Ivan K. Ash

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Education:

Ph.D., Cognitive Psychology
University of Illinois at Chicago

Research Interests:

Dr. Ash's area of research is Cognitive Psychology. Specifically, he is interested in how people form mental representations of complex situations and concepts, and how the nature of these representations guide individuals' problem solving and decision making behaviors. Recent projects have included investigating the role representational change in creative problem solving, and looking at the effects of surprising information on judgment making biases. His other interests are in expertise, individual differences in cognitive abilities, implicit learning, strategies and heuristics, comprehension, and computational modeling.

For more specific information about Dr. Ash's research and courses, visit his Old Dominion University Homepage at http://www.odu.edu/~iash/ .

Contact Information:

Room 132E, Mills Godwin Building
Department of Psychology
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA 23529-0267.
Phone: 757-683-4446, e-mail: iash@odu.edu