Adrian Staub is a Professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He directs the UMass Eyetracking Laboratory and focuses on psycholinguistics, particularly the cognitive processes underlying language comprehension and production. His work frequently employs eye-tracking methodologies to investigate syntactic parsing, word recognition, and predictability effects in reading. PhD in Psychological and Brain Sciences (2008), University of Massachusetts Amherst Research Interests Staub's research spans psycholinguistic theory, eye movement analysis during reading, and methodological issues in psychological science. He studies how readers process syntactic structures, recognize words, and integrate predictability information. His recent work includes investigations of function word errors in reading, statistical power in language research, and the theoretical foundations of the replication crisis in psychology. Recent Publications His publications examine phenomena such as the 'Sentence Superiority Effect,' the effects of predictability on lexical processing, and methodological challenges in eye-tracking research. These studies span diverse topics including cross-linguistic comparisons (e.g., Italian, French, Chinese), computational modeling of reading processes, and theoretical debates in psycholinguistics. Academic Roles Since January 2023, Staub has served as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Memory and Language . He has also acted as guest editor for a special issue on eye movements in reading at 50. His teaching includes graduate seminars on the replication crisis and undergraduate courses on the psychology of reading. International Collaborations Staub has held visiting appointments at institutions including the Labex EFL Project in Paris, the University of Salzburg, and the University of Milan-Bicocca. These roles reflect his engagement in international research networks focused on reading cognition and eye-tracking methodologies.
