Spencer Kelly

My lab at Colgate explores why and how people use their bodies when they speak, think and learn.

[Spencer Kelly @sdk_lab]

👉 New paper in Brain and Language: self-oriented pointing and labeling shapes visual processing in non-additive ways (ERP evidence). Inspired by Japanese shisa kankō (“point-and-call”). @GestureSociety Free-access link: https://t.co/ka1fson0um

[Spencer Kelly @sdk_lab]

In an era of AI translation, why bother learning another language? We explore that question in Colgate’s Research Magazine: @colgateuniv https://t.co/0nA5WST4hb

[Spencer Kelly @sdk_lab]

👉 Job Alert: We're hiring a Lab Manager for the Brain Recording & Cognitive Science Lab at @colgateuniv! Great opportunity for recent grads looking for research experience before grad school. Know someone? Please share! https://t.co/D7JdLesa9C

[Spencer Kelly @sdk_lab]

@LinBian_ @ahbailey04 @PNASNews @yihanqian001 @UChicago @UChicagoSSD @UChicagoNews I 'm going to share this paper with my senior thesis student who is interested in the function of metaphoric gestures when talking about neurodiversity. I'm really happy that April drew my attention to it! Hope we get s chance to meet some time.

[Spencer Kelly @sdk_lab]

@ahbailey04 @LinBian_ @PNASNews @yihanqian001 @UChicago @UChicagoSSD @UChicagoNews Thanks, April. Nice study! It's exciting to see more work investigating the emotional function of co-speech gesture. @LinBian_, did you submit your work to https://t.co/5eLARNUg4X

[Spencer Kelly @sdk_lab]

Do gestures change the meaning of speech? (8 second mark) https://t.co/NV9rsLFWyG

[Spencer Kelly @sdk_lab]

👉 Colgate University is hiring for a tenure-track position in cognitive science/neuroscience—perfect for those passionate about both research and teaching. Apply here: https://t.co/VndGK3iBEf

[Spencer Kelly @sdk_lab]

@ahbailey04 @colgateuniv @cogsci_soc Inside joke!

[Spencer Kelly @sdk_lab]

👉 @colgateuniv is hiring for a tenure-stream position in (human) cognitive psychology. If you know of candidates who care equally about research and teaching, please encourage them to apply by October 13. https://t.co/Bu07ZiOUj6 #AcademicJobs #HigherEdJobs @cogsci_soc

[Spencer Kelly @sdk_lab]

I confess, I sort of like an earnest #ZoomWave. @GestureSociety: Does anyone have any non-anecdotal data on how its prevalence changed during and since COVID? 👋

[The Atlantic @TheAtlantic]

Zoom makes us all awkward—and that collective humiliation affirms our humanity, @fhill_official writes: https://t.co/hNPm50Faw7

[The LAB Lab 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @thelablab]

This may be first direct test that 🙌 & 🗣️ movements can be rapidly and stably linked in motor memory. Result have implications for evolutionary ties between hands & mouths, co-speech gesture facilitation of communication, & contextual based motor learning. + Nice figures. 🥳🍾

[Spencer Kelly @sdk_lab]

@jmsdewit @JohnHMcWhorter @colgateuniv Nice to hear from you, Jan. It's hard to believe that your doctoral defense was just last year. I hope you are enjoying life as a new assistant professor. Maybe I'll see you the next time I'm in the Netherlands.

[Spencer Kelly @sdk_lab]

Academic freedom and free expression can thrive through care and understanding on campus. A heartfelt thank you to @JohnHMcWhorter for working with us to make this visit to @colgateuniv a big success. #AcademicFreedom #HigherEducation

[Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered]

Opinion | Preparing the Campus for a Controversial Speaker: Spencer D. Kelly and Yukari Hirata offer a case study for how they worked to build receptivity among students, faculty and staff to a controversial invited speaker. #HigherEd https://t.co/hcHEkOkvb9

[Spencer Kelly @sdk_lab]

@IILearning @abenitezburraco Glad you find it useful! Feel free to contact me or @QuangAnhTranNgo with any questions or comments.

[Spencer Kelly @sdk_lab]

🙏I know that other @GestureSociety researchers are interested in bridging emotion and cognition, so I'm excited to see where this goes!

[A.Benítez-Burraco @abenitezburraco]

Exploring the emotional functions of co-speech hand gesture in language and communication
https://t.co/TAUAJB6f4F

[Spencer Kelly @sdk_lab]

Nice write up of some interesting work on language and social categories by @ahbailey04. I feel luck to have worked with April on her senior thesis at @colgateuniv!

Language of the Common Man | Colgate Magazine https://t.co/e1JF2BC6eH

[Spencer Kelly @sdk_lab]

👋! @colgateuniv's Brain Recording & Cognitive Science Lab is hiring a Lab Manager. Past RAs have gone on to PhD programs, so if you any know undergrads on that track, send them our way. @GestureSociety @jneurolang @VSSMtg @CogCompNeuro @cogsci_soc https://t.co/RtWWl1D9Jg

[Spencer Kelly @sdk_lab]

@ShinerRebecca Thanks, Rebecca!

[Spencer Kelly @sdk_lab]

I just want to thank my Board for all their hard work these past years! ISGS is such a great society because our members care so much.

[ISGS @GestureSociety]

We also thank retiring board members @MorgensternAli1 @sdk_lab @GoksunTilbe @sotarokita @kensycoop and welcome the new board! @lizmwakefield @NaomiSweller @ortega_ger #mariannegullberg #isgs9

[Spencer Kelly @sdk_lab]

@ozyurek_a @sotarokita @GestureSociety SGM + DM!