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David WalshAssociate Professor of PsychologyContact Information E-mail: dwalsh@usc.edu Phone: (213) 740-2275 Office: SGM 710 |
Education
- B.A. Psychology and Computer Science, University of Maryland College Park
- Ph.D. Psychology, University of Minnesota, 1/1974
Academic Appointment, Affiliation, and Employment History
- Associate Professor, Developmental Aging and Experimental Psychology, University of Southern California, 01/01/1981-
- Assistant Professor, Developmental Aging and Experimental Psychology, University of Southern California, 01/01/1975-01/01/1980
- Lecturer, Statistical Methods and Cognitive Psychology, University of Southern California, 01/01/1974-01/01/1975
- Lecturer, Statistical Methods and Psychology of Language, Loyola University of Los Angeles, 01/01/1974
- Lecturer, The Psychology of Language, University of Minnesota, 01/01/1973
Description of Research
Summary Statement of Research Interests
Professor Walsh's research interests have spanned a variety of topics in the cognitive psychology of adult development and aging. Hi scurrent research focuses on the adult development of problem solving and decision-making abilities. A second focus of Professor Walsh's work has been the examination of motivational aspects of decision making in personally consequential areas, such as health, occupation, and finance.
Publications
Book Chapter
- Ong, A. D., Horn, J. L., Walsh, D. A. (2007). Stepping into the light: Modeling the intraindividual dimensions of hedonic and eudaeominic well-being. pp. 12-25. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Journal Article
- Chulef, A., Read, S. J., Walsh, D. A. (2001). A Hierarchical Taxonomy of Human Goals. Motivation and Emotion. Vol. 25, pp. 191-232.
