I believe in and wholeheartedly embrace inclusion and diversity. Within my research group, it is my top priority to make sure everyone is welcomed, valued, and provided with opportunities to grow. 

Students who work with me come from East Asian Languages and Cultures (EALC), Linguistics, Second Language Studies, Psychology, and Cognitive Science. If you plan to focus on experimental Chinese linguistics, consider applying to the PhD in Chinese within EALC and indicate that you are interested in studying under my direction. If you are interested in sentence processing and psycholinguistics within cognitive science, general linguistics or computational linguistics, you can apply to the PhD Program in Cognitive Science or the Department of Linguistics and indicate that you wish to work with me. I also welcome students from any other academic backgrounds to reach out to me if you are interested in how language interfaces with the discipline you take interest in.

Within the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures (EALC) at Indiana University, we welcome PhD students (https://ealc.indiana.edu/graduate/phd.html) who have background in linguistics, cognitive sciences, psychology, or East Asian studies,  and are interested in using experimental and corpus methods to study the psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics, and the acquisition of East Asian languages. EALC houses two experimental linguistics labs: the Language and Cognition Lab (https://lacl.sitehost.iu.edu) and the Asia-Pacific Language Experimentation Lab (https://nozomitanaka.com/aplelab/).  Students have access to an Eyelink eye-tracker and an EEG lab, in addition to other computation equipment for behavioral measures. 

Graduate students in EALC build their academic foundation through courses offered in EALC, General/Computational Linguistics, Psychology, Cognitive Science, and Second Language Studies at Indiana University. Admitted students will join the vibrant community of language scientists at Indiana University, made of faculty and students from various departments on campus. Interested applicants should contact Prof. Charles Lin (chiclin@indiana.edu) and Prof. Nozomi Tanaka (tanakan@indiana.edu) for further information.

The deadline for both domestic and international applications is December 15, 2023. The GRE requirement may be waived due to covid. Admission information: https://ealc.indiana.edu/graduate/admissions/index.html

Funding

We offer competitive five-year funding packages, which include two years of PhD fellowships and three years of assistantships. These packages are awarded to the top PhD applicants on a competitive basis. The funding typically includes tuition remissions, a monthly stipend, and health insurance. Students receive additional academic training through being Associate Instructors of Chinese/Japanese language courses or content courses. The Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies also provides funding opportunities to domestic students through the Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships (https://hls.indiana.edu/academics/scholarships/flas.html).