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Psychology

Seeley G. Mudd Building 501
(213) 740-2203
FAX: (213) 746-9082
www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/psychology

Chair: Margaret Gatz, Ph.D.*

Faculty

Dana Dornsife Chair in the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences: Hanna Damasio, Ph.D.

David Dornsife Chair in the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences: Antonio Damasio, Ph.D.

Harold Dornsife Neurosciences Chair: Irving Biederman, Ph.D.

William M. Keck Chair in Biological Sciences: Richard F. Thompson, Ph.D.

William M. Keck Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience: Zhong-Lin Lu, Ph.D.

William and Sylvia Kugel Dean's Chair in Gerontology: Gerald C. Davison, Ph.D. (Gerontology)

Milo Don and Lucille Appleman Professor of Biological Sciences: Larry Swanson, Ph.D. (Biological Sciences)

Mendel B. Silberberg Professor of Social Psychology: Norman Miller, Ph.D.

Robert Grandford Wright Professor of Psychology: Adrian Raine, D. Phil.

Professors: Elaine Anderson, Ph.D. (Linguistics); Michael A. Arbib, Ph.D. (Computer Science, Biological Sciences); Kathleen C. Chambers, Ph.D.; Antonio Damasio, M.D.; Hanna Damasio, M.D.; Gerald C. Davison, Ph.D.* (Gerontology); Michael E. Dawson, Ph.D.; Caleb E. Finch, Ph.D. (Gerontology); Margaret Gatz, Ph.D.; Ernest Greene, Ph.D.; Bob G. Knight, Ph.D. (Gerontology); David G. Lavond, Ph.D.; Zhong-Lin Lu, Ph.D.; Thomas D. Lyon, Ph.D. (Law); Franklin R. Manis, Ph.D.*; Gayla Margolin, Ph.D.; John J. McArdle, Ph.D.; Sarnoff A. Mednick, Ph.D.; Beth E. Meyerowitz, Ph.D.; Lynn Miller, Ph.D. (Communication); Carol A. Prescott, Ph.D.; Stephen J. Read, Ph.D.; Elyn R. Saks, Ph.D. (Law); Dan Simon, Ph.D. (Law); Steven Yale Sussman, Ph.D. (Institute for Prevention Research, Medicine); Peter Vorderer, Ph.D. (Communication); Rand Wilcox, Ph.D.

Associate Professors: Laura A. Baker, Ph.D.; Antoine Bechara, Ph.D.; JoAnn M. Farver, Ph.D.; Richard S. John, Ph.D.; Stanley J. Huey, Jr., Ph.D.; Brian Lickel, Ph.D.; Stephen A. Madigan, Ph.D.; Bartlett Mel, Ph.D. (Biomedical Engineering); Toben Mintz, Ph.D.; Denis Mitchell, Ph.D.*; David Schwartz, Ph.D.; David A. Walsh, Ph.D.; Elizabeth Zelinski, Ph.D. (Gerontology)

Assistant Professors: Ione Fine, Ph.D. (Ophthalmology); Bosco S. Tjan, Ph.D.

Clinical Professors: A. Steven Frankel, Ph.D.; Ernest R. Katz, Ph.D.; Jonathan S. Kellerman, Ph.D.; Michael Paul Maloney, Ph.D.; Marie Paulsen, Ph.D.

Clinical Associate Professor: Karen Finello, Ph.D.

Clinical Assistant Professors: Robert Gore, Ph.D.; Barry S. Reynolds, Ph.D.

Research Professors: Matti Huttunen, Ph.D., M.D.; Nancy Pedersen, Ph.D.; Richard Woodcock, Ph.D.

Research Associate Professor: Stig Berg, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professors: Paul Robert Appleby, Ph.D.; Aaron Brownstein, Ph.D.; Monique Fleming, Ph.D.; Beatrice Golomb, Ph.D., M.D.; Elana Gordis, Ph.D.; Sharon R. Gross, Ph.D.; Karen M. Hennigan, Ph.D.; Kim A. Lindsey, Ph.D.; Susan Luczak, Ph.D.; Ricardo A. Machon, Ph.D.; Albert Rizzo, Ph.D.; Linda Silverton, Ph.D.

Associated Faculty: Penelope K. Trickett, Ph.D. (Social Work)

Emeritus Professors: Norman Cliff, Ph.D.; William W. Grings, Ph.D.; Donald J. Lewis, Ph.D.; Albert R. Marston, Ph.D.

Emeritus Associate Professor: Milton Wolpin, Ph.D.

Academic Program Staff

Clinical Associates: Joel Becker, Ph.D.; Barbara Cadow, Ph.D.; Kenneth Cole, Ph.D.; Robert Chernoff, Ph.D.; Berta Davis, Ph.D.; Lisa Davis, Ph.D.; Vivian Fernandez-Credidio, Ph.D.; Beth Leedham, Ph.D.; Pamella Oliver, Ph.D.; Berta Ortiz, Ph.D.; Cynthia G. Pearson, Ph.D.; Joan Steuer, Ph.D.; Charles Weinstein, Ph.D.; Marian Williams, Ph.D.

*Recipient of university-wide or college teaching award.

The Department of Psychology offers five topical areas: (1) Cognitive, which analyzes biological and social phenomena or abilities memory, sensation, motivation, motor learning and language comprehension -- among humans and related higher animals; (2) Developmental, which studies changes in behavior -- cognitive, lingual, social and emotional -- from childhood through adolescence and adulthood into old age; (3) Clinical, which concerns itself with the ways people cope, or have difficulty coping, with problems in living; (4) Biological, which examines the biological bases of behavior, including behavioral genetics, behavioral endocrinology, psychopharmacology and sociobiology; and (5) Social, which examines normal human nature and conduct, develops and tests theories concerning the consequences of our social condition and its potential improvement. In addition, the department offers a joint major in linguistics/psychology and participates in the college's interdisciplinary program in Neural, Informational and Behavioral Sciences.

Research is integral to psychology; it enables the faculty to make contributions in the field and to be more effective teachers. Undergraduate students are encouraged to work with members of the faculty on research projects. The most direct way for students to participate in research is to enroll in a directed research course, but it is also possible to take part in ongoing research in less formal ways.