Faculty
On this page, you can view all of our core and affiliated program faculty (as indicated). You'll find email addresses, office locations, and links to external websites and labs (if applicable). Please feel free to contact any of our faculty if you have questions, are interested in their research, or want to learn more about our program.


Dr. Firat Soylu
Associate Professor, Educational Psychology/Neuroscience
Undergraduate Program Director Core FacultyAccepting Students for F'21
Research Interests: Educational & cognitive neuroscience, mathematical cognition, STEM learning, embodied cognition, EEG/ERP, fMRI


Dr. Hyemin Han
Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology
Graduate Program Director Core Faculty Accepting Students for F'21
Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology
Graduate Program Director Core Faculty Accepting Students for F'21
Research Interests: Educational neuroscience, social neuroscience, social development, positive psychology, computational simulations, educational interventions


Dr. Laura Morett
Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology/Neuroscience
Core Faculty Accepting Students for F'21
Research Interests: Educational neuroscience and psychology, learning sciences, cognitive development, autism spectrum disorder, bilingualism, embodied cognition​


Dr. Macarena Suarez Pellicioni
Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology/Neuroscience
Core Faculty Accepting Students for F'22
Research Interests:Educational neuroscience, mathematical cognition, child development, learning, fMRI, ERPs


Dr. David Walker
Associate Professor, Educational Psychology/Neuroscience
Affiliated Faculty Accepting Students for F'21
Research Interests:Moral/character development, interdisciplinary research, military/ex-military populations


Dr. Jason Scofield
Associate Professor, Human Development & Family Studies
Affiliated FacultyResearch Interests:Child development, cognitive development, language development


Dr. Stephen Thoma
Professor Emeritus, Educational Psychology/Neuroscience
Core FacultyResearch Interests:Moral judgement development, personality and social development, neuropsychology of moral reasoning and decision making