Barbara Tversky
Barbara Tversky | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Spouse(s) | Amos Tversky (m. 1963) |
| Awards | Fellow, American Psychological Society 1995 Fellow, Cognitive Science Society 2002 Fellow, Society of Experimental Psychologists 2004 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Cognitive psychology |
| Institutions | Stanford University, Columbia University |
Barbara Tversky is a Professor Emerita of Psychology at Stanford University and a Professor of Psychology and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University.[1][2] Tversky specializes in cognitive psychology. She is an authority in the areas of visual-spatial reasoning and collaborative cognition. Tversky's research interests include language and communication, comprehension of events and narratives, and the mapping and modeling of cognitive processes.
Tversky received a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Michigan in 1963 and a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Michigan in 1969.[3] She has served on the faculty of Stanford University since 1977 and of Teachers College, Columbia University since 2005.
Tversky was named a Fellow of the American Psychological Society in 1995, the Cognitive Science Society in 2002, and the Society of Experimental Psychologists in 2004. In 1999, she received the Phi Beta Kappa Excellence in Teaching Award. In addition, Tversky has served on the editorial boards of multiple prominent academic journals, including Psychological Research (1976-1984), the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory and Cognition (1976-1982), the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General (1982-1988), Memory and Cognition (1989-2001), and Cognitive Psychology (1995-2002).
Tversky was married to fellow psychologist Amos Tversky (1937-1996) until his death in 1996.
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^ "Barbara Tversky, Teachers College, Columbia University Faculty Profile". Archived from the original on 2009-05-27. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
^ "FABBS :: In Honor Of... Barbara Tversky". Retrieved 21 September 2016.
External links
"Barbara Tverksy: An Oral History," Stanford Historical Society Oral History Program, 2018.
Authority control
- DBLP: t/BarbaraTversky
