Cognition in Context

The Cognition in Context area offers the most dynamic and vigorous investigations of the developing mind in interaction with a variety of biological, social, and cultural contexts. Faculty conduct research using neuroimaging, EEG, cross-species modeling, field and laboratory experiments, and longitudinal designs to understand fundamental processes underlying human mind and behavior in context. They examine such intriguing topics as time cognition across the lifespan, embodied cognition and culture, the interplay between language and cognition, developmental evidentiality/source reliability, memory and the self, the link between brain, body and physical health, competence and wisdom, and the emotional underpinning of the mind. Their work has provided the basis for theory building and real-world problem solving.
Faculty members
Adam Anderson, Professor
Lin Bian, Assistant Professor
Charles Brainerd, Professor
Daniel Casasanto, Associate Professor
Marianella Casasola, Professor
Stephen Ceci, Helen L. Carr Professor of Developmental Psychology
Eve DeRosa, Associate Professor, Rebecca Q. and James C. Morgan Sesquicentennial Fellow
Marlen Gonzalez, Assistant Professor
Will Hobbs, Assistant Professor
Tamar Kushnir, Evalyn Edwards Milman Associate Professor in Child Development
Corinna Loeckenhoff, Professor of Human Development, Associate Professor of Gerontology in Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College
bethany ojalehto mays, Assistant Professor
Steven Robertson, Professor
Robert Sternberg, Professor
Qi Wang, Professor and Department Chair
Wendy Williams, Professor