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 Sten’s research focuses on spoken language, especially prosody and its role in comprehension and production. He is interested in both the acoustic realization of prosody and its functional role in communication, examining how patterns vary across gender, neurodivergent populations, and language backgrounds. His work draws on psychology, linguistics, and computer science to better understand the cognitive underpinnings of speech. Sten received his Ph.D. in psychology from Rutgers University in 2025.