Nathalie Huet

Nathalie Huet is a Professor of Cognitive Psychology at the CLLE Laboratory (Cognition, Languages, Languages and Ergonomics), UMR 5263-CNRS, University of Toulouse Jean Jaurès. She serves as Director of the Department of Cognitive Psychology and Ergonomics within the Faculty of Psychology and holds leadership roles as Co-Scientific Manager of the CLLE Language and Cognitive Processes team and Co-Facilitator of the Education-Learning theme at CLLE.

Her research centers on self-regulated learning models, examining relationships between cognitive, metacognitive, motivational variables and emotions in traditional and digital learning environments. She investigates virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality applications (including Hololens 2) in academic and professional learning contexts, with emphasis on healthcare training for nurses and surgeons. Additional research strands include the use of AI aids like ChatGPT in learning processes and memory optimization factors related to language learning from an embodied cognition perspective.

Analysis of her recent publications reveals a strong focus on embodied learning approaches in language education and memory research. Her work on embodied phonology methods for middle school English learners demonstrates significant impacts on pronunciation training and language acquisition. The PAC-PICL project represents a major contribution to embodied language teaching methodology, while her investigations into the "midscale disagreement problem" in psycholinguistic ratings have important methodological implications for cognitive science research.

Professor Huet has supervised numerous doctoral students whose research aligns with her interests in self-regulated learning, embodied cognition, and educational technology. Her advisees have explored topics ranging from epistemic emotions in surgical training to cognitive investigations of pedagogical innovations and embodied approaches to language acquisition. She has secured various funding sources for these projects, including CIFRE partnerships with organizations like AFPA and SIMFORHEALTH.

As Co-Scientific Manager of the Language and Cognitive Processes team at CLLE, Professor Huet leads interdisciplinary research that bridges cognitive psychology, linguistics, and educational technology. Her leadership in the CLLE Laboratory has fostered collaborations between psychologists, linguists, and ergonomists, creating a research environment focused on understanding human cognition in real-world educational contexts.