UCLA Social communication lab
Welcome to the UCLA SoCom Lab. We examine the production and perception of gendered cues. We are particularly interested in how (and why) a variety of cues convey critical information to observers. We examine this by looking at the perception of faces, bodies, and behaviors/interests. We exploit a variety of methods including corneal-reflection eye-tracking, three dimensional motion capture, computer animation, mouse tracking, and facial electromyography. We are funded by the National Science Foundation (#1052896).
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Lab Director: Kerri L. Johnson
Images depict: 6 of the bodies that have been used as stimuli in much of our previous research (upper right), a computer-rendered image of KJ (lower right), an image captured during corneal-reflection eye-tracking (lower center), and a portion of the cover art submitted to, but not used by, PNAS (left).
Kerri L. Johnson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
University of California, Los Angeles
2330 Rolfe Hall
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Phone: 310.825.4199
Email: kerri.johnson[at]ucla.edu
