Mathematical and Computational Psychology Graduate Program
Department of Psychological Sciences
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From PhD to Profession: Where Our Graduates Work
Faculty positions
- Saint Mary’s College of California
- University of Illinois
- Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Non-faculty positions
- Abbott Pharmaceutical (staff statistician)
- PNC Bank (detection and investigation lead analyst)
- Aslinger Scientific Consulting (statistical consultant)
- U. S. Naval Research Laboratory, Naval Center for Applied Research in Artificial Intelligence (cognitive scientist)
- University of California San Francisco, Weill Institute for Neurosciences (researcher)
- Food and Drug Administration (senior data scientist)
Research
Each student is expected to actively participate in research. Researchers in the mathematical and computational cognitive science area use different research methodologies, such as mathematical modeling, behavioral experiments, simulation experiments and neuroimaging experiments.
Bridge Topics
Within the mathematical and computational psychology program, faculty also have research interests in several bridge topics, including individual differences, learning and memory, and perception and performance. Mathematical and computational psychology faculty studying individual differences focus on developing statistical methodologies to characterize emotion regulation processes. Learning and memory research in the program applies mathematical and computational models to cognitive neuroscience, information processing and dreams. Additionally, mathematical and computational psychology faculty examine perception and performance through interests in dynamic vision, intuition in decision-making and human factors.
