Meet the Faculty
Our faculty facilitate a vibrant academic experience that builds community
GET TO KNOW US!
An anonymous survey was sent to all 32 faculty in our program to get to know them better. 13 (i.e. ~40% responded) and here's what they said:
You might see these furry friends around the Department!
Most of the faculty have more than one hobby that they like to pursue actively outside of research (like reading books, exercising, playing board games, and enjoying many ocean-related activities.
Our faculty started their academic journeys in a diverse range of disciplines as undergrads, such as Music, Linguistics, Philosophy, Computer Science, Engineering, Biology, Neuroscience, Psychology, Math, Religious Studies, etc.
Our faculty graduated with PhDs from areas including Psychology, Linguistics, Computer Science and Engineering, Neuroscience, and more!
Questions about the program or website? Official PhD program website: https://cogsci.ucsd.edu/graduates/index.html
Charmaine Lising, M.A. (Graduate Advisor; cogsphd@ucsd.edu)
Akshay Nagarajan (Graduate Representative; anagaraj@ucsd.edu)
Quirine van Engen (Graduate Representative; quvaneng@ucsd.edu)