Current Graduate and Undergraduate Staff
Our current graduate and undergraduate staff is comprised of students from multiple disciplines. Political science, psychology, foreign language, electrical engineering, and more are represented in our staff.
Mae-Lynn Germany
Graduate Research Assistant
Doctoral Student, Counseling Psychology
The Institute for Intelligent Systems
The University of Memphis
mlgerman@memphis.edu
Mae-Lynn Germany is currently pursuing her PhD in Counseling Psychology in the Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Research at the University of Memphis. She recently received her Master’s of Science degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling in Spring 2015. Mae-Lynn is a graduate research assistant with the Institute for Intelligent Systems (IIS) under mentorship of Dr. Leah Windsor in the Minerva Language Across Cultures lab. Mae-Lynn has worked in the IIS for the past several years on intelligent tutoring systems (i.e. Operation ARA! & Autotutor Lite). Mae-Lynn’s research interest center around bridging her experience in cognitive science to clinical research and practice. Her interest vary across a broad range of topics including: personal meaning and constructions of sexuality, grief and loss in death and uncommon losses, assessment in counseling, threat detection, and the use automated linguistic analysis tools (i.e. LIWC and Coh-Metrix) for political, cognitive, and counseling research.
Graduate Research Assistant
Doctoral Student, Counseling Psychology
The Institute for Intelligent Systems
The University of Memphis
mlgerman@memphis.edu
Mae-Lynn Germany is currently pursuing her PhD in Counseling Psychology in the Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Research at the University of Memphis. She recently received her Master’s of Science degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling in Spring 2015. Mae-Lynn is a graduate research assistant with the Institute for Intelligent Systems (IIS) under mentorship of Dr. Leah Windsor in the Minerva Language Across Cultures lab. Mae-Lynn has worked in the IIS for the past several years on intelligent tutoring systems (i.e. Operation ARA! & Autotutor Lite). Mae-Lynn’s research interest center around bridging her experience in cognitive science to clinical research and practice. Her interest vary across a broad range of topics including: personal meaning and constructions of sexuality, grief and loss in death and uncommon losses, assessment in counseling, threat detection, and the use automated linguistic analysis tools (i.e. LIWC and Coh-Metrix) for political, cognitive, and counseling research.
Danielle Clewley
Graduate Research Assistant
Doctoral Student, Cognitive Psychology
The Institute for Intelligent Systems
The University of Memphis
Psychology Building, 202
dnclwley@memphis.edu
Danielle is a psychology Masters student at the Institute for Intelligent Systems in the University of Memphis. She works with Dr. Arthur Graesser in the Center for the Study of Adult Literacy lab and the Internship-inator lab. She also works in the Languages Across Cultures lab led by Dr. Leah Windsor. Her primary interests are in cognitive psychology, Collaborative Problem Solving, Conversational Agents, Educational Games, STEM Education, Humor and Learning, Learning Sciences, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, and Discourse Processes.
Graduate Research Assistant
Doctoral Student, Cognitive Psychology
The Institute for Intelligent Systems
The University of Memphis
Psychology Building, 202
dnclwley@memphis.edu
Danielle is a psychology Masters student at the Institute for Intelligent Systems in the University of Memphis. She works with Dr. Arthur Graesser in the Center for the Study of Adult Literacy lab and the Internship-inator lab. She also works in the Languages Across Cultures lab led by Dr. Leah Windsor. Her primary interests are in cognitive psychology, Collaborative Problem Solving, Conversational Agents, Educational Games, STEM Education, Humor and Learning, Learning Sciences, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, and Discourse Processes.
Grayson Cupit
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Electrical and Computer Engineering
The Institute for Intelligent Systems
The University of Memphis
jgcupit@memphis.edu
Grayson Cupit is student at the University of Memphis. Grayson is currently pursuing bachelor degrees in computer engineering and electrical engineering. Current interests include systems theory, applied machine learning, linguistics, data mining and visualization, and, generally, the novel application of computational techniques to various disciplines. Within the Institute of Intelligent Systems, Grayson is an undergraduate research assistant in the Language Across Cultures lab led by Dr. Leah Windsor.
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Electrical and Computer Engineering
The Institute for Intelligent Systems
The University of Memphis
jgcupit@memphis.edu
Grayson Cupit is student at the University of Memphis. Grayson is currently pursuing bachelor degrees in computer engineering and electrical engineering. Current interests include systems theory, applied machine learning, linguistics, data mining and visualization, and, generally, the novel application of computational techniques to various disciplines. Within the Institute of Intelligent Systems, Grayson is an undergraduate research assistant in the Language Across Cultures lab led by Dr. Leah Windsor.
Andrew Tackett
Masters Student, Computer Science
The Institute for Intelligent Systems
The University of Memphis
ctckett1@memphis.edu
Andrew is a Senior Research Software Developer with the Institute for Intelligent Systems at the University of Memphis as well as a graduate student in the department of Computer Science. He is currently pursuing a Masters of Science in Computer Science and received a Bachelors of Science in Computer Engineering from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. His interests lie in Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, and Dialog Systems.
Masters Student, Computer Science
The Institute for Intelligent Systems
The University of Memphis
ctckett1@memphis.edu
Andrew is a Senior Research Software Developer with the Institute for Intelligent Systems at the University of Memphis as well as a graduate student in the department of Computer Science. He is currently pursuing a Masters of Science in Computer Science and received a Bachelors of Science in Computer Engineering from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. His interests lie in Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, and Dialog Systems.
Paula Alexejew
Undergraduate Research Assistant
paulaalexejew@gmail.com
Paula is currently a Junior at the University of Memphis for her bachelors degree. Triple major in Political Science, International Studies, & Foreign Language. She is very interested in major political, economic, social, and cultural issues. She also has a great interest in learning languages. She speaks Spanish, English, Korean, and is currently learning German and Russian. Former employee for the International Studies department.
Undergraduate Research Assistant
paulaalexejew@gmail.com
Paula is currently a Junior at the University of Memphis for her bachelors degree. Triple major in Political Science, International Studies, & Foreign Language. She is very interested in major political, economic, social, and cultural issues. She also has a great interest in learning languages. She speaks Spanish, English, Korean, and is currently learning German and Russian. Former employee for the International Studies department.
Caleb Carter
Undergraduate Research Assistant
calebcarter117@gmail.com
Caleb is a 3rd year undergraduate student at the University of Memphis, with majors in International Studies, History, Political Science, and Anthropology. I plan attending graduate school after finishing my undergraduate degree, and then go on to get a doctorate. My interest are how languages, cultures, and institutions evolve over time.
Undergraduate Research Assistant
calebcarter117@gmail.com
Caleb is a 3rd year undergraduate student at the University of Memphis, with majors in International Studies, History, Political Science, and Anthropology. I plan attending graduate school after finishing my undergraduate degree, and then go on to get a doctorate. My interest are how languages, cultures, and institutions evolve over time.
William Britton
Undergraduate Research Assistant
wjbritton5@gmail.com
William is an undergraduate student at The University of Memphis with majors in Cognitive Science, Computer Science, and Japanese. He has worked for several terms in both the Language and Behavior lab and the Knowledge Acquisition lab in the psychology department. He is currently working on the LAC team as well as on his thesis on sentential negation differences between Japanese and English. William spent a year studying in Japan at Nagoya Gakuin University. After graduation, he plans to attend graduate school in cognitive science.
Undergraduate Research Assistant
wjbritton5@gmail.com
William is an undergraduate student at The University of Memphis with majors in Cognitive Science, Computer Science, and Japanese. He has worked for several terms in both the Language and Behavior lab and the Knowledge Acquisition lab in the psychology department. He is currently working on the LAC team as well as on his thesis on sentential negation differences between Japanese and English. William spent a year studying in Japan at Nagoya Gakuin University. After graduation, he plans to attend graduate school in cognitive science.
