Monica Thieu, PhD

 

Emotions evoked by inputs from the world around us guide adaptive behavior and color our conscious experience. Dr. Thieu's research explores the cognitive and neural algorithms relating perceptual information to emotions, using behavioral, computational modeling, and neuroimaging methods. Dr. Thieu is dedicated to open science practices in her research and teaching, including contributing code to open-source research software packages and publishing teaching resources for scientific computing.

Prior to joining the faculty at USD, Dr. Thieu completed her B.A. and post-bachelor's training in psychology from Stanford University under Drs. Melina Uncapher and Anthony Wagner, and her Ph.D. in psychology from Columbia University under Dr. Kevin Ochsner. She then completed postdoctoral training through the FIRST NIH IRACDA postdoctoral fellowship at Emory University, both in research under Dr. Philip Kragel, and in teaching at Spelman College under Dr. Jimmeka Wright.

 

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