Gregory L. Dam, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Neuroscience and Psychology 
Faculty Senate President
Program Coordinator, General Studies Program
Springwood 225 
(765) 973-8305 
gdam@iu.edu

Education

• Ph.D., Neuroscience, Northwestern University, 2009
• M.A., Learning Sciences, Northwestern University, 2008
• B.S. Chemistry, Sacred Heart University, Magna Cum Laude, 1995

Current Research Interests

Motor psychophysics

Selected Publications

• Dam, G. (2017). People toss coins with more vigor when the stakes are higher. Proceedings of the 39th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society. London, UK.
• Dam, G., Wei, K., & Körding, K. (2013). Credit assignment during movement reinforcement learning. PLoS One 8(2):e55352. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0055352
• Dam, G. (2011). Undergraduate project-based learning of electroencephalography (EEG) experiment design and analysis. CIRTL Forum 2011: Teaching, Learning and Research: Preparation of the Nation's Future Faculty, Madison, Wisconsin. 
• Dam, G., & Körding, K., (2009). Exploration and exploitation during sequential search. Cognitive Science, 33(3), 530-541. 
• Wang, J., Dam, G., Yildirim, S., Rand, B., Wilensky, U. & Houk, J. (2008). Reciprocity between the cerebellum and the cerebral cortex: nonlinear dynamics in microscopic modules. Complexity, 14(2), 29-45. 

Current Teaching Interests

• Neuroscience
• Cognitive Psychology
• Evidence-based study strategies