Amanda McAlpin-Costa

Amanda serves as Associate Director of DISI, focusing on administration. She holds an MA in Social Science and has worked in university administration for over ten years.
Kensy Cooperrider

I study the diverse ways that humans communicate about and conceptualize the world. Focal topics have included: gesture and sign language; metaphor and analogy; and concepts of space and time.
Erica Cartmill

I study the acquisition and evolution of human language. My work bridges anthropology and psychology and involves both comparative and developmental approaches to communication.