Cognitive

The Cognitive Psychology program offers broad training in theory, methodology, and research in an atmosphere of close interaction between faculty and students. This program provides training in topic areas such as: memory, reading, language, neural modeling, reasoning, unconscious cognition, and social cognition; and in methodologies such as: fMRI, ERPs, behavioral genetics, and psychophysiology. Both adult and developmental perspectives on issues are covered. All Cognitive faculty participate in the Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience program and thus offer a cognitive neuroscience perspective in each of the content areas. Cognitive students can opt to participate in the DCN program or not, depending on the focus of their interests. The cognitive research labs are well equipped with audiovisual equipment and computers and software for online control of experiments and data analysis. Students interested in imaging cognition can take coursework on imaging in our department and use the magnet at the nearby medical school for research studies. Access to patients with neuropsychological disorders and developmental disabilities allows our students the opportunity to study the components of cognition from the perspective of neurological breakdowns.

Cognitive students participate in regular meetings of the Cognitive Research group. This group of students and faculty meets to hear about each other's research and discuss articles. It gives students the opportunity to develop their ideas and presentation skills in a supportive environment as well as providing fun intellectual interactions.

Graduates of the Cognitive program are prepared for both academic and industry jobs involving cognitive research. Recent graduates have obtained academic positions at universities with an emphasis on research as well as smaller teaching colleges; jobs in industry have tended to be in educational research and in human factors.

Core Faculty

Anne DePrince
Janice M. Keenan
Kateri McRae
Bruce F. Pennington
George R. Potts
Jeremy R. Reynolds

Other Faculty

Ralph J. Roberts, Jr.

Research Labs

Traumatic Stress
Studies Lab
Anne DePrince, Ph.D.,
Director | 303.871.2939

Reading &
Language Lab
Janice Keenan, Ph.D., Director | 303.871.3768

AACT Lab
Kateri McRae, Ph.D., Director | 303.871.3632

Developmental Neuropsychology Lab
Bruce Pennington, Ph.D.,
Director | 303.871.4403