Eva Wittenberg

Eva Wittenberg is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Linguistics within the Division of Social Sciences at the University of California San Diego (UCSD), where she directs the Language Comprehension Lab (LCL). In October 2021, she will join the Cognitive Science Department at Central European University in Vienna, Austria, to establish a new Language Comprehension Lab there.

Her research lies at the intersection of linguistic theory and psycholinguistics, aiming to understand the cognitive architecture of language through experimental data from diverse languages and varieties. She is particularly interested in how language comprehension informs models of linguistic structure and processing in the brain.

Eva's work emphasizes methodological innovation, including the development of new paradigms and research instruments to advance psycholinguistic inquiry. While no specific publications are listed, her research agenda suggests a strong focus on experimental design, cross-linguistic variation, and cognitive modeling of language use.

She has been recognized through her leadership of an active research lab and her upcoming faculty appointment at a leading international institution. Her transition to Central European University highlights her growing influence in cognitive science and interdisciplinary language research.

In terms of academic advising and research support, she plans to recruit Ph.D. students and postdoctoral researchers for her new lab in Vienna, indicating an ongoing commitment to mentorship and collaborative science. She has previously worked with prominent scholars including Roger Levy, Victor Ferreira, Heike Wiese, Ray Jackendoff, Gina Kuperberg, and Jesse Snedeker.

Eva Wittenberg leads the Language Comprehension Lab at UCSD, which is involved in experimental research on language processing. She is in the process of establishing a sister lab at Central European University in Vienna, focusing on similar themes of language comprehension and cognitive architecture.