Chapter 1: Psychology Team and Experts

Vocabulary terms identifying the key faculty members and contributors introduced in Chapter 1, including their academic backgrounds and research specializations.

Steve Luck

The course coordinator and primary lecturer who holds a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from UC San Diego and researches cognitive processes such as attention, working memory, and schizophrenia.

Natalie Troxel

An expert in social and emotional development, health psychology, and the effects of poverty on psychological development who received her Ph.D. in Psychology from UC Davis.

Lisa Oakes

A developmental psychologist with a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin who researches cognitive development (attention, categorization, and memory) in infants as young as $4\,\text{months}$.

Eve Isham

A cognitive psychologist with a Ph.D. from Claremont Graduate University whose research focuses on conscious processes related to intentionality, free will, and time perception.

Simine Vazire

A leading expert in Social & Personality Psychology with a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin who focuses on how people assess their own personalities.

Nolan Zane

A professor in Psychology and Asian American Studies with a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Washington who studies how culture influences the perception and treatment of psychological disorders.

Marisa Martinez

A senior UC-Davis Psychology major who produced electronic materials for the course, including editing lecture videos and managing web pages and quiz questions.