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Department of Psychology logo Department of Psychology

Social Cognitive Neuroscience

Affiliated Faculty

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photo of Jon Freeman
Core Faculty

Jon Freeman

Associate Professor of Psychology, Director of Graduate Studies

Research Interests

Social Cognitive Neuroscience
Social Cognition
Emotion
Social Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
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photo of Meghan Meyer
Core Faculty

Meghan Meyer

Associate Professor, Department of Psychology

Research Interests

Social Cognitive Neuroscience
Social Cognition
Cognitive Neuroscience
Memory
Social Networks
Emotion
Social Psychology
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photo of Kevin Ochsner
Core Faculty

Kevin Ochsner

Professor of Psychology

Research Interests

Social Cognitive Neuroscience
Social Cognition
Emotion
Self-regulation
Cognitive Neuroscience

Affiliated Graduate Students

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Dhaval Bhatt

PhD Student

Research Interests

Social Cognitive Neuroscience
Social Cognition
Learning & Memory
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Danika Geisler

PhD Student

Research Interests

Social Cognitive Neuroscience
Social Cognition
Social Networks
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Eisha Haque

PhD Student

Research Interests

Social Relationships
Emotion
Social Cognitive Neuroscience
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Zhouzhou (Jo) He

PhD Student

Research Interests

Emotion
Relationships
Social Cognitive Neuroscience
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Seth Kallman

PhD Student

Research Interests

Social Cognitive Neuroscience
Emotion
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Jocelyn Shu

PhD Student

Research Interests

Social Cognitive Neuroscience
Emotion
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Amisha Vyas

PhD Student

Research Interests

Social Cognitive Neuroscience
Social Cognition
Social Relationships
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