Tania Lombrozo

Tania Lombrozo is an American psychologist who is the Arthur W. Marks Professor of Psychology at Princeton University. She oversees the Concepts and Cognition Laboratory, which looks to understand the science that underpins cognition.

Tania Lombrozo
Alma materStanford University
Harvard University
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Berkeley
Princeton University
ThesisUnderstanding explanation : studies in teleology, simplicity, and causal knowledge (2006)
Doctoral advisorSusan Carey
InfluencesPeter Godfrey-Smith

Early life and education

Lombrozo is from the United States. She was an undergraduate student at Stanford University, where she earned an undergraduate degree in Symbolic Systems and Philosophy.[1] During her undergraduate research, she worked with Peter Godfrey-Smith on the philosophy of science.[2] She moved to Harvard University as a Master's student in psychology and stayed for a doctorate in psychology under the supervision of Susan Carey.[3][4] Her thesis explored explanation and causal knowledge.[5]

Research and career

In 2006 Lombrozo joined University of California, Berkeley as an Assistant Professor. She was made the Class of 1944 Chair in the Department of Psychology in 2017.

Lombrozo was made the Arthur W. Marks Professor of Psychology at Princeton University in 2019. Her research looks to understand cognition. She is particularly interested in explanation and understanding, as well as folk epistemology.[6]

She was a frequent contributor to NPR, where she wrote on psychology and cognitive science.[7] She is a contributor to Psychology Today.[8] She has worked with the Association for Psychological Science (APS) to better engage the public in psychological research.

Awards and honors

Selected publications
  • Tania Lombrozo (30 August 2006). "The structure and function of explanations". Trends in Cognitive Sciences. 10 (10): 464–470. doi:10.1016/J.TICS.2006.08.004. ISSN 1364-6613. PMID 16942895. Wikidata Q36581851.
  • Tania Lombrozo (9 November 2006). "Simplicity and probability in causal explanation". Cognitive Psychology. 55 (3): 232–257. doi:10.1016/J.COGPSYCH.2006.09.006. ISSN 0010-0285. PMID 17097080. Wikidata Q44600638.
  • Tania Lombrozo; Susan Carey (6 June 2005). "Functional explanation and the function of explanation". Cognition. 99 (2): 167–204. doi:10.1016/J.COGNITION.2004.12.009. ISSN 0010-0277. PMID 15939416. Wikidata Q30350833.

References
  1. "Tania Lombrozo". WJCT News. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  2. "2012 Janet Taylor Spence Award". Association for Psychological Science - APS. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  3. Lombrozo, Tania; Carey, Susan (2006). "Functional Explanation and the Function of Explanation". Cognition. 99 (2): 167–204. doi:10.1016/j.cognition.2004.12.009.
  4. "What We Know and What We Believe: A Conversation with Tania Lombrozo, PhD". Sinai and Synapses. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  5. Lombrozo, Tania (2006). Understanding explanation: studies in teleology, simplicity, and causal knowledge (Thesis).
  6. University, Seton Hall (2019-10-14). "Philosophers Speak: Dr. Tania Lombrozo on Explanation". Seton Hall University. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  7. "Tania Lombrozo". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  8. "Explananda". Psychology Today. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  9. "Society for Philosophy and Psychology (SPP)". www.socphilpsych.org. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  10. "Janet Taylor Spence Award Recipients". Association for Psychological Science - APS. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  11. "Tania Lombrozo Receives Janet Taylor Spence Award | UC Psych". psychology.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  12. "Society of Experimental Psychologists Early Investigator Award | UC Psych". psychology.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  13. "Congratulations to Tania Lombrozo! | UC Psych". psychology.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  14. "NSF Award Search: Award # 1056712 - CAREER: Understanding the Role of Explanation in Cognition". nsf.gov. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  15. "Tania Lombrozo". ICT 2020 PARIS. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  16. "APF Joseph B. Gittler Award". www.apa.org. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
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