Cognitive Research

Cognitive Decision Making

Research on risk, rationality, and decision-making and on memory, with applications to medicine, law, and public health.

Cognitive Developmental Psychology

Assessment of learning outcomes in technology-infused classrooms and work environments.

Human Learning and Memory

Research exploring basic human memory mechanisms, particularly those underlying forgetting, false memories, memory enhancement, and metamemory (self-assessment of memory).

Neural-net Modeling and Decision Making

Research on theory and computer modeling of neural networks that simulate interacting brain regions involved in behavior, cognitive functions, cognitive-emotional interactions, and decision making.

Perception and Attention

Research on what changes to objects will disrupt object-based attention phenomena.