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Vaid, Jyotsna Professor
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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.
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Publications
selected publications
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academic article
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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.
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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.
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Garcia, O., Faghihi, N., & Vaid, J
(2020).
Sources of Directional Spatial Biases in Hemi-Image Drawing. PERCEPTION.
49(2), 169-185.
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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.
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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.
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Tosun, S., Faghihi, N., & Vaid, J
(2018).
Is an Ideal Sense of Humor Gendered? A Cross-National Study. Front Psychol.
9(FEB), 199.
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LPEZ, B. G., & VAID, J.
(2018).
FcilorA piece of cake: Does variability in bilingual language brokering experience affect idiom comprehension?. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition.
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Rao, C., & Vaid, J
(2017).
Morphology, orthography, and the two hemispheres: A divided visual field study with Hindi/Urdu biliterates. Neuropsychologia.
98, 46-55.
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Hull, R., Tosun, S., & Vaid, J
(2017).
What's so funny? Modelling incongruity in humour production. Cognition and Emotion.
31(3), 484-499.
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TOSUN, S., & VAID, J
(2016).
Making a story make sense: Does evidentiality matter in discourse coherence?. Applied Psycholinguistics.
37(6), 1337-1367.
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Tosun, S., & Vaid, J
(2014).
What affects facing direction in human facial profile drawing? A meta-analytic inquiry. PERCEPTION.
43(12), 1377-1392.
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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.
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Cook, V., Bassetti, B., & Vaid, J
(2012).
The writing system at play. Writing Systems Research.
4(2), 120-121.
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Bassetti, B., Vaid, J., & Cook, V
(2012).
Interdisciplinary approaches to second language writing systems. Writing Systems Research.
4(1), 1-7.
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Chen, H., Vaid, J., Boas, D. A., & Bortfeld, H
(2011).
Examining the phonological neighborhood density effect using near infrared spectroscopy. Human Brain Mapping.
32(9), 1363-1370.
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Vaid, J., Rhodes, R., Tosun, S., & Eslami, Z.
(2011).
Script Directionality Affects Depiction of Depth in Representational Drawings. SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY.
42(3), 241-248.
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Vaid, J., Paivio, A., Gardner, R. C., & Genesee, F
(2010).
Wallace E. Lambert (1922-2009). American Psychologist.
65(4), 290-291.
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Ward, T., Kolomyts, Y., Chu, A., Vaid, J., & Heredia, R
(2009).
Graded category structure in Chinese-English bilinguals. 19(2), 47-59.
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Cook, V., Vaid, J., & Bassetti, B
(2009).
Writing Systems Research: A new journal for a developing field. Writing Systems Research.
1(1), 1-3.
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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.
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Hull, R., & Vaid, J
(2008).
Bilingual laterality and the matter of degree. Neuropsychologia.
46(5), 1591-1593.
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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.
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Hull, R., & Vaid, J
(2007).
Bilingual language lateralization: a meta-analytic tale of two hemispheres. Neuropsychologia.
45(9), 1987-2008.
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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.
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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.
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Hull, R., & Vaid, J
(2006).
Laterality and language experience. Laterality.
11(5), 436-464.
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Friedman, M., Chen, H., & Vaid, J
(2006).
Proverb preferences across cultures: dialecticality or poeticality?. Psychon Bull Rev.
13(2), 353-359.
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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.
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Hull, R., Chen, H. C., Vaid, J., & Martinez, F
(2005).
Great expectations: Humor comprehension across hemispheres. BRAIN AND COGNITION.
57(3), 281-282.
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Vaid, J., & Padakannaya, P
(2004).
Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal. Introduction. Reading and Writing.
17(1-2), 1-6.
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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.
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Vaid, J., & Gupta, A
(2002).
Exploring word recognition in a semi-alphabetic script: the case of Devanagari. Brain Lang.
81(1-3), 679-690.
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Vaid, J
(2001).
Lateralization of counting skill in bilinguals: A dual task study. BRAIN AND COGNITION.
46(1-2), 14-14.
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Singh, M., Vaid, J., & Sakhuja, T
(2000).
Reading/writing vs handedness influences on line length estimation. BRAIN AND COGNITION.
43(1-3), 398-402.
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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.
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Vaid, J., & Kobler, J. B
(2000).
Laughing matters: toward a structural and neural account. BRAIN AND COGNITION.
42(1), 139-141.
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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.
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Vaid, J., & Carr, J
(1999).
Mirror writing ability in right- and left-handed adults: Ipsilateral control?. BRAIN AND COGNITION.
40(1), 264-268.
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Vaid, J
(1999).
Beyond a Space of Our Own: South Asian Women's Groups in the U.S. Amerasia Journal.
25(3), 111-128.
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Vaid, J
(1998).
M-24. Cultural vs biomechanical influences on a graphic production task. BRAIN AND COGNITION.
37(1), 75-78.
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Vaid, J., & Park, K
(1997).
Hemispheric asymmetries in reading Korean: task matters. Brain Lang.
58(1), 115-124.
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Stoddard, J., & Vaid, J
(1996).
Asymmetries in intermanual transfer of maze learning in right- and left-handed adults. Neuropsychologia.
34(6), 605-608.
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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.
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Vaid, J
(1996).
Thinking, dreaming and computing in bilinguals: Correlates of language preference. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY.
31(3-4), 1784-1784.
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Frenck-Mestre, C., & Vaid, J
(1993).
Activation of number facts in bilinguals. Mem Cognit.
21(6), 809-818.
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Corina, D. P., Vaid, J., & Bellugi, U
(1992).
The linguistic basis of left hemisphere specialization. Science.
255(5049), 1258-1260.
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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.
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Vaid, J., & Pandit, R
(1991).
Sentence interpretation in normal and aphasic Hindi speakers. Brain Lang.
41(2), 250-274.
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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.
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Vaid, J., & Stiles-Davis, J
(1989).
Mirror writing: an advantage for the left-handed?. Brain Lang.
37(4), 616-627.
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Vaid, J., & Singh, M
(1989).
Asymmetries in the perception of facial affect: is there an influence of reading habits?. Neuropsychologia.
27(10), 1277-1287.
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Vaid, J., Bellugi, U., & Poizner, H
(1989).
Hand dominance for signing: clues to brain lateralization of language. Neuropsychologia.
27(7), 949-960.
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Vaid, J., & Corina, D
(1989).
Visual field asymmetries in numerical size comparisons of digits, words, and signs. Brain Lang.
36(1), 117-126.
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Vaid, J
(1988).
Asymmetries in tachistoscopic word recognition: scanning effects re-examined. International Journal of Neuroscience.
42(3-4), 253-258.
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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.
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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.
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Green, A., & Vaid, J
(1986).
Methodological issues in the use of the concurrent activities paradigm. BRAIN AND COGNITION.
5(4), 465-476.
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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.
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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.
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book
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Ward, T. B., Smith, S. M., & Vaid, J.
(1997).
Creative Thought An Investigation of Conceptual Structures and Processes. Amer Psychological Assn.
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Ward, T. B., Smith, S. M., & Vaid, J.
(1997).
Creative Thought An Investigation of Conceptual Structures and Processes. Amer Psychological Assn.
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chapter
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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.
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Vaid, J.
(2018).
An Introduction to Bilingualism. An Introduction to Bilingualism: Principles and Processes, Second Edition.
(pp. 139-155).
Routledge.
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Lpez, B. G., & Vaid, J.
(2017).
The Routledge Handbook of Language and Humor. Attardo, S. (Eds.),
The Routledge Handbook of Language and Humor.
(pp. 267-281).
Routledge.
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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.
(pp. 77-96).
Cambridge University Press.
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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).
Cambridge University Press (CUP).
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Vaid, J., Lpez, B. G., & Martnez, F. E.
(2015).
Linking the Figurative to the Creative: Bilinguals Comprehension of Metaphors, Jokes, and Remote Associates. Bilingual Figurative Language Processing.
(pp. 53-86).
Cambridge University Press.
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Rao, C., Vaid, J., & Chen, H.
(2013).
Hemispheric asymmetry in word recognition for a right-to-left script: the case of Urdu. South and Southeast Asian Psycholinguistics.
(pp. 350-361).
Cambridge University Press.
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Vaid, J.
(2011).
Asymmetries in representational drawing: Alternatives to a laterality account. Spatial Dimensions of Social Thought.
(pp. 231-256).
DE GRUYTER.
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Cook, V., & Bassetti, B.
(2010).
Language and Bilingual Cognition. Cook, V., & Bassetti, B. (Eds.),
LANGUAGE AND BILINGUAL COGNITION.
(pp. 407-429).
Psychology Press.
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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.
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Vaid, J
(2002).
Bilingualism. Encyclopedia of the Human Brain.
(pp. 417-434).
Elsevier.
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Vaid, J
(2002).
Humor and Laughter. Encyclopedia of the Human Brain.
(pp. 505-516).
Elsevier.
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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.
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Vaid, J
(1999).
The evolution of humor: Do those who laugh last?. EVOLUTION OF THE PSYCHE.
(pp. 123-138).
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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.
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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.
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Vaid, J
(1983).
Bilingualism and Brain Lateralization. Language Functions and Brain Organization.
(pp. 315-339).
Elsevier.
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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.
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conference paper
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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.
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Yennello, S., Petitt, B., Stanley, C., & Vaid, J
(2018).
Texas A&M University ADVANCE Scholar Program. ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts.
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Tosun, S., Vaid, J., & Geraci, L
(2010).
'Meryem (reportedly) missed her flight': Cognitive Implications of the Turkish Evidential. 2408-2408.
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Vaid, J., Chen, H., Rhodes, R., & Tosun, S
(2010).
Handedness and Hand Used Differentially Affect Object Facing. 676-676.
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VAID, J., FRENCKMESTRE, C., & BALFOUR, S
(1992).
DOES LANGUAGE FIGURE IN NUMERICAL FACT RETRIEVAL. Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society.
478-478.
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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.
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FRENCHMESTRE, C. A., & VAID, J
(1992).
MENTAL ADDITION IN BILINGUALS. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY.
82-82.
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FRENCKMESTRE, C., & VAID, J
(1991).
MENTAL MANIPULATION OF NUMBERS BY BILINGUALS. Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society.
509-509.
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VAID, J., & FRENCK, C
(1990).
LANGUAGE RECOGNITION IN SKILLED BILINGUALS. Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society.
518-519.
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VAID, J., & FRENCK, C
(1989).
ON THE ROLE OF LANGUAGE IN BILINGUAL NUMBER PROCESSING. Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society.
522-522.
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VAID, J., & PARK, K. S
(1988).
THE ROLE OF SCRIPT AND PHONOLOGY IN LEXICAL REPRESENTATION - KOREAN DATA. Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society.
520-520.
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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.
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institutional repository document
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Vaid, J
(2016).
Language processing in bilinguals: Psycholinguistic and neuropsychological perspectives
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Ward, T. B., Chu, A. H., Vaid, J., & Heredia, R. R
(2005).
Divergence and overlap in bilingual concept representation
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Vaid, J., & Padakannaya, P
(2004).
Introduction: Reading and writing in semi-syllabic scripts
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Vaid, J., & Ramachandran, V. S
(2001).
Laughter and humour
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Vaid, J
(1995).
Scripts and Literacy. Neuropsychology and Cognition.
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Vaid, J
(1989).
Seeking a voice: South Asian women's groups in north America
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Vaid, J., & Lecours, A. R
(1982).
On writing and thought
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Vaid, J
(2016).
Language processing in bilinguals: Psycholinguistic and neuropsychological perspectives
editor of
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book
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Vaid, J.
(2013).
Language Processing in Bilinguals (RLE Linguistics C: Applied Linguistics)
Vaid, J. (Eds.),
Ed. 33.
Routledge.
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Vaid, J.
(2013).
Language Processing in Bilinguals (RLE Linguistics C: Applied Linguistics)
Vaid, J. (Eds.),
Ed. 33.
Routledge.
Research
co-principal investigator on
Teaching
teaching activities
- NRSC485 Directed Studies Instructor
- NRSC491 Hnr-research Instructor
- NRSC685 Directed Studies Instructor
- NRSC691 Research Instructor
- PBSI302 Research Methods Psyc Instructor
- PBSI685 Directed Studies Instructor
- PBSI691 Research Instructor
- PSYC302 Research Methods Psyc Instructor
- PSYC346 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
Works By Students
chaired theses and dissertations
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Chen, Hsin-Chin (2007-05). Mapping orthographic and phonological neighborhood density effects in visual word recognition in two distinct orthographies.
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Hull, Rachel Gayle (2003-05). How does bilingualism matter? A meta-analytic tale of two hemispheres.
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Kim, Kayoung (2015-05). English Word Segmentation in Korean-English Biliterates: A Hangul Orthographic Structure Effect.
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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.
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Martinez, Francisco Emigdio (2003-12). Exploring figurative language processing in bilinguals: the metaphor interference effect.
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Rao, Chaitra (2010-05). Morphology in Word Recognition: Hindi and Urdu.
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Tosun, Sumeyra (2014-05). Source vs. Stance? On the Interpretation and Use of Evidential Utterances by Turkish- vs. English-Speaking Adults.
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Tzou, Yeh-Zu (2008-08). The roles of working memory, language proficiency, and training in simultaneous interpretation performance: evidence from Chinese-English bilinguals.
Background
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
Contact
first name
- Jyotsna
has last name
- Vaid
mailing address
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Texas A&M University
Psychology
4235 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-4235
USA
Other
- jvaid@tamu.edu