Faculty & Staff

headshot of Dr. Cindy  Bukach
Professor of Psychology
MacEldin Trawick Professor of Psychology
Interdisciplinary Program Coordinator, Cognitive Science

Specialties:
  • Face and object recognition in cognitively intact and impaired individuals
  • Development and loss of perceptual expertise across the lifespan
  • Factors underlying the way we categorize our world
  • Racial bias and other-race effects
  • PURSUE: Preparing Undergraduates for Research in STEM Using Electrophysiology (www.pursueerp.com)
Contact:
(804) 287-6830
headshot of Dr. Taylor  Arnold
Professor of Data Science and Statistics

Specialties:
  • Data Science
  • Digital Humanities
  • Linguistics
Contact:
headshot of Dr. Arthur  Charlesworth
Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science

Specialties:
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Design and implementation of programming languages to support parallel computing
Contact:
(804) 289-8636
headshot of Dr. Catherine  Finegan-Dollak
Assistant Professor of Computer Science

Specialties:
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Machine Learning
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Knowledge-Based Systems
  • Algorithms
  • Operating Systems, and Databases
Contact:
(804) 289-8093
Professor of Philosophy
Richmond Professorship

Specialties:
  • Philosophy of Language
  • Philosophy of Mind
  • Logic
  • Philosophy in Science Fiction
Contact:
(804) 289-8733
headshot of Dr. Arella  Gussow
Visiting Assistant Professor of Cognitive Science

Specialties:
  • Psycholinguistics
  • Language comprehension and production
  • Crosslinguistic differences in language processing
  • Serial ordering in language and motor action
Contact:
(804) 662-3080
headshot of Dr. Kelly  Lambert
Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience
MacEldin Trawick Professor in Psychology
Co-coordinator, Neuroscience Program

Specialties:
  • Experience-based Neuroplasticity
  • Neurobiology of Parental Behavior
  • Neurobiological Impact of Natural-Enriched Environments
  • Effective Coping Strategies and Emotional Resilience
  • Comparative Animal Behavior
Contact:
(804) 289-8132
headshot of Dr. Matthew  Lowder
Associate Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science Coordinator
Data Science Advisory Board Member

Specialties:
  • Psycholinguistics
  • Lexical, syntactic, and semantic processing
  • Eye movements during reading
  • Individual differences in sentence processing
  • Mechanisms of memory and attention that support language comprehension
Contact:
(804) 662-3078
headshot of Dr. Joonsuk
Associate Professor of Computer Science
Data Science Advisory Board Member
Cognitive Science Advisory Board Member

Specialties:
  • Data science
  • Natural language processing
  • Argumentation
Contact:
(804) 287-6549
headshot of Dr. Arryn  Robbins
Assistant Professor of Psychology

Specialties:
  • Visual Attention and Memory
  • Eye Movements During Search
  • Applied Cognition
  • Safety Behavior
  • Computational Methods
Contact:
(804) 289-8127