Psychological & Brain Sciences

Ryan Bogdan, PhD
Professor, Psychological & Brain Sciences
- Email: rbogdan@wustl.edu
Genetic and environmental correlates of complex behavior (e.g., psychopathology, substance use) and biology (e.g., brain structure and function, inflammation).
Research keywords: Psychopathology; Genetics; Neuroimaging

Derek Isaacowitz, PhD
Professor (starting in 2024), Psychological & Brain Sciences
- Email: isaacowitz@wustl.edu
My lab investigates the effects of human aging on emotional processes, using a range of in-lab and in-life/ambulatory/at-home measures, such as eye tracking, psychophysiology and experience sampling.
Research keywords: Aging; Emotion; Attention

Jeff Zacks, PhD
Edgar J. Swift Professor and Chair, Psychological & Brain Sciences
- Email: jzacks@wustl.edu
My lab studies comprehension and memory in complex, naturalistic domains including movie watching and story reading. Our methods include functional neuroimaging and behavioral assays in humans across the lifespan, and computational modeling.
Research keywords: event cognition; cognitive neuroscience; functional MRI