Fiery Cushman

Fiery A. Cushman is an American academic working as a professor of psychology at Harvard University, where he directs the Moral Psychology Research Laboratory. He is John L. Loeb Professor of the Social Sciences.

Fiery Cushman
Spouse
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(m. 2007)​
Children1
Academic background
EducationHarvard University (AB, PhD)
Academic work
DisciplinePsychology
Sub-disciplineSocial neuroscience
Reinforcement learning
Theory of mind
InstitutionsBrown University
Harvard University

Early life and education

Cushman's father was a Washington, D.C. correspondent for The New York Times, and his mother taught psychology at American University. The oldest of three siblings, he attended Georgetown Day School.[1] Cushman received his Bachelor of Arts degree and PhD from Harvard University.[2]

Career

From 2011 to 2014, Cushman worked as an associate professor of cognitive, linguistic, and psychological sciences at Brown University. Cushman returned to Harvard in 2015, where he works as a professor of psychology and director of the Moral Psychology Research Laboratory. His research focuses on social neuroscience, reinforcement learning, decision making, theory of mind, and experimental philosophy.[3]

Personal life

Cushman married Julia Kobick, an attorney, in 2007. They have one daughter.[2]

References

  1. "Call Him Fiery | Magazine | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  2. Gayla, Marella A (11 February 2016). "Call Him Fiery". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  3. "Fiery Cushman". psychology.fas.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
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