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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, M.D.

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

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

Professors: Elaine Andersen, Ph.D.;Michael A. Arbib, Ph.D. (Computer Science, Biological Sciences); Antoine Bechara, Ph.D.; Irving Biederman, Ph.D.;Sarah W. Bottjer, Ph.D.

(Biological Sciences); Kathleen C. Chambers, Ph.D.; Antonio Damasio, M.D., Ph.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.; Steven Lopez, Ph.D.; Zhong-Lin Lu, Ph.D.; Thomas D. Lyon, J.D., 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); Norman Miller, Ph.D.; Shrikanth Narayanan, Ph.D. (Engineering); Carol A. Prescott, Ph.D.; Stephen J. Read, Ph.D.; Elyn R. Saks, J.D. (Law); Dan Simon, S.J.D. (Law); Steven Yale Sussman, Ph.D. (Institute for Prevention Research, Medicine); Larry Swanson, Ph.D. (Biological Sciences); Richard F. Thompson, Ph.D.; Penelope K. Trickett (Social Work); Rand Wilcox, Ph.D.; Elizabeth Zelinski, Ph.D. (Gerontology)

Associate Professors: Laura A. Baker, Ph.D.; JoAnn M. Farver, Ph.D.; Stanley J. Huey, Jr., Ph.D.; Richard S. John, Ph.D.; Brian Lickel, Ph.D.; Stephen A. Madigan, Ph.D.; Bartlett Mel, Ph.D. (Biomedical Engineering); Toben Mintz, Ph.D.; David Schwartz, Ph.D.; Bosco S. Tjan, Ph.D.; David A. Walsh, Ph.D.

Assistant Professors: John Monterosso, Ph.D.; Biing-Jiun Shen, Ph.D.; Justin Wood, Ph.D.

Lecturers: Ashley Borders, Ph.D.; Ann Renken, Ph.D.

Clinical Professors: A. Steven Frankel, Ph.D.; Ernest R. Katz, Ph.D.; Jonathan S. Kellerman, Ph.D.; Marie Poulsen, Ph.D.

Clinical Associate Professor: Karen Finello, Ph.D.

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

Adjunct Professors: Lynne Bernstein, Ph.D.; Joseph Hellige, Ph.D.; Adrian Raine, D.Phil.

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

Research Assistant Professors: Paul Robert Appleby, Ph.D.; Monique Fleming, Ph.D.; Karen M. Hennigan, Ph.D.; Kim A. Lindsey, Ph.D.; Susan Luczak, Ph.D.; Linda Silverton, Ph.D.

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.; Berta Davis, Ph.D.; Lisa Davis, Ph.D.; Vivian Fernandez-Credidio, Ph.D.; Beth Leedham, Ph.D.; Karen Meiselman, Ph.D.; Pamella Oliver, Ph.D.; Berta Ortiz, Ph.D.; Cynthia G. Pearson, Ph.D.; Joanne 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.