Psychology

Vivian Ta-Johnson

Vivian Ta

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Psychology

Specialization

Experimental Psychology
Natural Language Processing
Quantitative Text Analysis
Psychology of Language
Dyadic Data Analysis
Research Methods and Statistics
Social Psychology

Research Interests

I use natural language processing techniques to investigate psychological processes such as equitable outcomes in negotiations, adaptive decision-making in police officers, persuasion, the development of mutual understanding in initial interactions, and others. More information about the research conducted in my lab (Technology, Relationships, and Language Lab) can be found at www.vivianpta.com

Education

PhD, Experimental Psychology, University of Texas at Arlington
MS, Experimental Psychology, University of Texas at Arlington