The primary inspiration behind Professor Phelps’ research is the observation that emotions color our lives, and even subtle, everyday variations in our...
Mayron received his PhD in Psychology from the University of Fribourg in Switzerland. He is interested in how music can act as a social reward, connecting... Read more about Mayron Piccolo
Steven Pinker is an experimental cognitive psychologist and a popular writer on language, mind, and human nature. A native of Montreal, he earned his...
Schacter’s research is broadly concerned with understanding the nature and function of human memory, using cognitive, neuropsychological, and neuroimaging...
Danielle is a lecturer in the Department of Psychology and works as a clinical neuropsychologist at Mount Auburn Hospital. She received her PhD in Clinical... Read more about Danielle Shaked
Rebecca is an Associate Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology and received her PhD from Boston University. She is interested in research focused on... Read more about Rebecca Shingleton
Shifali is the Director of Digital Cognitive Research and a Clinical Neuropsychologist at McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School. She received her PhD in... Read more about Shifali Singh
Professor of Psychology Affiliate of the Department of Linguistics
My laboratory explores many facets of language development, comprehension, production and representation. We study typically developing children (from...
Grafstein Family Professor of Psychology Director of Graduate Studies
Leah Somerville is the Grafstein Family Professor of Psychology and Director of the Affective Neuroscience and Development Laboratory. She received a...
Spelke’s laboratory focuses on the sources of uniquely human cognitive capacities, especially young children’s prodigious capacities for fast and flexible...
Assistant Professor of Psychology (starting July 1, 2023) Laboratory for Developmental Studies
Humans are born into complex social networks. My work investigates how infants, toddlers, and children learn about and navigate this network (i.e., their naive... Read more about Ashley Thomas
Nancy received a PhD in Cognition, Learning, & Development from the University of California - Irvine. Nancy's expertise is on the effects of stress on... Read more about Nancy Tsai