Robert G Morrison PhD
Associate Professor
Loyola University Chicago Department of Psychology Neuroscience Institute, Stritch School of Medicine PhD University of California, Los Angeles (2004) |
Robert G. Morrison, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Loyola University Chicago, uses behavioral, computational, and neuroimaging methods to investigate memory and reasoning throughout the lifespan. Dr. Morrison received his BS in Chemistry from Wheaton College prior to studying visual art at the Cleveland Institute of Art. While working as an artist Morrison became fascinated with the cognitive science of creativity. He pursued this interest studying visual mental imaging at Cleveland State University prior to receiving his PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2004. After co-founding Xunesis (xunesis.org) and completing a National Institute of Aging funded post-doctoral fellowship at Northwestern University, Morrison joined the Department of Psychology and the Neuroscience Institute at Loyola in 2009.
Robert G. Morrison has published numerous scientific articles and chapters and has edited the Cambridge Handbook of Thinking and Reasoning (Cambridge University Press, 2005) and the Oxford Handbook of Thinking and Reasoning (Oxford University Press, 2012). Dr. Morrison’s research has been funded by the Office of Naval Research, the National Institute of Aging, the American Federation of Aging Research, and the Illinois Department of Public Health. As a professor at Loyola University Chicago, Dr. Morrison enjoys his time in the classroom and lab where he has taught and mentored many talented students. He received the Edwin T. and Vivijeanne F. Sujack Award for Teaching Excellence in 2013 and the Langerbeck Award for Undergraduate Research Mentoring in 2012. In a parallel career as an artist he has exhibited his painting, sculpture and photography in galleries and museums throughout the United States. To learn more about his art please visit www.studiotheia.com or follow him on Instagram @studiotheia
Research Interests
Publications
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Teaching
Professional Organizations
Association for Psychological Science
Cognitive Development Society
Cognitive Neuroscience Society
Cognitive Science Society
Psychonomic Society, Associate
Society for Neuroscience
Collaborators
Alex Doumas PhD (University of Hawaii at Manoa)
Keith Holyoak PhD (University of California, Los Angeles)
John Hummel PhD (University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign)
Barbara Knowlton PhD (University of California, Los Angeles)
Richard Matland PhD (Loyola University Chicago, Political Science)
Ken Paller PhD (Northwestern University)
Paul Reber PhD (Northwestern University)
Lindsey Richland PhD (University of Chicago)
Sandra Weintraub PhD (Northwestern University Medical School)
Robert G. Morrison has published numerous scientific articles and chapters and has edited the Cambridge Handbook of Thinking and Reasoning (Cambridge University Press, 2005) and the Oxford Handbook of Thinking and Reasoning (Oxford University Press, 2012). Dr. Morrison’s research has been funded by the Office of Naval Research, the National Institute of Aging, the American Federation of Aging Research, and the Illinois Department of Public Health. As a professor at Loyola University Chicago, Dr. Morrison enjoys his time in the classroom and lab where he has taught and mentored many talented students. He received the Edwin T. and Vivijeanne F. Sujack Award for Teaching Excellence in 2013 and the Langerbeck Award for Undergraduate Research Mentoring in 2012. In a parallel career as an artist he has exhibited his painting, sculpture and photography in galleries and museums throughout the United States. To learn more about his art please visit www.studiotheia.com or follow him on Instagram @studiotheia
Research Interests
- Cognitive Neuroscience of Relational Thought: Developmental, Neuroimaging, & Computational Approaches
- Neurocognitive Biomarkers for Successful and Pathologic Aging
- Creativity in Problem Solving
Publications
Please see here to download publications by Robert G. Morrison.
Teaching
- Teaching
- Mentoring
- Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience (Undergraduate)
- Science & Society: Psychology of Creativity (Honors)
- Laboratory in Experimental Psychology: Cognition (Undergraduate)
- Seminar in Neuroscience (Undergraduate)
- Seminar in Cognitive Neuroscience (Graduate)
Professional Organizations
Association for Psychological Science
Cognitive Development Society
Cognitive Neuroscience Society
Cognitive Science Society
Psychonomic Society, Associate
Society for Neuroscience
Collaborators
Alex Doumas PhD (University of Hawaii at Manoa)
Keith Holyoak PhD (University of California, Los Angeles)
John Hummel PhD (University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign)
Barbara Knowlton PhD (University of California, Los Angeles)
Richard Matland PhD (Loyola University Chicago, Political Science)
Ken Paller PhD (Northwestern University)
Paul Reber PhD (Northwestern University)
Lindsey Richland PhD (University of Chicago)
Sandra Weintraub PhD (Northwestern University Medical School)