Merike Lang
Curriculum Vitae
(updated December 2021)
Florida Atlantic University
Department of Psychology Email: mlang2015@fau.edu
Education
Graduate
M.A. in Psychology Florida Atlantic University 2015-2018
Ph.D. Candidate in Experimental Psychology (Neuropsychology)
Florida Atlantic University 2015-2022 (Expected)
Undergraduate
Cum Laude
B.A. in Psychology University of Miami 2010- 2014
B.A. in Spanish University of Miami 2010- 2014
Research Experience
Neuropsychology Florida Atlantic University 2015-Present
Neuropsychology Lab EEG Testing and Data Collection
Ph.D. Candidate Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL
Volunteer Psychometrician
(Spanish/English Tester and Trainer for administration of diagnostic cognitive testing)
Behavioral Oncology
FAMILY lab University of Miami
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Miami, FL 2013 - 2015
Research Assistant/Assistant Project Coordinator
(Paid Hourly, Research Recruiter, Spanish/English Translator)
Teaching Experience
Courses as Teaching Assistant
Statistics Florida Atlantic University Spring 2016/Summer 2017
Psychology of Women Florida Atlantic University Summer 2016/Spring 2019
Research Methods Florida Atlantic University Fall 2015/Fall 2016/Spring 2020
Neuropsychology Florida Atlantic University Spring 2017/Spring 2018
Abnormal Psychology/Psychopathology Florida Atlantic University Summer 2018/Spring 2021
Courses as Instructor of Record
Intermediate Statistics Lab Florida Atlantic University Fall 2017/Fall 2018/
Spring 2019/Fall 2019
Experimental Design
and Statistical Inference Florida Atlantic University Summer 2019
/Summer 2020/Summer 2021
Biological Bases of Behavior 1 Florida Atlantic University Fall 2020
Teaching Interests
Experimental Design and Statistical Inference
Neuropsychology
Abnormal Psychology/Psychopathology
Biological Bases of Behavior
Research Methods
Articles
Torres, V. L., Rosselli, M., Loewenstein, D. A., Lang, M., Vélez-Uribe, I., Arruda, F., Conniff, J., Curiel, R. E., Greig, M. T., Barker, W. W., Rodriguez, M. J., Adjouadi, M., Vaillancourt, D. E., Bauer, R. & Duara, R. (2021). The Contribution of Bilingualism to Cognitive Functioning and Regional Brain Volume in Normal and Abnormal Aging. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 1-20.
Lang, M.,Rosselli, M., Greig-Custo, M. T., Garcia, P., Torres, V. L., Vélez-Uribe, I. Arruda, F., Loewenstein D. A., Curiel, R., Barker, W., & Duara, R. (2021). Depression and the Diagnosis of MCI in a Culturally Diverse Sample in the United States. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 1-17.
Arruda, F., Rosselli, M., Greig, M. T., Loewenstein, D., Lang, M., Torres, V. L., Vélez-Uribe, I., Conniff, J., Barker, W. W., Curiel, R. E., Adjouadi, M., & Duara, R. (2020). The association between functional assessment and structural brain biomarkers in an ethnically diverse sample With Normal Cognition, Mild Cognitive Impairment, or Dementia. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, acaa065.
Torres, V. L., Rosselli, M., Loewenstein, D. A., Curiel, R. E., Vélez Uribe, I., Lang, M.,... & Barker, W. W. (2019). Types of errors on a semantic interference task in mild cognitive impairment and dementia. Neuropsychology, 33(5), 670-684.
Rosselli, M., Loewenstein, D. A., Curiel, R. E., Penate, A., Torres, V., Lang, M., Greig, M., Barker, W. W. & Duara, R. (2019). The effects of bilingualism on verbal and nonverbal memory measures in Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 15-28.
Ardila, A., Rosselli, M., Ortega, A., Lang, M., & Torres, V. (2017). Oral and written language abilities in young Spanish/English bilinguals. International Journal of Bilingualism, 1-17.
Chapters
Rosselli, M., Lang, M.,& Arruda, F. (2019) Executive Dysfunction and Depressive Disorders. Dysexecutive Syndromes: A Clinical and Experimental Perspective.
Conference Presentations
Lang, M., Rosselli, M., Greig-Custo, M. T., & 1Florida ADRC Investigators (2022, February). Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarkers and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms within a Cross-Cultural Sample. To be presented at International Neuropsychological Society 2022, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Lang, M., Shihadeh, L., Prado, L., Torres, V. L., Conniff, J., Vélez Uribe, I., Arruda, F., Rosselli, M., e investigadores del 1Florida Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (2021, June). La denominación y la fluidez verbal en blingües y monolingües con envejecimiento normal deterioro cognitive leve y demencia. 1st place winner of poster presentation at the Virtual Symposium of XI Congreso Internacional Cerebro y Mente, Tijuana, México.
Golan, R., Lang, M., & Rosselli, M. (2020, November) The Music Experience and its Influence on Cognitive Function Measured with EEG. People’s Choice Winner-Undergraduate Category for the Broward Student Research Symposium at Virtual Poster presentation at 10th Annual Fall Broward Student Research Symposium, Florida.
de Oliveira, M., Golan, R., Lang, M., Ahne, E. & Rosselli, M. (2020, April) The Effects of Musical Experience on Working Memory Processes: an ERP Study. Virtual Poster presentation at 9th Annual Spring FAU OURI Student Research Symposium, Florida.
Lang, M., & Rosselli, M. (2019, November). Effects of Musical Training and Bilingualism on Executive Function: An ERP Study. Poster Presentation at the 9th Annual Broward Student Research Symposium, Davie, Florida.
Prado, M., Lang, M.,Shihadeh, L., Torres, V. L. & Rosselli, M. (2019, November). Differences Across Scores for Verbal Fluency and Naming in Elderly Bilinguals. Poster Presentation at the 9th Annual Broward Student Research Symposium, Davie, Florida.
Lang, M.,Rosselli, M., Greig-Custo, M. T., Garcia, P., Torres, V. L., Vélez-Uribe, I. Arruda, F., Loewenstein D. A., Curiel, R., Barker, W., & Duara, R. (2019, April). Depressive Symptoms Predicting Nonverbal and Verbal Abilities in Normal and Abnormal Aging for a Cross-Cultural Sample.1stplace poster winner and receiver of AAIC 2019 Travel Fellowship at Latinos and Alzheimer’s Disease Symposium: Understanding Risk, Prevention, and Care Strategies 2019, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Ospina, D., Lang, M.,Arca, A., Conniff, J., Camero, A., Torres, V., Chirinos, C., Robayo, C., Greig, M. T., Barker, W. W., Loewenstein, D. A., Duara, R., & Rosselli, M. (2019, April). Influence of Anxiety and Depression on Nonverbal and Verbal Memory Measures in MCI and Dementia. Poster presentation at Latinos and Alzheimer’s Disease Symposium: Understanding Risk, Prevention, and Care Strategies 2019, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Arruda, F., Torres, V. L., Velez-Uribe, I., Lang, M., Greig, M. T., Barker,W. Loewenstein, D. A., Duara, R.& Rosselli, M. (2019, April).The Assessment of Functional Abilities in the Diagnosis of MCI and Dementia Disease in a Culturally Diverse Sample. Submitted for poster presentation at Latinos and Alzheimer’s Disease Symposium: Understanding Risk, Prevention, and Care Strategies 2019, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Lang, M.,Rosselli, M., Greig-Custo, M. T., Garcia, P., Torres, V. L., Vélez-Uribe, I. Arruda, F., Loewenstein D. A., Curiel, R., Barker, W., & Duara, R. (2019, February). Greater Depressive Symptoms are Associated with Impaired Cognition, Independent of Ethnicity, in MCI and Dementia.Presentation at INS 2019, New York City, New York.
Conniff, J., Lang, M.,Torres V. L.,Velez-Uribe, I., Arruda F., Christopher, D., Rosselli, M., & Ardila, A. (2019, February). A comparison in eye movements between two orthographic systems: English and Spanish. Presentation at INS 2019, New York City, New York.
Lang, M. & Rosselli M. (2018, June). La depresión en el diagnóstico del deterioro cognitivo leve y la demencia en una muestra multicultural de los Estados Unidos.Oral presentation at X Congreso Internacional Cerebro y Mente, Guatemala, Guatemala.
Torres, V., Arruda, F., Vélez-Uribe, I., Lang, M., Duara, R., Curiel, R., Loewenstein, D. & Rosselli, M. (2017, October). Bilingualism and Memory in Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). Presentation at National Academy of Neuropsychology, Boston, MA.
Conniff, J., Lang, M., Torres, V., Christopher, D., Vélez-Uribe, I., Sanchez, A., Ardila, A., Rosselli, M. (2017, October). Eye Movements When Reading in Two Orthographic Systems: English and Spanish. Presentation at National Academy of Neuropsychology, Boston, MA.
Torres, V., Lang, M., Velez-Uribe, I,Christopher, D., Arruda, F. & Rosselli, M. (2017, February). The Big Five Inventory (BFI) and Emotion Word Valence: Does personality influence the appraisal of emotion words in bilinguals?Presentation at International Neuropsychological Society, New Orleans, LA.
Lang M.,Torres V., Ortega, A., Ardila A., & Rosselli, M. (2016, May). Language abilities in young Spanish-English bilinguals.Presentation at Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL.
Torres V., Lang, M., Ortega, A., Rosselli M., Ardila, A. (2016, May). Habilidades lingüísticas en estudiantes bilingües español / inglés. Presentation at IX Congreso Internacional Cerebro y Mente, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
Lang, M. K., Lucette, A., & Kim, Y. (2014, April). Spirituality predicting patterns of psychological distress in colorectal cancer patients during the first year of diagnosis. Presentation at the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Philadelphia, PA (Abstract published).
Mayer R., Shami, R., Lang, M. & Kim, Y. (2014, May). Role of perceived social support in cardiovascular reactivity to laboratory-induced stress.Presentation at Zubrod Memorial Lecture and Sylvester Cancer Research Poster Session, Miami, FL.
Lang, M., Kim, Y., & Lucette A. (2014, May). Spirituality predicting patterns of psychological distress in colorectal cancer patients during the first year of diagnosis. Poster presentation at Zubrod: Sylvester Cancer Center, Miami, FL.
Ad hoc reviewer Journal Neuropsicología, Neuropsiquiatría y Neurociencia
Awards and Grants
1st place poster winner at Latinos and Alzheimer’s Disease Symposium: Understanding Risk, Prevention, and Care Strategies 2019, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Received AAIC 2019 Travel Fellowship in Los Angeles, California
1st place poster winner at the Virtual Symposium of XI Congreso Internacional Cerebro y Mente, Tijuana, México.
Supervisor of People’s Choice Winner-Undergraduate Category for the Broward Student Research Symposium at Virtual Poster presentation at 10th Annual Fall Broward Student Research Symposium.
Newell Doctoral Fellowship 2019-2020: $5000
Supervisor of FAU OURI Undergraduate Grant 2020: $1200
COVID-19 CARES Funding for 2021-2022: $15,000
Media Appearances
Web-based News and Radio
November 15, 2019. Lang, M. WLRN 91.3 FM: Miami and South Florida, featured in online local radio interview authored by Muñoz, C. “A Sparrow's Songs: College Students In Broward Show Off Their Research Projects At FAU Symposium”. https://www.wlrn.org/news/2019-11-15/a-sparrows-songs-college-students-in-broward-show-off-their-research-projects-at-fau-symposium
Memberships in Professional Societies
Society of Behavioral Medicine (Student) 2014
Association for Psychological Science (Student) 2016-2017
International Neuropsychological Society (Student) 2016-Present
National Academy of Neuropsychology (Student) 2017
Asociación Latinoamericana de Neuropsicología (Student) 2018-2021
Hispanic Neuropsychological Society 2017