Oscar Ybarra |
Oscar Ybarra is Professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan and Faculty Associate at the Research Center for Group Dynamics at the Institute for Social Research, Faculty Associate at the Center for Culture, Mind & the Brain, and Faculty Associate in Organizational Studies. He received his Ph.D. in social psychology from New Mexico State University in 1996. He then took his current post at the University of Michigan.
Dr. Ybarra’s research revolves around the social underpinnings of cognition and intelligence, how people navigate their web of relations with others, and how people balance connecting socially with the need to pursue and protect other valued goals.
Dr. Ybarra’s research has been published in the top journals in the field, and his work on social judgment has been used in presentations before congressional hearings on aging and fraud. His work on social interaction and mental exercising has received much media attention across the globe, including, India, China, France, Spain, Italy, UK, Argentina, Australia, Korea, Iran, and many outlets in the United States such as Forbes, the New York Times, U.S. News & World Report, LA Times, and the Washington Post.
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Oscar Ybarra
Department of Psychology
University of Michigan
530 Church Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1043
United States
Phone: (734) 763-3156