Introduction to Bilingualism. An Introduction to Bilingualism: Principles and Processes, Second Edition. (pp. 139-155). Routledge. Lpez, B. G., & Vaid, J. (2017). The Routledge Handbook of Language and Humor. The Routledge Handbook of Language and Humor. (pp. 267-281). Routledge. Vaid, J., & Meuter, R. (2016). Not through a glass darkly: refocusing the psycholinguistic study of bilingualism through a bivocal lens. Cook, V., & Wei, L. i. (Eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of Linguistic Multi-competence. (pp. 77-96). Cambridge University Press. 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. (pp. 77-96). Vaid, J., Lpez, B. G., & Martnez, F. E. (2015). Linking the Figurative to the Creative: Bilinguals Comprehension of Metaphors, Jokes, and Remote Associates. Heredia, R. R., & Cieślicka, A. B. (Eds.), Bilingual Figurative Language Processing. (pp. 53-86). Cambridge University Press. Rao, C., Vaid, J., & Chen, H. (2013). Hemispheric asymmetry in word recognition for a right-to-left script: the case of Urdu. Winskel, H., & Padakannaya, P. (Eds.), South and Southeast Asian Psycholinguistics. (pp. 350-361). Cambridge University Press. Cook, V., & Bassetti, B (2011). Language and Bilingual Cognition. Language and Bilingual Cognition. (pp. 407-429). Psychology Press. Vaid, J. (2011). Asymmetries in representational drawing: Alternatives to a laterality account. Spatial Dimensions of Social Thought. (pp. 231-256). DE GRUYTER. Vaid, J. (2009). Fair enough? Color and the commodification of self in Indian matrimonials. Glenn, E. N. (Eds.), Shades of Difference Why Skin Color Matters. (pp. 148-165). Stanford University Press. Vaid, J (2002). Bilingualism. Encyclopedia of the Human Brain. (pp. 417-434). Elsevier. Vaid, J (2002). Humor and Laughter. Encyclopedia of the Human Brain. (pp. 505-516). Elsevier. Obler, L. K., Zatorre, R. J., Galloway, L., & Vaid, J. (2000). Cerebral lateralization in bilinguals: Methodological issues. Wei, L. (Eds.), The Bilingualism Reader. (pp. 381-393). Psychology Press. Vaid, J (1999). The evolution of humor: Do those who laugh last?. EVOLUTION OF THE PSYCHE. (pp. 123-138). Park, K., & Vaid, J. (1995). Lexical Representation of Script Variation: Evidence From Korean Biscriptals. Neuropsychology and Cognition. Taylor, I., & Olson, D. R. (Eds.), Scripts and Literacy. (pp. 327-339). Springer Netherlands. Vaid, J. (1995). Script Directionality Affects Nonlinguistic Performance: Evidence From Hindi and Urdu. Neuropsychology and Cognition. Taylor, I., & Olson, D. R. (Eds.), Scripts and Literacy. (pp. 295-310). Springer Netherlands. Vaid, J (1983). Bilingualism and Brain Lateralization. Language Functions and Brain Organization. (pp. 315-339). Elsevier. conference paper Park, H., Dixit, M., Faghihi, N., McNamara, A., & Vaid, J (2021). Understanding Spatial Abilities and Spatial Strategy under Extreme Visual and Gravitational Environments. 434-445. Yennello, S., Petitt, B., Stanley, C., & Vaid, J (2018). Texas A&M University ADVANCE Scholar Program. ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts. Tosun, S., Vaid, J., & Geraci, L (2010). 'Meryem (reportedly) missed her flight': Cognitive Implications of the Turkish Evidential. 2408-2408. Vaid, J., Chen, H., Rhodes, R., & Tosun, S (2010). Handedness and Hand Used Differentially Affect Object Facing. 676-676. VAID, J., FRENCKMESTRE, C., & BALFOUR, S (1992). DOES LANGUAGE FIGURE IN NUMERICAL FACT RETRIEVAL. Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society. 478-478. FRENCKMESTRE, C., PYNTE, J., & VAID, J (1992). PIGS DONT FLY - CUES IN 1ST-LANGUAGE VERSUS 2ND-LANGUAGE READING. Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society. 456-456. FRENCHMESTRE, C. A., & VAID, J (1992). MENTAL ADDITION IN BILINGUALS. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY. 82-82. FRENCKMESTRE, C., & VAID, J (1991). MENTAL MANIPULATION OF NUMBERS BY BILINGUALS. Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society. 509-509. VAID, J., & FRENCK, C (1990). LANGUAGE RECOGNITION IN SKILLED BILINGUALS. Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society. 518-519. VAID, J., & FRENCK, C (1989). ON THE ROLE OF LANGUAGE IN BILINGUAL NUMBER PROCESSING. Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society. 522-522. VAID, J., & PARK, K. S (1988). THE ROLE OF SCRIPT AND PHONOLOGY IN LEXICAL REPRESENTATION - KOREAN DATA. Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society. 520-520. institutional repository document Vaid, J (2016). Language processing in bilinguals: Psycholinguistic and neuropsychological perspectives Ward, T. B., Chu, A. H., Vaid, J., & Heredia, R. R (2005). Divergence and overlap in bilingual concept representation Vaid, J., & Padakannaya, P (2004). Introduction: Reading and writing in semi-syllabic scripts Vaid, J., & Ramachandran, V. S (2001). Laughter and humour Vaid, J (1995). Scripts and Literacy. Neuropsychology and Cognition. Vaid, J (1989). Seeking a voice: South Asian women's groups in north America Vaid, J., & Lecours, A. R (1982). On writing and thought
editor of book Vaid, J. (2013). Language Processing in Bilinguals (RLE Linguistics C: Applied Linguistics) Vaid, J. (Eds.), Ed. 33. Routledge.
co-principal investigator on FW-HTF-RM: Augmenting Spatial Cognition Capabilities of Future Workforce to Enhance Work Performance in Altered Environments Using Virtual Reality awarded by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2019 - 2022
teaching activities NRSC485 Directed Studies Instructor NRSC491 Hnr-research Instructor NRSC685 Directed Studies Instructor NRSC691 Research Instructor PSYC302 Research Methods Psyc Instructor PSYC346 Hnr-psychology Of Language Instructor PSYC485 Directed Studies Instructor PSYC491 Hnr-research Instructor PSYC685 Directed Studies Instructor PSYC689 Sptp: Psychology Of Language Instructor PSYC691 Research Instructor PSYC691 Research Instructor PSYC691 Research Instructor
chaired theses and dissertations Chen, Hsin-Chin (2007-05). Mapping orthographic and phonological neighborhood density effects in visual word recognition in two distinct orthographies. Hull, Rachel Gayle (2003-05). How does bilingualism matter? A meta-analytic tale of two hemispheres. Kim, Kayoung (2015-05). English Word Segmentation in Korean-English Biliterates: A Hangul Orthographic Structure Effect. 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. Martinez, Francisco Emigdio (2003-12). Exploring figurative language processing in bilinguals: the metaphor interference effect. Rao, Chaitra (2010-05). Morphology in Word Recognition: Hindi and Urdu. Tosun, Sumeyra (2014-05). Source vs. Stance? On the Interpretation and Use of Evidential Utterances by Turkish- vs. English-Speaking Adults. Tzou, Yeh-Zu (2008-08). The roles of working memory, language proficiency, and training in simultaneous interpretation performance: evidence from Chinese-English bilinguals.
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
awards and honors Eminent Scholar Award, conferred by Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States), 2020 AAAS Fellow, conferred by American Association For The Advancement of Science - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States), 2016 Fellow, conferred by American Psychological Association - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States), 2016 Fellow, conferred by Psychonomic Society - (Madison, Wisconsin, United States), 2012 Teacher/Scholar Award, conferred by Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States), 2011 Fellow, conferred by Association for Psychological Science - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States), 2002 Teacher/Scholar Award, conferred by Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States), 2000