Alexia Galati

Dr. Alexia Galati is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychological Science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, leading the Cognition in Interaction Lab. Her research focuses on situated cognition, particularly how perspective-taking unfolds in social and environmental contexts. Key areas include language use, multimodal communication, spatial cognition, and health psychology applications.

Education:

• B.A. Honors in Psychology, Stanford University
• M.A. in Social Sciences, University of Chicago
• Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology, Stony Brook University
• Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Cyprus’s Experimental Psychology Lab
• Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow at UC Merced (2016-2018)

Research interests emphasize how individuals adapt linguistic/non-linguistic behavior to coordinate with conversational partners, leveraging grants like NSF’s Perception, Action, and Cognition program. Current work explores interpersonal coordination in collaborative tasks and health-related perspective-taking.

Teaching includes courses on cognitive processes, language psychology, and research methods. Grants supported by NSF and EU’s Marie Curie program highlight interdisciplinary focus. No listed formal awards, though her Marie Curie fellowship and NSF grant indicate recognition.

Labs/Teams: Directs Cognition in Interaction Lab, collaborates with UCLA’s Co-Mind Lab and University of Cyprus teams on spatial cognition projects.