Gregory Samanez-Larkin

Jack H Neely Associate Professor of Psychology & Neuroscience
Director of Graduate Studies, Cognitive Neuroscience Admitting Program
Levitan Faculty Fellow, QuadEx
Special Assistant to the Vice Provosts of Undergraduate Education and Student Affairs
Duke University

Co-Director, Scientific Research Network on Decision Neuroscience & Aging

For publication list, see:
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Curriculum Vitae

Prospective PhD students: I regularly read applications for the PhD program in Psychology & Neuroscience (P&N), the Cognitive Neuroscience Admitting Program (CNAP), and the joint PhD program between Psychology & Neuroscience and Public Policy. I am considering a social or cognitive PhD student through Psychology and Neuroscience this cycle (2024 matriculation) but am always open to students working between our lab and other labs through CNAP.

Prospective post-docs: We do not have funding at the moment for a post-doc but are working on new grants on memory, decision making, behavior change, and aging that could fund a future post-doc position. If you think our lab might be an ideal fit, please reserve time in my virtual office hours here.

Prospective undergraduate students: If you would like to talk about research in our lab or other labs, please request time during my office hours or schedule a FLUNCH with me here.

TEACHING

Quad Course: The Art and Science of What “Works” in Life (PSY 232)
Experiential course focused on critiquing, discussing with others, and applying wisdom from the arts and sciences to our everyday lives with the goal of better understanding what works for us, those around us, and the broader world.
Fall 2023 (syllabus | evals)

Quantitative Research Methods and Statistics for Psychological Science 1 & 2 (PSY 204L/205L)
Introduction to research methods and statistics for undergraduate psychology majors.
PSY 205L
Spring 2021 (syllabus | evals)
Spring 2022 (syllabus | evals)
Spring 2023 (syllabus | evals)
Spring 2024
PSY204L
Fall 2020 (syllabus | evals)
Fall 2021 (syllabus | evals)

Psychology Teaching Seminar (PSY 601S)
Seminar on course development, teaching strategies, preparation of materials, evaluation, and classroom data collection for a new quantitative methods two-course series for undergraduate psychology majors.
Fall 2019 (syllabus)

Introduction to Statistical Methods in Psychology (PSY 201L)
Introduction to statistical methods for undergraduate psychology majors.
Fall 2019 (syllabus | evals)
Spring 2019 (syllabus | evals)
Spring 2018 (syllabus | evals)

Neuroscience Applications for Everyday Decision Making (NEUROSCI / PSY 462S)
Advanced seminar that evaluates whether neuroscientific research can improve human decision making and make the world a better place for individuals and society. Focus on a broad range of decisions and behaviors related to growing up and growing old, spending money, judging and interacting with others, maintaining emotional, cognitive, and physical health, and protecting the planet. 
Fall 2018 (syllabus | evals)
Fall 2017 (syllabus | evals)

PREVIOUS TEACHING AT YALE

Statistics (PSYC 200), Spring 2014 (evals), Spring 2016 (evals)
Introduction to statistical methods for undergraduate psychology majors.

Decision Neuroscience (PSYC 458 / ECON 263), Fall 2013 (evals), Fall 2014 (evals)
An overview and examination of the neuroscience of decision making. Interdisciplinary course highlighting research from cognitive neuroscience, psychology, behavioral economics, finance, marketing, computer science, and public health. Topics include reinforcement learning, risky decision making, intertemporal choice, social decision making, impulsivity and self control, development and aging, psychopathology, and commercial (e.g., neuromarketing) and public health applications.