Steve W. C. Chang, PhD
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Biography
Steve Chang is an Associate Professor of Psychology and of Neuroscience at Yale University. He is also a member of the Wu Tsai Institute and the Kavli Institute for Neuroscience at Yale. He is the co-Director of Undergraduate Studies of Yale's Neuroscience (NSCI) major. His research aims to understand the neural circuit mechanisms of social cognition and social decision-making. Major research approaches include using naturalistic social interaction paradigms combined with state-of-the-art behavioral and neural technologies. The ultimate goal of the research program is to elucidate the neural mechanisms underlying social cognition and to learn how these processes may be disrupted in psychiatric conditions with social deficits.
Education & Training
- Postdoctoral Research AssociateDuke University (2014)
- PhDWashington University in St. Louis, Neurosciences (2009)
- ABWashington University in St. Louis, Psychology, magna cum laude (2003)
Honors & Recognition
Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
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Kavli Innovative Research Award (PIs: Nandy, Jadi, Chang) | Kavli Institute for Neuroscience | 2019 |
Early Career Award | Society for Social Neuroscience | 2016 |
Kavli / National Academy of Sciences Frontiers of Science Fellow | Kavli Foundation and National Academy of Sciences | 2016 |
NIMH Biobehavioral Research Award for Innovative New Scientists (BRAINS) | NIMH | 2016 |
Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow in Neuroscience | Alfred P. Sloan Foundation | 2015 |
SfN pool of newsworthy research abstract | Society for Neuroscience | 2012 |
K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award | NIH/NIMH | 2012 |