"...the way we do things is just as important as what we do. Our issuing of transcripts, our recording of grades, our memoranda, our telephone calls, and our personal relationships with our students and our faculty and with each other must all bear these hallmarks. That is, the style of what we do is in a sense what we actually do."

from In His Own Words - A Memoir of Martin Griffin

 

 

 

 
 

The Psychology One team is dedicated to helping others learn to think critically about psychological science. James Gross directs the program and teaches the fall quarter. Brian Knutson teaches the winter quarter. Greg Walton teaches the spring quarter. Bridgette Martin Hard is the Psychology One Coordinator. Denise Hall is the Course Administrator. Phil Zimbardo is Senior Consultant to the program.
               
James Gross, Ph.D.
James Gross is a Professor of Psychology at Stanford. He received his B.A. in Philosophy from Yale University and his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley. His research focuses on emotion and emotion regulation, and includes measures of emotion experience, expressive behavior, autonomic physiology, and brain activation.
http://spl.stanford.edu/director.html



Brian Knutson, Ph.D.
Brian Knutson is a professor of Psychology at Stanford University and director of the SPAN lab (Symbiotic Project on Affective Neuroscience). He earned his bachelors from Trinity in Experimental Psychology and Comparative Religion. His graduate work took place in Stanford’s department of Psychology, and he completed a postdoctoral fellowship in neuroscience at UCSF medical school. His primary interest is in the neural basis of emotion, with the long-term goal of understanding the neurochemical and neuroanatomical mechanisms responsible for emotional experience and exploring the implications of these findings for the assessment and treatment of clinical disorders of affect and addiction.
http://psychology.stanford.edu/~knutson

Greg Walton, Ph.D.

Professor Walton is interested in research that examines the nature of self and identity, often in the context of academic motivation and achievement. He is also interested in social factors relevant to motivation, in stereotypes and group differences in school achievement, and in social-psychological interventions that address important social problems.

Bridgette Martin Hard, Ph.D.

Bridgette Hard is the coordinator of the Psychology One Program. She received her BS in Psychology from Furman University and her PhD in Cognitive Psychology from Stanford. She also completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Developmental Psychology at the University of Oregon as the recipient of a National Research Service Award. Bridgette’s research focuses on how infants and adults make sense of observed actions. As Psychology One coordinator, Bridgette promotes effective teaching and learning at all levels. She helps the faculty develop course content and materials, and recruits and mentors teaching assistants. Bridgette also works directly with Psychology One students through guest lectures and one-on-one guidance. Bridgette also teaches courses at Stanford in Comparative and Developmental Psychology, as well as fitness classes through Stanford’s Health Improvement Program.

 

Denise Hall
Denise is the course adminstrator of the Psychology One Program. She received her B.A. in Ethnic Studies from University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and plans to pursue a Masters degree in Marriage and Family Therapy.

 

 

 

Philip Zimbardo, Ph.D.
Phil Zimbardo has taught Psychology One at Stanford since 1968 and been the recipient of countless honors and awards. His retirement in 2003 has not slowed his commitment, and he is now Senior Consultant to the Psychology One Program. Through its pedagogical mentoring program, he is investing in the next generation of Psychology One. He continues to give guest lectures and remains as accessible to - and loved by - students as ever.
http://www.zimbardo.com