Karen Li

Dr. Karen Li is an Adjunct Professor at the School of Psychology, University of Queensland, with research interests spanning Psychology, Adolescent Development, Substance Abuse, Linguistics, and Cognitive Linguistics. Her work bridges interdisciplinary domains, including metaphor theory, construction grammar, and cross-cultural studies.

• Interdisciplinary Research: Combines psychological and linguistic methodologies to analyze adolescent behavior and figurative language.
• Key Themes: Metaphor in cultural contexts, semantic constructions, and language acquisition.
• Email: k.li@uq.edu.au

Research Trends: Recent publications focus on metaphor in gaming, semantic framing, and cross-linguistic analysis. Earlier work addresses adolescent alcohol use and clinical practices. Her articles explore conceptual metaphor, construction grammar, and agency in art descriptions.

Academic Contributions: She integrates cognitive linguistics with social sciences, examining how metaphoric language influences cultural perceptions, legal discourse, and digital media. Her methodology spans corpus analysis, discourse studies, and experimental psychology.