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Jennifer S. Beer is a courtesy professor at the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Dell Medical School. Her work combines theories and methods from neuroscience and psychology to explore how self, emotion, and thoughts influence the way individuals navigate social worlds. Over the last four years, she has followed students at the university to investigate social impairments among individuals with brain trauma and examined the neural activation involved in decision-making during social dilemmas. Her expertise lies in measuring personality, neuropsychological functioning, and social behavior utilizing fMRI. She has held notable leadership roles, including President of the Social Affective Neuroscience Society in 2012-2013, and is a fellow of both the Society for Experimental Social Psychology and the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.
Dell Medical School • Austin, TX
Engaged in research and teaching in the field of Psychology and neuroscience.
Department: Department of Social Work. Note: GRE is not required for the PhD program.