Dr. Kara Federmeier

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Biography

Kara D. Federmeier is a Professor in the Department of Psychology and the Neuroscience Program at the University of Illinois, as well as a full-time faculty member at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology. She leads the Illinois Language Literacy Initiative and heads the Cognition Brain Lab. Her research focuses on cognitive neuroscience, employing human electrophysiological techniques alongside behavioral assessments, eye movement tracking, and brain imaging methods to explore how semantic information is processed and how it functions across different modalities and stimulus types. Her work examines language comprehension across different age groups, particularly focusing on age-related cognitive changes and hemispheric differences in memory and language.

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Requirements for University of Illinois

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
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Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
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Required:17
Reading
Required:19
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:103
GRE General
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Mathematical background Linear Algebra Calculus
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Specialization Notes

GRE is optional for admission to all graduate programs in Statistics. Full status admission requires higher language scores than limited status.