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.

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 two daughters.^[2]

References

External links

• Psychology Department webpage
• Moral Psychology Research Lab