Michael Cole (psychologist)

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Michael Cole

Born April 13, 1938 (age 85)

Los Angeles, California

Nationality American

Education University of California, Los Angeles

Indiana University

Known for Cross-cultural psychology

Awards (with Sylvia Scribner) Herskovits Prize from

the African Studies Association (1982)

Award for Distinguished Contributions to the

International Advancement of Psychology from

the American Psychological Association (2006)

Scientific career

Fields Cultural psychology

Institutions Rockefeller University

University of California, San Diego

 Thesis Search behavior: a correction procedure for three-

choice probability learning (1962)

Influences John Dewey

Alexander Luria

Michael Cole (born April 13, 1938)[1] is an American psychologist and emeritus distinguished
professor at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), where he held positions in the
Department of Psychology, the Department of Communication, and the Human Development
Program. His research focuses on the development of a mediational theory of mind, as well as
the promotion of partnerships between UCSD and the community. [2][3]

Career[edit]
After teaching as an associate professor at the University of California for three years, Cole joined
the faculty of Rockefeller University in 1969, also as an associate professor. He was promoted to
a full professor at Rockefeller in 1975. [1] In 1978, he joined the UCSD faculty with a joint
appointment in psychology and the Communication Program. [4] In 1995, he became the director of
UCSD's Laboratory of Comparative Human Cognition, and in 1999, he was named one of
UCSD's university professors.[1]

Professional affiliations[edit]
Cole is a member of the National Academy of Education and the American Academy of Arts and
Sciences.[3]

References[edit]
1. ^ Jump up to:a b c "Michael Cole CV"  (PDF).

2. ^ "Michael Cole". UC San Diego.

3. ^ Jump up to:a b "Mike Cole".  Laboratory of Comparative Human Cognition.

Retrieved  2018-02-06.
4. ^ "Spotlight: Michael Cole".  E-Connection. Retrieved 2018-02-06.

External links[edit]
 Faculty page
 Michael Cole publications indexed by Google Scholar