Professor of Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience

Research Interests

My research interests lie in the intersection of language and social cognition. I started my PhD with a very interesting study on how humor is perceived depending on the gender of the humorous person. Then, most of my research has been focused on how reading and writing direction in a language (i.e.,  from left to right in English vs. from right to left in Farsi) can influence an individual’s cognition. Now, I am in my fifth year and working on the fascinating topic of Implicit causality- a phenomenon that has both linguistic and social aspects. More specifically, I am studying the roles of perceived gender and race/ethnicity on implicit attributions of causality in interpersonal interactions. Of course, I save some time for my favorite hobby, which is professional and creative sewing. 

I am currently the first year PhD student from Taiwan. In my undergraduate and master years, I have been working on projects about Chinese character recognition, dyslexia in elementary school students and fNIRS. The topic of my master thesis is about insight problem. Prior experience leads me to curious about how people process higher order language and neuromechanism behind all these ability. The recent project that I am currently working on is about the process of informal fallacy. 

I’m a first year graduate student starting in Fall 2022. I’m interested in memory and executive function research and how these both impact each other and are impacted by individual differences such as gender, ADHD, introversion, etc. Additionally, I’m interested in research about misinformation and pseudoscience, how they “work”, and the kinds of people who are most susceptible to believing in them. I know Spanish and have a Puerto Rican background. In my freetime I love petting my silly dog and doodling. 

My name is Evangeline Kravaris. I am a senior undergraduate in psychology at Texas A&M University. I am originally from Greece, and I have lived 6 years in Texas so far. I am a fluent bilingual, speaking both English and Greek. 

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