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Tamar Kushnir

Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience
Psychology & Neuroscience
417 Chapel Drive, Box 90086, Durham, NC 27708
417 Chapel Drive, Box 90086, Durham, NC 27708

Overview


Research Interests

Cognitive development, causal learning, social cognition, moral cognition, theory of mind, cultural psychology, free will, counterfactual thinking, imagination, self-control, rational constructivist approaches to learning and development

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience · 2021 - Present Psychology & Neuroscience, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Professor of Philosophy · 2021 - Present Philosophy, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Faculty Network Member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences · 2022 - Present Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, University Institutes and Centers

Education, Training & Certifications


University of California, Berkeley · 2005 Ph.D.
University of California, Berkeley · 2004 M.A.
Barnard College · 1996 B.A.