Laurie Bayet
Assistant Professor
CAS | Neuroscience
Dr. Bayet is a developmental cognitive neuroscientist interested in infant cognitive development and high-level vision. Her lab combines electro-encephalography (EEG), behavioral methods, and computat…
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bayet@american.edu
(202) 885-1719
Thomas Costello
Assistant Professor
CAS | Psychology
Thomas Costello is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at American University. He studies where political and social beliefs come from, how they differ from person to person–and, ultimately, why they…
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tcostello@american.edu
Terry Davidson
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Dr. Davidson earned his undergraduate degree in Psychology at Michigan State University and earned his PhD with a specialization in Learning and Memory at Purdue University before completing his post-…
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terryd@american.edu
(202) 885-6541
Katie Holton
Provost Associate Professor
CAS | Health Studies
Dr. Kathleen Holton is a nutritional neuroscientist, co-appointed in the Departments of Health Studies and Neuroscience, whose research examines the negative effects of dietary excitotoxins on neurolo…
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holton@american.edu
(202) 885-3797
Laura Juliano
Professor
CAS | Psychology
Laura M. Juliano earned her PhD in Clinical Psychology from the State University of New York at Binghamton and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her …
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juliano@american.edu
(202) 885-1715
David Kearns
Professor and Department Chair, Psychology
CAS | Psychology
Research interests:Learning, behavior, addiction.Recent publications:Beasley, M. M., Gunawan, T., Tunstall, B. J., & Kearns, D. N. (2022). Intermittent access training produces greater motivation for …
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kearns@american.edu
(202) 885-1711
Mark Laubach
Professor
CAS | Neuroscience
I am a neurobiologist interested in goal-directed behavior. My laboratory is focused on the roles of the prefrontal cortex and basal ganglia in executive control and decision making. Core methods incl…
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mark.laubach@american.edu
(202) 885-2116
Emily Peterson
Associate Professor
SOE | General Academics & Research
Dr. Emily Grossnickle Peterson is an Assistant Professor in the School of Education and an affiliate faculty member in the Psychology Department and the Behavior, Cognition, and Neuroscience PhD progr…
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epeterso@american.edu
(202) 885-3098
Anthony Riley
Professor and Department Chair, Neuroscience
CAS | Neuroscience
Dr. Riley received his undergraduate training at the University of North Carolina and obtained his PhD from the University of Washington. He did a post-doctoral fellowship in pharmacology at Dalhousie…
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alriley@american.edu
(202) 885-6541
Colin Saldanha
Professor
CAS | Neuroscience
Hormones are profound modulators of brain structure and function; with influences that span the lifetime of an organism. The muti-faceted and pluripotent neural effects of steroids require that a spec…
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saldanha@american.edu
(202) 885-2156
Bei Xiao
Provost Associate Professor
CAS | Computer Science
Dr. Bei Xiao's research focuses on how the human visual system estimate physical and functional properties of objects in our surroundings. Another focus of her research is to apply results from human …
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bxiao@american.edu
(202) 885-6885
Alexander Zestos
Associate Professor
CAS | Chemistry
Dr. Zestos completed his B.S./M.S. in chemistry from the College of William and Mary, a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Virginia, and was a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Mi…
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zestos@american.edu
(202) 885-1730