Ruth Keßler

Ruth Keßler is a Research Associate at the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Science, University of Tuebingen, associated with the Collaborative Research Center (SFB 833) on 'Meaning Constitution: The Dynamics and Adaptivity of Linguistic Structures.' Her work focuses on developmental psycholinguistics, particularly first language acquisition and the comprehension of non-literal language in children and adults.

Education:

• Bachelor of Science in Psychology, University of Ulm (2010-2013)
• Master of Science in Developmental Psychology, Maastricht University (2013-2014)

Research Interests:

• First Language Acquisition
• Processing of Non-Literal Language (Idioms)
• Developmental Aspects of Theory of Mind
• Eye-tracking and ERP Methodologies in Psycholinguistics

Publication Trends: Her research primarily investigates idiom comprehension across developmental stages using electrophysiological and eye-tracking methods. Key themes include semantic activation, literal vs. figurative processing, and cross-linguistic comparisons in L1 and L2 learners.

Workshops & Conferences:

• Summer School on Statistical Methods for Linguistics and Psychology (2020)
• Psycholinguistic and Computational Perspectives on Non-Compositional Meaning (2018)
• Current Trends in Figurative Language Research (2016)
• Eye-tracking Workshop (2015)

Teaching: She has conducted bachelor's and master's colloquiums, research projects, and seminars on Theory of Mind at the University of Tuebingen since 2015.