Maya Misra, Ph.D.
Ph.D. (psychology), Tufts University, 2004
Assistant Professor
Contact Information
401A Ford Building
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802
814-865-0839
Fax: 814-863-3759
Courses Taught
CSD, 300 Developmental Considerations in the Assessment and Treatment of Language Disorders
CSD 497B, Language and Literacy: Development, Disorders, and Treatment
Research Interests
Behavioral and cognitive neuroscience (ERP and fMRI) investigations of the language processing system; reading development, reading skill, and reading impairment (e.g., developmental dyslexia); automatic components of lexical access; development of proficiency and cognitive control in bilinguals; bridging theory and practice in the field of reading disorders.
Member of the Center for Language Science
Recent Publications
Katzir, T., Misra, M., & Poldrack, R. A. (2005). Imaging phonology without print: Assessing the neural correlates of phonemic awareness using fMRI. NeuroImage, 27 (1), 106–115.
Holcomb, P. J., Reder, L., Misra, M., & Grainger, J. (2005). The effects of prime visibility on ERP measures of masked priming. Cognitive Brain Research, 24, 155–172.