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Rob Voigt is an Assistant Professor of Linguistics and Courtesy Professor of Computer Science at Northwestern University, directing the Linguistic Mechanisms Lab. He holds affiliations with the Institute for Policy Research and Cognitive Science Program. His research focuses on computational linguistics applied to social issues like policing, mental health, and immigration, using NLP methods to analyze body camera footage, historical texts, and social media discourse.
Education includes a PhD in Linguistics (Stanford, 2019) with a dissertation on police-community interaction, an MA in East Asian Studies (Stanford, 2013), and a BA in Chinese from Vassar College (2008). He has received prestigious awards including the Cozzarelli Prize (2017) and Cialdini Prize (2018).
Recent projects include multimodal policing analysis, cross-lingual NLP models (GreenPLM), and computational studies of French rap lyrics. He leads grants totaling $4.4M, including NIH-funded studies on psychosis indicators and language in autism. Teaching includes courses on computational linguistics and text processing for linguists.
His lab explores intersections of language, technology, and social justice, with over 40 publications. Collaborations span social sciences, computer science, and public policy. He maintains a music career under 'facsimiles' and created the board game 'Who Got It?!'.
