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EDUCATION

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
S.B., 1977, Metallurgy and Materials Science
S.B., 1977, Philosophy

Harvard University
Ph.D., 1983, Experimental Psychology

MIT and Boston University School of Medicine
Postdoctoral studies, 1983-1985, Neuropsychology

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

Carnegie Mellon University
Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor of Psychology, 1985-1992

University of Pennsylvania
Walter H. Annenberg Professor in Natural Sciences, 2006-present
Professor of Psychology, 1992-present
Secondary appointments in Neurology (1992-present) and Graduate School of Education (2012-present)
Director, Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, 1999-2010
Director, Center for Neuroscience & Society, 2009-present

SELECTED HONORS

Science Educator Award, Society for Neuroscience (2013)
Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2010)
William James Fellow (Lifetime Achievement Award), Association for Psychological Science (2008)
Highly Cited Researcher, Institute for Scientific Information (2004-present)
John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship (1995)
Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology, American Psychological Association  (1992)
Troland Award, National Academy of Sciences (1992)

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