Kate Blackburn, Ph.D.

This semester my RA’s and I are reading Aroused, by Dr. Randi Hutter Epstein. The book is one that takes the reader on…

The sight of Texas bluebonnets sweeping over the soft hill country at sunset is something most would agree is breathtaking. Ever wonder why…

Not as tragic as Shakespeare, but the song still has something that pulls at the heart strings. 

This month my research assistants traveled to Portland, Oregon to present on some of our language research at SPSP2019. Below is a photo…

A recent study suggests that when our favorite sports team loses a big game we tend to eat more in the following days….

With Thanksgiving weeks behind us, we are bombarded with Holiday lights, music, and cheer. And, some people even started prepping a few weeks…

After a couple of cloudy days in Texas I was excited to see the sunshine. I went outside for a few minutes and…

This month I am headed to Salt Lake City, Utah for the NCA 104th Annual Convention: Communication at Play. I’ll be giving talks…

Ever had to wait a couple of days to find out something important? It can be gut wrenching. To find out what may…

If someone asked you to look at two words and identify which one was from a robot and which one was from a…