# Cognitive Science

**Source**: https://catalog.ucsd.edu/faculty/COGS.html
**Parent**: https://catalog.ucsd.edu/front/courses.html

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*All courses, faculty listings, and curricular and degree requirements described herein are subject to change or deletion without notice.*

#### Professors

Richard C. Atkinson, PhD, *Emeritus*

Richard K. Belew, PhD, *Emeritus*

Benjamin Bergen, PhD

Lera Boroditsky, PhD

Andrea A. Chiba, PhD

Aaron V. Cicourel, PhD, *Emeritus*

Seana Coulson, PhD

Sarah Creel, PhD

Gedeon O. Deák, PhD

Virginia de Sa, PhD

Jeffrey L. Elman, PhD, *Emeritus*

Gilles R. Fauconnier, PhD, *Emeritus*

James D. Hollan, PhD

Edwin Hutchins, PhD, *Emeritus*

Terry L. Jernigan, PhD

David J. Kirsh, PhD

Scott Klemmer, PhD

Marta Kutas, PhD

Jean M. Mandler, PhD, *Emerita*

Douglas A. Nitz, PhD, *Department Chair*

Donald A. Norman, PhD, *Emeritus*

Rafael Nuñez, PhD

Jaime A. Pineda, PhD, *Emeritus*

Joan Stiles, PhD, *Emerita*

David Zipser, PhD, *Emeritus*

#### Associate Professors

Steven P. Dow, PhD

Philip Guo, PhD

Eran Mukamel, PhD

Ayse Saygin, PhD

Bradley Voytek, PhD

Angela J. Yu, PhD

#### Assistant Professors

Deanna Green, PhD

Anastasia Kiyonaga, PhD

Marcelo Mattar, PhD

Lara Rangel, PhD

Federico Rossano, PhD

Haijun Xia, PhD

#### Assistant Teaching Professors

Shannon Ellis, PhD

Jason Fleischer, PhD

Taylor J. Scott, PhD

Drew Walker, PhD

#### Lecturers

Steven Barrera, PhD

Mary E. Boyle, PhD

Christine M. Johnson, PhD

#### Adjunct Professors

Anders Dale, PhD, *Professor, Neurosciences and Radiology*

Terrence J. Sejnowski, PhD, *Professor/HHMI Investigator,* *Biological Sciences—Neurobiology, Computer Science and Engineering, and Neurosciences*

## The Interdisciplinary PhD Program

#### Professors

Farrell Ackerman, PhD, *Linguistics*

Stuart Anstis, PhD, *Psychology, Emeritus*

Adam Aron, PhD, *Psychology*

Richard C. Atkinson, PhD, *Cognitive Science and Psychology, Emeritus*

Eric J. Bakovic, PhD, *Linguistics*

William Bechtel, PhD, *Philosophy*

Richard K. Belew, PhD, *Cognitive Science, Emeritus*

Ursula Bellugi-Klima, PhD, *Adjunct Professor, Psychology*

Benjamin Bergen, PhD, *Cognitive Science*

Gregory Brown, PhD, *Psychiatry, (In Residence)*

Leslie Carver, PhD, *Psychology*

Gert Cauwenberghs, PhD, *Bioengineering*

Andrea A. Chiba, PhD, *Cognitive Science*

Patricia S. Churchland, BPhil, *Philosophy, Emerita*

Paul M. Churchland, PhD, *Philosophy, Emeritus*

Aaron V. Cicourel, PhD, *Cognitive Science and Sociology, Emeritus*

Jonathan Cohen, PhD, *Philosophy*

Garrison W. Cottrell, PhD, *Program Director, Computer Science and Engineering*

Seana Coulson, PhD, *Cognitive Science*

Eric Courchesne, PhD, *Neurosciences*

Sarah Creel, PhD, *Cognitive Science*

Sanjoy Dasgupta, PhD, *Computer Science and Engineering*

Virginia de Sa, PhD, *Cognitive Science*

Gedeon O. Deák, PhD, *Cognitive Science*

Diana Deutsch, PhD, *Psychology, Emerita*

Karen R. Dobkins, PhD, *Psychology*

Charles P. Elkan, PhD, *Computer Science and Engineering*

Jeffrey L. Elman, PhD, *Cognitive Science*

Victor Ferreira, PhD, *Psychology*

Yoav Freund, PhD, *Computer Science and Engineering*

Timothy Gentner, PhD, *Psychology*

Rick Grush, PhD, *Philosophy*

Eric Halgren, PhD, *Radiology*

Christie Harris, PhD, *Psychology*

Gail Heyman, PhD, *Psychology*

Steven A. Hillyard, PhD, *Neurosciences, Emeritus*

James D. Hollan, PhD, *Cognitive Science*

Edwin Hutchins, PhD, *Cognitive Science, Emeritus*

Terry L. Jernigan, PhD, *Cognitive Science*

Walter H. Kaye, PhD, *Psychiatry*

Andrew Kehler, PhD, *Linguistics*

David J. Kirsh, PhD, *Cognitive Science*

Scott Klemmer, PhD, *Cognitive Science*

Robert E. Kluender, PhD, *Linguistics*

Marta Kutas, PhD, *Cognitive Science*

Gert Lanckriet, PhD, *Electrical and Computer Engineering*

Donald Macleod, PhD, *Psychology, Recall Faculty*

Jean M. Mandler, PhD, *Cognitive Science, Emerita*

Rachel Mayberry, PhD, *Linguistics*

Craig McKenzie, PhD, *Rady School of Management*

Hugh B. Mehan, PhD, *Sociology, Emeritus*

James J. Moore, PhD, *Anthropology, Emeritus*

John C. Moore, PhD, *Linguistics*

Douglas Nitz, PhD, *Cognitive Science*

Rafael Nuñez, PhD, *Cognitive Science*

Carol Padden, PhD, *Communication*

Steven Parish, PhD, *Anthropology*

Harold E. Pashler, PhD, *Psychology*

Jaime A. Pineda, PhD, *Cognitive Science*

Vilayanur S. Ramachandran, PhD, *Psychology*

Timothy Rickard, PhD, *Psychology*

Akos Rona-Tas, PhD, *Sociology*

Sharon Rose, PhD, *Linguistics*

Lawrence Saul, PhD, *Computer Science and Engineering*

David P. Salmon, PhD,*Neurosciences, (In Residence)*

Terrence J. Sejnowski, PhD, *Biological Sciences—Neurobiology*

Katerina Semendeferi, PhD, *Anthropology*

John T. Serences, PhD, *Psychology*

Larry R. Squire, PhD*, Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neurosciences*

Joan Stiles, PhD, *Cognitive Science, Emerita*

Shirley Strum, PhD, *Anthropology*

Clinton Tolley, PhD, *Philosophy*

Doris Trauner, MD, *Neurosciences and Pediatrics*

Piotr Winkielman, PhD, *Psychology*

John Wixted, PhD, *Psychology*

Nuno Vasconcelos, PhD, *Electrical and Computer Engineering*

#### Associate Professors

Morana Alac, PhD, *Communication*

Stephan Anagnostaras, PhD, *Psychology*

Lera Boroditsky, PhD, *Cognitive Science*

Catherina Gere, PhD, *History*

Ayelet Gneezy, PhD, *Rady School of Management*

Roger Levy, PhD, *Associate Adjunct Professor*, Linguistics**

David H. Serlin, PhD, *Communication*

Bradley Voytek, PhD, *Cognitive Science*

Angela Yu, PhD, *Cognitive Science*

#### Assistant Professors

Philip Guo, PhD, *Cognitive Science*

Eran Mukamel, PhD, *Cognitive Science*

Lara Rangel, PhD, *Cognitive Science*

Federico Rossano, PhD, *Cognitive Science*

Bradley Voytek, PhD, *Cognitive Science*

#### Lecturers

Steven Barrera, PhD, *Cognitive Science*

Mary E. Boyle, PhD*, Cognitive Science*

Christine M. Johnson, PhD, *Cognitive Science*