Steven Luke

Steven Luke is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology within the College of Life Sciences at Brigham Young University. His research focuses on reading and language comprehension, utilizing eye-tracking, MRI, and EEG technologies to study cognitive processes across diverse populations including children, second language learners, and clinical groups.

Dr. Luke's research interests encompass reading, language development, word and sentence comprehension, scene perception, and visual search. He investigates how visual and linguistic information is integrated during reading, and how this process varies across individuals and populations. His work often employs eye-tracking as a primary methodology, but also incorporates neuroimaging to uncover the neural underpinnings of these cognitive activities.

His recent publications (2019-2024) reveal a strong emphasis on reading disorders (particularly dyslexia), second language acquisition, and the role of social factors in physiological stress responses. Methodologically, his work bridges cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and clinical applications through the use of eye-tracking and neuroimaging.

He directs the Eye Tracking Lab at BYU, which serves as a hub for innovative research on eye movements in cognitive tasks.