Anna Pot

Anna Pot is a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Department of Psychology at Stanford University, specializing in Affective Science. Her research focuses on the intersection of language, aging, and cognitive processes, particularly in multilingual/migrant populations. Key areas include language barriers affecting elderly migrants, cognitive effects of bilingualism in aging adults, and the role of language use in promoting wellbeing.

Research interests emphasize sociolinguistic factors impacting health outcomes, intergenerational communication challenges, and neurocognitive aspects of language proficiency. She investigates how multilingualism influences cognitive reserve and how language policies can support aging populations.

Her work has explored topics such as phonetic convergence in interactions, alcohol's impact on language production, and diagnostic tools for academic literacy. This spans both theoretical contributions (e.g., cognitive models of bilingual aging) and applied solutions (e.g., language awareness programs for migrant communities).