Trevor D'Arcey

Trevor D'Arcey is a User Experience Researcher with over a decade of interdisciplinary expertise in mixed methods research. He is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Cruz, where he collaborates with Prof. Jean E. Fox Tree in the Spontaneous Communication Lab. His work emphasizes cross-functional research programs that align teams toward impactful product development.

• Research Focus: Cognitive psychology, communication, and psycholinguistics
• Key Themes: Sarcasm, conversational dynamics, and embodied cognition

His academic contributions span diverse fields, including:

• Sarcasm production and identification in spontaneous conversation
• Reciprocity in conversational dynamics
• Embodied cognition through speculative artifacts