Discovering Psychology

Laura A. Freberg (Ph.D., UCLA) is Professor of Psychology at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, where she teaches courses in Introductory Psychology, Biological Psychology, and Sensation and Perception. Dr. Freberg's teaching career began when she taught her first college course at Pasadena City College at the age of 23. To better understand the needs of the online education community, she also teaches a variety of psychology courses for Argosy University Online. She has received Faculty Member of the Year recognition from Cal Poly Disabilities Resource Center three times (1991, 1994, and 2009) for her work with students with disabilities. She enjoys using technology and social media in the classroom, and is a Google Glass Explorer. Dr. Freberg serves as the President-elect of the Western Psychological Association (WPA), Content Expert Writer for Psychology for Answers.com, and as the Bylaws and Archives Committee Chair for the Society for Social Neuroscience. With John Cacioppo of the University of Chicago, she is the co-author of three editions of DISCOVERING PSYCHOLOGY: THE SCIENCE OF MIND (Cengage Learning). She is also lead author of RESEARCH METHODS (TopHat Monocle).

Stephanie Cacioppo is director of the Brain Dynamics Laboratory and assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral neuroscience in the Biological Sciences Division at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. Named a "Rising Star" by the Association for Psychological Science for her "outstanding contributions to the science of psychology in the areas of research, teaching and/or application", she has won several prizes and awards for her research in clinical neuropsychology as well as affective and social neuroscience. In addition, she is the first female president of the Society for Social Neuroscience (a nonprofit international scientific society dedicated to understanding how biological systems implement social behaviors in modern society). She has authored more than 120 scientific publications, and her work has been featured in several outlets, including the Scientific American, Washington Post, Discover Magazine, The Guardian, National Geographic and The New York Times. She receive her Ph.D. in Switzerland.