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Brooke Lea serves as the DeWitt Wallace Professor of Psychology at Macalester College and directs the Cognitive Science Concentration. His research investigates higher-order cognitive processes through experimental analysis of language comprehension, reasoning mechanisms, and poetic cognition within the Department of Psychology.
Education
- BA: Haverford College
- PhD: New York University
Professor Lea's cognitive research program centers on discourse comprehension models, logical reasoning frameworks, and the cultural dimensions of cognition. His innovative work on poetry processing examines how rhyme, alliteration, and resonance operate in literary comprehension, bridging cognitive science with humanities scholarship. Current investigations explore magnitude representation in graded words and spatial gradient effects, revealing fundamental mechanisms of conceptual processing.
Recent publications demonstrate consistent evolution from foundational reasoning studies toward integrated analyses of artistic cognition. His work increasingly examines cultural and poetic structures through experimental paradigms, maintaining focus on memory-reasoning interactions while expanding into aesthetic cognition domains. This trajectory reflects growing interdisciplinary connections between cognitive psychology and literary studies.
Honors and Service
- DeWitt Wallace Professorship
- Editorial Board, Psychological Bulletin
Professor Lea actively mentors undergraduate researchers at Macalester, with students frequently appearing as co-authors on publications. His iLab research group provides hands-on cognitive experimentation experience, focusing on discourse processing and poetic cognition. While specific grant histories aren't detailed, his sustained publication record across decades indicates consistent research funding support for undergraduate-involved projects.
The iLab at Macalester College serves as the operational hub for Professor Lea's research program, facilitating collaboration between students and faculty on experimental studies of language comprehension, reasoning processes, and poetry cognition within the Olin-Rice Science Center infrastructure.
