University of Minnesota & Partners · Est. 2022
Where
language
meets mind.
TextGroup is an interdisciplinary reading group at the intersection of psycholinguistics, cognitive science, NLP, and educational psychology. We meet biweekly to share and discuss work in progress.
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Members
Dongyeop Kang
University of Minnesota – CS & Engineering
Builds human-centric NLP systems through cognitively-aligned models and interactive AI that supports reading, writing, and reasoning.
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Varun Athilat
University of Minnesota – Educational Psychology
Studies the interplay between text and emotion — how language shapes how we feel, and how feelings shape how we read.
Sashank Varma
Georgia Tech – School of Interactive Computing
Cognitive scientist investigating the alignment between how humans and LLMs understand language and perform cognitive tasks.
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Evelyn Milburn
North Dakota State University – Psychology
Investigates how we use knowledge beyond words to flexibly comprehend figurative language, language learning, and cognitive aging.
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Contact & Join
TextGroup welcomes researchers at all career stages whose work touches on language, text, and cognition. Whether you study reading, NLP, psycholinguistics, or learning, there is likely a connection to be made.
To present your work, attend a session, or join our mailing list, reach out to the organizers below. Early-stage and in-progress work is especially encouraged.