Cognitive and Information
Sciences
University of California, Merced
Social Sciences and Management
Building
Merced, CA 95340
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California, Merced,
Cognitive and Information Sciences, Merced, CA
Honorary Senior Research Associate, University College
London, Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, London, UK
Ph.D. (2011), Experimental Psychology (Cognitive Science
Emphasis), University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
M.S. (2007), Experimental Psychology (Cognitive Science
Emphasis), University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
B.A. (2005), Psychology (Psycholinguistic Emphasis),
University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA
SBE NSF Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
(Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences), 2011-2013, $120,000
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, 2006-2009, $120,000
Duran, N. D., & Dale, R. (submitted). Perspective-taking in dialogue as self-organization under social constraints.
Dale, R., Duran, N. D., & Morehead, J.
R. (in press). Prediction during statistical learning, and
implications for the implicit/explicit divide. Advances in Cognitive
Psychology. (special issue on implicit learning)
Duran, N. D., &
Dale, R., & Kreuz, R. J. (2011). Listeners invest in an assumed otherÕs
perspective despite cognitive cost. Cognition, 121, 22-40.
Dale, R. & Duran, N. D. (2011). The cognitive dynamics of negated sentence verification. Cognitive Science, 35, 983-996.
Duran,
N. D., Dale, R., & McNamara, D. S. (2010). The action
dynamics of overcoming the truth. Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, 17, 486-491.
Myers,
J. C., McCarthy, P. M., Duran, N. D., & McNamara, D. S. (2010). The
bit in the middle: A computational analysis of the linguistic features of body
paragraphs. Behavior Research Methods.
Bellissens,
C., Jeuniaux, P., Duran, N. D., McNamara, D. S. (2010). A text
relatedness and dependency computational model: Using Latent Semantic Analysis
and Coh-Metrix to predict self-explanation quality. Studia Informatica Universalis,
8, 85-125.
McCarthy,
P. M., Hall, C., Duran N. D., Doiuchi, M., Duncan, B., Fujiwara, Y.,
& McNamara, D. S., (2009). A computational analysis of journal abstracts
written by Japanese, American, and British scientists. The ESPecialist, 30,
141-173.
Dale, R., Roche, J., & Duran,
N. D. (2008). Language is complex. International Journal of Psychology
and Psychological Therapy, 8, 351-362. (invited article)
McCarthy, P. M., Renner, A.
M. Duncan, M. G., Duran, N.
D., Lightman, E. J., & McNamara. D. S. (2008). Identifying topic
sentencehood. Behavior Research Methods, 40, 647-664.
Duran, N. D. & Dale, R. (2012).
Increased vigilance in monitoring others' mental states during deception. Proceedings
of the 34th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society.
McCarthy, P. M., Duran, N. D., & Booker, L. M.
(2012). The devil is in the details: New directions in deception analysis. In
the Proceedings of the 25th Annual Conference of the International Florida
Artificial Intelligence Research Society, Marco Island, FL. (invited
proceedings)
Duran, N. D. & Dale, R. (2011). Spatial
cognition adapts to social context. Proceedings of the 33rd Annual
Conference of the Cognitive Science Society. Boston, MA (pp. 1111-1116).
Duran, N. D. & Dale, R. (2009).
Anticipatory arm placement in the statistical learning of position sequences. Proceedings
of the 31st Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society. Amsterdam, Netherlands (pp. 893-898). Austin, TX: Cognitive
Science Society.
Duran, N.D., Crossley, S., Hall, C.,
McCarthy, P., & McNamara, D. S. (2009). Expanding a catalogue of
deceptive linguistic features with NLP technologies. In the Proceedings of
the 22nd Annual Conference of the International Florida Artificial Intelligence
Research Society, Sanibel Island, FL.
Duran, N. D., Bellissens, C., Taylor, R.
S., & McNamara, D. S. (2007). Quantifying text difficulty with automated
indices of cohesion and semantics. In D. S. McNamara and G. Trafton (Eds.),
Proceedings of the 29th annual conference of the Cognitive Science Society. Nashville, TN (pp. 233-238).
Austin, TX: Cognitive Science Society.
Bellissens, C., Jeuniaux, P., Duran, N. D., &
McNamara, D. S. (2007). Towards a textual cohesion model that predicts
self-explanation inference generation as a function of text structure and
readersÕ knowledge. In D. S. McNamara and G. Trafton (Eds.), Proceedings of the 29th Annual Conference
of the Cognitive Science Society. Nashville, TN (pp.
815-820). Austin, TX: Cognitive Science Society.
Willits, J. A., DÕMello, S. K., Duran, N. D., &
Olney, A. (2007). Distributional statistics and thematic role relationships. In
D. S. McNamara and G. Trafton (Eds.), Proceedings of the 29th Annual
Conference of the Cognitive Science Society. Nashville, TN (pp. 707-712). Austin, TX: Cognitive
Science Society.
Duran, N. D., McCarthy, P. M., Graesser, A.
C., & McNamara, D. S. (2006). Using Coh-Metrix temporal indices to predict
psychological measures of time. In R. Sun & N. Miyake (Eds.), Proceedings
of the 28th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society. Vancouver, Canada (pp.
190-195). Austin, TX: Cognitive Science Society.
Dale, R., Duran, N. D., & Roche, J. (2011).
Action dynamics in language processing. In R. K. Mishra & N. Srinivasan
(Eds.), Language-Cognition Interface: State of the Art.
Published Abstracts
Duran, N. D., Dale, R., & Kreuz, R. J. (2010). Nonlinear dynamics
of perspective taking [Abstract]. In the Proceedings of the 51st Annual
Meeting of the Psychonomic Society (p. 22). Austin, TX: Psychonomic Society
Publications.
Duran, N. D., Dale, R., & McNamara, D. S. (2008). Does the arm know
when youÕre lying? [Abstract]. In the Proceedings of the 49th Annual Meeting
of the Psychonomic Society (p. 22). Austin, TX: Psychonomic Society
Publications.
Duran, N. D., & Dale, R. (2008).
Dynamic lexical processing evident in Wiimote trajectories [Abstract]. In B. C.
Love, K. McRae, & V. M. Sloutsky (Eds.), Proceedings of the 30th Annual
Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (p. 1281). Austin, TX:
Cognitive Science Society.
Duran, N. D., & Burgess, C. (2004). Distinguishing
pour, load, and fill verbs in high-dimensional memory space [Abstract]. In
the Proceedings of the 45th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society (p.
35). Austin, TX: Psychonomic Society Publications.
Duran, N. D. & Dale, R. (2011). Creating illusory social
connectivity in Amazon Mechanical Turk. Paper presented at the Crowdsourcing
Technologies for Language and Cognition Studies Workshop (in conjunction with
the Linguistic Society of America Summer Institute). University of
Colorado, Boulder.
Duran, N. D. & Dale, R. (2011). Spatial cognition adapts
to social context. Poster presented at the 33rd Annual Conference of the
Cognitive Science Society. Boston, Massachusetts:
Cognitive Science Society.
Duran, N. D. & McCarthy, P. M. (2010). The language of
deception. Paper presented at the 23rd Annual Conference of the
International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society, Daytona
Beach, FL. [Invited Talk]
Duran, N. D. & Dale, R. (2009). Anticipatory arm
placement in the statistical learning of position sequences. Poster
presented at the 31st Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society. Amsterdam,
Netherlands: Cognitive Science Society.
Duran, N. D., Hall, C., & McCarthy, P. M. (2009). Using
statistically improbable n-gram features to reveal the thematic content of
deception. Paper presented at the 39th Annual Meeting of the
Society for Computers in Psychology, Boston, MA
Duran, N. D., Hall, C., McCarthy, P. M., & McNamara, D.
S. (2009). The linguistic correlates of conversational deception: Comparing
natural language processing technologies. Paper presented at the 22nd Annual
Conference of the International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research
Society, Sanibel Island, FL.
Duran, N. D., Dale, R., & McNamara (2008). The
continuous dynamics of false responding. Paper presented at the 38th
Annual Meeting of the Society for Computers in Psychology, Chicago, IL.
Duran, N. D., & Dale, R. (2008). Dynamic lexical
processing evident in Wiimote trajectories. Poster presented at the 30th
Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society. Washington, D. C.
Duran, N. D., Dale, R., & McNamara, D. S. (2008). Automated detection of coordination between child and
caregivers using natural language processing. Paper presented at the
18th Annual Meeting of the Society for Text and Discourse, Memphis, TN. [Recipient
of the Outstanding Student Paper Award]
Duran, N. D., Bellissens, C., Taylor, R. S., & McNamara,
D. S. (2007). Quantifying text difficulty with automated indices of cohesion
and semantics. Paper presented at the 29th Annual Conference of the
Cognitive Science Society, Nashville, TN.
Duran, N. D., McCarthy, P.M., Bellissens, C., McNamara, D.
(2007). What makes a text difficult? Paper presented at the 17th Annual
Meeting of the Society for Text and Discourse, Glasgow, Scotland.
Duran,
N. D., & Lightman, E. (2006). Are gender differences between Venusians and Martians out of this world?: A
computational approach for assessing linguistic style. Paper presented at
the Southeastern Conference on Linguistics (SECOL LXXIII), Auburn, AL.
Duran, N. D., McCarthy, P. M., Graesser, A. C., &
McNamara, D. S. (2006). Using Coh-Metrix temporal indices to predict
psychological measures of time. Paper presented at the 28th Annual
Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Duran,
N. D., & McNamara, D. S. (2006). ItÕs about time: Discriminating
differences in temporality between genres. Poster presented at the 16th
Annual Meeting of the Society for Text and Discourse, Minneapolis, MN.
Duran,
N., & Burgess, C. (2004). Distinguishing pour, load, and fill verbs in high-dimensional
memory space. Poster presented at the 45th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic
Society, Minneapolis, MN.
Duran,
N., Burgess, C., & Hatzopoulos, A. (2004). Assessing HALÕs vocabulary
intelligence. Paper presented at the 34th Annual Meeting of the Society for
Computers in Psychology, Minneapolis, MN.
Duran,
N. (2004). Mimicking human verbal intelligence: HAL and the Nelson-Denny
vocabulary test. Paper presented at the 13th Annual UCLA Undergraduate
Psychology Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
Duran,
N. (2004). An alternative to innateness: Distinguishing pour and load verbs in
high-dimensional memory space. Paper presented at the 13th Annual UCLA
Undergraduate Psychology Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
Duran, N. (2004). Inhibitions to the social self:
Perceptions of trustworthiness and social phobia. Poster presented at the
13th Annual UCLA Undergraduate Psychology Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
Duran, N. D., Dale, R., & Kreuz, R. J.
(2010). Nonlinear dynamics of perspective taking. Paper presented at the
51st Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, St. Louis, MO.
Dale, R. & Duran, N. D. (2009). Dynamical
characterization of semantic coupling in child-caregiver interaction. Paper
presented at the 15th International Conference on Perception and Action, Minneapolis,
MN.
Duran, N. D., Dale, R., & McNamara, D.
S. (2008). Does the arm know when youÕre lying? Paper presented at the 49th
Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Chicago, IL.
Hu, X., Cai, Z., Duran, N. D.,
& Olney, A. (November, 2006).
Theoretical framework of semantic spaces: More applications. Paper
presented at the 16th Annual Meeting of the Society for Text and Discourse,
Houston, Texas.
McCarthy, P., Renner, A., Duncan, M., Duran, N. D.,
& McNamara, D.S. (November, 2006). Computationally identifying topic
sentences: Comparing the Co-Reference Model to an Individual Features Model. Paper
presented at the 16th Annual Meeting of the Society for Text and Discourse,
Houston, Texas.
OÕReilly, T., Taylor, R. S., Duran, N. D., McNamara,
D.S. (2006). Beyond the science domain: The transfer of reading strategies to
non-expository texts. Paper presented at the 16th Annual Meeting
of the Society for Text and Discourse, Minneapolis, MN
Local
Presentations
Duran, N. D. (2011, April).
Lie to me: Uncovering the cognitive processes and underlying dynamics of
deception. Invited presentation at the Cognitive Science Seminar,
Memphis, Tennessee.
Morehead, R., Duran, N. D., Dale, R. (2010, May). Making manual wagers in predictive visuospatial environments. Presentation at the Institute for Intelligent Systems Student Research Conference, Memphis, Tennessee.
Duran, N. D. (2010, April). A
dynamical perspective on taking the perspective of another. Presentation at
the Experimental Psychology Brown Bag, Memphis, Tennessee.
Duran, N. D. (2007, April).
Using distributional statistics: Event-based
expectancy in syntactic processing. Presentation at the Experimental
Psychology Brown Bag, Memphis, Tennessee.
Lightman, E.,
& Duran, N. D. (2006, April). Predicting variations in gendered
speech. Poster presented at the University of Memphis Diversity Conference,
Memphis, TN.
Duran, N. D. (2006,
February). Evaluating temporal coherence. Presentation at the Experimental
Psychology Brown Bag, Memphis, Tennessee.
Graduate Student Researcher, Cognition and Integrated Action
Lab, University of Memphis (December 2006 – Present)
Supervisor: Dr. Rick Dale
Projects:
Using action dynamics to explore
language learning
Using action dynamics to explore
deceptive behavior
Coordination in human
interaction
Complex dynamical
systems in psychological research
Graduate Student Researcher, Cognitive Science and
Educational Practices Lab, University of Memphis – Institute for
Intelligent Systems (August 2005 – Present)
Supervisor: Dr. Danielle McNamara
Projects:
Applying natural language
processing to language comprehension
Applying natural language
processing to detecting deception
Intelligent
tutoring systems in educational practices
Undergraduate Student Researcher, Psycholinguistics and
Computational Cognition Lab, University of California, Riverside (July 2003
– July 2005)
Supervisor: Dr. Curt Burgess
Project:
High-dimensional semantic models
Teaching
Instructor for "Learning and Cognitive Processes"
(Undergraduate Honors), Spring 2010.
Teaching Assistant for ÒNonlinear Methods for Psychological
ScienceÓ, American Psychological Association (APA) Advanced Training Institute,
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (June 8th-12th, 2009)
Guest Lecturer in English Department graduate level courses:
Introduction to Syntax, Corpus Analysis
Outstanding Student Paper Award, Society for Text and
Discourse, 2008
Roland L. Frye Achievement Award for Outstanding Achievement
in Experimental Psychology Research, University of Memphis, Department of
Psychology, 2007-2008 (One graduate student selected each year by faculty)
Program Directors Award for Excellence, University of
Memphis, Department of Psychology, Graduate 2005-2006 (One graduate student
selected each year by faculty)
Outstanding Student for the College of Humanities, Arts, and
Social Sciences, University of California, Riverside, College of Humanities,
Arts, and Social Sciences, 2003-2004 (One graduating student is selected each
year by faculty of the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences)
Academic Program Excellence Award for Psychology, University
of California, Riverside, Department of Psychology, 2003-2004 (One graduating
student is selected each year by faculty of the Psychology Department)
President, Graduate Student Coordinating
Committee, 2009-2010 (Student Advocacy Group for 150+ Psychology Graduate
Students at the University of Memphis)
Interim President, Institute for Intelligent Systems Student
Organization, 2009-2010
Organizing Chair: Cognition and Artificial Intelligence.
Special Track for the Florida Artificial Intelligence Society (FLAIRS)
International Conference, 2010
Co-Organizing Chair: Cognition, AI, and Human Computer
Interaction. Special Track for the Florida Artificial Intelligence Society
(FLAIRS) International Conference, 2011
Experimental Program Representative, Graduate Student Coordinating Committee, 2006-2007
President, University of California-Riverside
Habitat for Humanity, 2003-2005
Reviewer
Cognitive Science
Discourse Processes
Cognitive Processing
Journal of Experimental &
Theoretical Artificial Intelligence
Advances in Cognitive Psychology
Applied Psychophysiology and
Biofeedback
Annual Meeting of the Florida
Artificial Intelligence Research Society (International)
European Cognitive Science
Conference
Annual Meeting of the Cognitive
Science Society
Annual Meeting of the Society
for Text and Discourse
Cognitive Science Society
Society for Text and Discourse
Society for Computers in
Psychology
American Psychological
Association
ÒNonlinear Methods for Psychological ScienceÓ, American
Psychological Association (APA) Advanced Training Institute, University of
Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (June 9th-13th, 2008).
Dynamical and
Nonlinear Analysis of Communication and Problem Solving Training Seminar,
University of Radbaud, Nijmegen, Netherlands (January 12th-14th, 2008).
Formal Languages: Python, R,
Flash (ActionScript), some Awk
Math Packages: MATLAB, R, SPSS,
|Stat, some SAS, some Weka
Operating Systems: Mac, Unix,
Windows