research
Our interdisciplinary approach to language, mind, and society.
Current Project
At this stage, our primary focus is on conducting in-depth literature reviews to better understand how language and empathy intersect within psychology. By examining existing research on bilingualism, empathy, identity, and psychometrics, we aim to identify gaps that warrant further exploration.
Alongside this, we engage with the community through workshops to better understand lived experiences and refine our research questions. These insights help ensure that our work remains both grounded and responsive.
This foundation will guide the development of future tools and assessments, with an emphasis on scientific rigor and meaningful differentiation from existing approaches.
Our Key Research Themes
FEATURED WORK
The Complexity of Capturing Empathy: Insights from an Exploratory Scale
More Experience, More Deliberation? Rethinking the role of reading experience in semantic plausibility
Beyond Romanticized Ideals of Quadriplegia in Me Before You
SELECT READINGS
Explores how second language socialization may result in the conceptual restructuring of emotion categories.
Examines the effects of culture, language difference and personality on transition as a mobile child.
Highlights the need for specialized intervention and diagnostic care for patients, as one-size-fits-all is outdated for the purpose of psychiatric patients. Sure, RCT and meta-analyses have value for certain types of treatment, but not for the prediction of the propensity for developing mental disorders and potentially preventable poor outcomes.
Current Work
We’re actively working on a synthesis of existing research exploring how language influences emotional perception and identity formation.
Future Directions
We’re working towards a workshop series for a community-informed insight, ultimately towards our goal of establishing LinguaPulse, our proposed psychometric instrument.