Meet Our Contributors

Dr. Daniel Marston is a psychologist and author of Comparative Psychopathology: Connecting Comparative and Clinical Psychology and Comparative Psychology for Clinical Psychologists and Therapists.

Joseph Mazur, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus at Marlboro College and author of books including The Clock Mirage: Our Myth of Measured Time.

Jonathan D. Moreno, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania.

Nick Morgan, Ph.D., is president of Public Words Inc., a communications consulting company, and the author of books including Can You Hear Me?: How to Connect with People in a Virtual World.

Shirley M. Mueller, M.D., is a neuroscientist board certified in neurology and psychiatry. She is also an avid collector. Combining these two disciplines, she wrote Inside the Head of a Collector: Neuropsychological Forces at Play.

Sarah An Myers is a writer with a Master of Arts in psychology and behavioral neuroscience from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. She researches novel computational and therapeutic methods for treating and diagnosing mental disorders.

Andrew Newberg, M.D., and Mark Robert Waldman are the authors of Words Can Change Your Brain.

Sebastian Ocklenburg, Ph.D., is a professor for research methods in psychology at the Department of Psychology at MSH Medical School
Hamburg, Germany. His research focuses on left-handedness and brain asymmetries.

Steven Quartz, Ph.D., is author of Liars, Lovers, and Heroes: What the New Brain Science Reveals About How We Become Who We Are, and is a professor at Caltech.

Ian Robertson, Ph.D., the author of The Stress Test and The Winner Effect, is the T. Boone Pickens Distinguished Research Professor at the Center for BrainHealth at the University of Texas in Dallas.

David Rock, Ph.D., is executive director of the NeuroLeadership Institute, and CEO of the NeuroLeadership Group, a global consulting firm.

Arthur P. Shimamura, Ph.D., was an Emeritus Professor of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley.

Claudia Skowron is a licensed clinical professional counselor with extensive experience working in numerous clinical settings including inpatient, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and private offices.

Arjen Stolk, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at Dartmouth College, where he directs the Mutual Understanding Laboratory. His research focuses on communication, social interactions, and autism spectrum disorder.

Jason Tougaw is the author of The Elusive Brain: Literary Experiments in the Age of Neuroscience (Yale UP) and The One You Get: Portrait of a Family Organism (Dzanc Books).

Judy Willis, M.D., is a board-certified neurologist and middle school teacher, specializing in classroom strategies derived from brain research.

Jeff Wise is a New York-based science writer and author of Extreme Fear: The Science of Your Mind in Danger.

Pernille Yilmam, Ph.D., is a neuroscience and mental health research consultant, writer, coach and speaker.

Paul J. Zak, Ph.D., is a professor at Claremont Graduate University and the author of Trust Factor: The Science of Creating High-Performance Companies.

Jamil Zaki is a neuroscientist studying empathy and social interactions at Columbia University.

E. Paul Zehr Ph.D., is a sensorimotor neuroscientist and a martial artist of Okinawan, Japanese, and Chinese traditions. His books include Becoming Batman, Inventing Iron Man, Project Superhero, and Chasing Captain America.

Science writer Carl Zimmer is the author of many books, he writes regularly for the New York Times, Discover, among others.