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Julie Neiworth

Laurence McKinley Gould Professor of the Natural Sciences and Psychology, Psychology

Education & Professional History

Reed College, BA; Michigan State University, MA, PhD

University of Texas Medical Center, Neurobiology Dept, Sensory Sciences, Houston, TX Postdoctoral Fellowship (NIH INSRA) Cognitive and Perceptual Abilities of Avians and Primates, Anthony A. Wright, sponsor 1987-1988
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI Ph.D. Experimental Psychology, Mark Rilling, advisor June 1987
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI M.A. Experimental Psychology, Mark Rilling, advisor Jan 1985
Reed College, Portland, OR B.A. Psychology, Allen Neuringer, advisor May 1982

At Carleton since 1988.

Highlights & Recent Activity

Endowed Chair: Laurence McKinley Gould Professor of the Natural Sciences and Psychology, Sept, 2016 – present.

APS Fellow status (Association for Psychological Science) for sustained and outstanding distinguished contributions to psychological science, awarded May 2013.

Walter D. Mink Outstanding Teacher Award by the Minnesota Psychological Association, awarded April 2010.

APA Fellow in Division 6 (American Psychological Association, Behavioral Neuroscience and Comparative Psychology), awarded Dec 2009.

Frank A. Beach Comparative Psychology Award for the best paper published in the Journal of Comparative Psychology in 2007. APA (American Psychological Association).

Distinguished Scholar (2004), Minnesota Psychological Association (MPA). Recognition of academic faculty for their research contributions to psychology.

Organizations & Scholarly Affiliations

Carleton College, Northfield, MN Laurence McKinley Gould Professor of Natural Sciences and Psychology Endowed Chair Sept, 2016 – present.
Carleton College, Northfield, MN Director, one 3-year term, one 2-year term Neuroscience Sept 2007 – 2010; July 2012 – Sept 2014.
Carleton College, Northfield, MN Full Professor Psychology Sept 2001 – present.
APA, Washington, DC Consulting Editor Journal of Comparative Psychology July 2008 – present.
Carleton College, Northfield, MN Chair of Dept, two 3-year terms Psychology Sept 1995-July 2001
Carleton College, Northfield, MN Associate Professor Psychology Sept 1994 – Aug 2001
Carleton College, Northfield, MN Assistant Professor Psychology Sep 1988 – Aug 1994
 

International Conference on Comparative Aspects of Cognitive Science, Aix-en-Provence, France

 

Summer Lecturer and Presenter

 

Animal Cognition

 

July, 1992

Harvard University Visiting Professor, Seminar Participant Animal Choice Sept 1991-Dec 1991
University of Texas Medical Center, Neurobiology Dept, Sensory Sciences Area, Houston, TX Postdoctoral Fellow, NIH INSRA Award (3-year award) Avian and Primate Cognition Sept 1987 – Aug 1988

Current Courses

  • Fall 2024
    PSYC 367: Neuropsychology of Aging
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    PSYC 368: Neuropsychology of Aging Lab Practicum
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    PSYC 392: Independent Research
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    PSYC 394: Directed Research in Psychology
  • Winter 2025
    PSYC 210: Psychology of Learning and Memory
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    PSYC 211: Laboratory Research Methods in Learning and Memory
  •  2025WI
    PSYC 394: Directed Research in Psychology
  • Spring 2025
    PSYC 110: Principles of Psychology
  •  2025SP
    PSYC 394: Directed Research in Psychology