Lin Chen: Focusing on the Cognitive Processes Underlying Reading Comprehension to Enhance Language Education

Lin Chen earned her Ph.D. in Psychology from South China Normal University and most recently served as a research associate at the Learning Research and Development Center at the University of Pittsburgh.

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Before moving to the United States, I held a faculty position at Sun Yat-sen University, China. My research broadly focuses on the cognitive processes underlying reading comprehension, which I investigate using EEG, eye tracking, behavioral measures, and computational methods. The goal of my research is to enhance language education for both first and second language learners by gaining a better understanding of the cognitive processes contributing to language comprehension and the causes of reading difficulty.