Teaching
Climate Cognition
The Climate Cognition Class [Long title: Psychological Foundations of Climate Solutions] is a graduate level course at Stanford University. This course focuses on the insights drawn from research in cognitive and social psychology relevant to understanding climate beliefs and behaviors. From low level processes such as perception and memory to the higher order processes involved in judgment and decision making, to macro level emergent phenomena leading to social movements and policy change, this course will cover research on the psychological factors underlying climate action at the individual, collective, and systemic level.
Regression in Psychology
Regression in Psychology is a graduate course at New York University in which students will gain a deep understanding of multiple regression as a data-analytic method. Students will review theory and practice of the General Linear Model and learn how regression can be used to carry out analyses of quantitative and categorical data. Students will solve practical problems in estimating and testing regression models and will gain experience in carrying out MR analyses using R and/or Python.
Psychological Science and Society
The Psychological Science and Society is an undergraduate course at New York University. This course will cover recent research on the implications psychological science has in society, for example by informing effective policy. By the end of the course, students will possess an understanding of the societal relevance of psychology research, will be able to critically examine psychological research in popular media, and will be able to convey research to a general audience.