Dr. Rebecca Jordan

Professor

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Biography

Rebecca Jordan joined the department in August 2018, focusing her research on understanding how individuals reason with scientific data. Specifically, she seeks to understand how individuals generate and test explanations for complex phenomena. Her work engages various audiences, including sixth to twelfth-grade students, undergraduate and graduate students, and the public involved in citizen science, to explore general research questions regarding causal reasoning and individual decision-making within environmental contexts. Rebecca holds a B.S. in Biological Sciences with a focus on Psychology, and she earned her Ph.D. and Master’s degrees in Organismal Biology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. During her time in Massachusetts, she completed postdoctoral fellowships at Princeton University in New Jersey and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Before joining the department, she was a faculty member at Rutgers University in New Jersey.

Research Interests

Requirements for Michigan State University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:17
Reading
Required:17
Writing
Required:17
Speaking
Required:17
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field At least 15 credits in psychology courses
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Specialization Notes

Department of Psychology