Research Focus
My research focuses on the interaction of biological and environmental constraints in the evolution, acquisition and processing of language. I employ a variety of methodologies, including computational modeling, corpus analyses, statistical learning, psycholinguistic experiments, and neuroimaging.
Current projects include:
- The role of chunking in memory, language, and statistical learning
- The role of multiword chunks as building blocks for first and second language learning
- The difficulty of learning and using Danish as a first language
- Individual differences in language, statistical learning, and reading
- Multiple-cue integration in language acquisition
- Computational and experimental approaches to the cultural evolution of language
In the news
- ChatGPT and humanities forum is March 24
- Christiansen elected to Royal Norwegian Society
- AI is changing scientists’ understanding of language learning
- Conference considers the Art & Science of Thinking Oct. 21-22
- The Spontaneous Origins of Language
- Why language is like charades – and could save us from AI
- Psychology professor elected to Denmark’s Royal Academy
- Danish children struggle to learn their vowel-filled language – and this changes how adult Danes interact
- $2M in New Frontier Grants boost high-impact A&S research
- Grants advance social sciences research, collaboration
- Study finds hidden emotions in the sound of words
- Ape communication explored at Cornell event
- Simpler grammar, larger vocabulary: a linguistic paradox explained
- Workshop explores ape and human communication
- Workshop takes transdisciplinary approach to great ape communication
- Christiansen elected fellow of Cognitive Science Society
- Cognitive scientist calls for integration in language sciences
- Creating Language
- Memory limits give rise to open-ended language abilities
PSYCH Courses - Spring 2025
- PSYCH 2150 : Psychology of Language
- PSYCH 4700 : Undergraduate Research in Psychology
- PSYCH 4710 : Advanced Undergraduate Research in Psychology
- PSYCH 7100 : Research in Human Experimental Psychology
HD Courses - Spring 2025
PSYCH Courses - Fall 2025
- PSYCH 4700 : Undergraduate Research in Psychology
- PSYCH 4710 : Advanced Undergraduate Research in Psychology