Michael Cole (born April 13, 1938) is an American psychologist and emeritus distinguished professor at the

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(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

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, as well as the promotion of partnerships between UCSD and the community.

Career

After teaching as an associate professor at the

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for three years, Cole joined the faculty of

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in 1969, also as an associate professor. He was promoted to a full professor at Rockefeller in 1975. In 1978, he joined the UCSD faculty with a joint appointment in psychology and the Communication Program. 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.

Professional affiliations

Cole is a member of the

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and the

American Academy of Arts and Sciences The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (The Academy) is one of the oldest learned societies in the United States. It was founded in 1780 during the American Revolution by John Adams, John Hancock, James Bowdoin, Andrew Oliver, and other ...

References

External links

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* 1938 births Living people 21st-century American psychologists American cognitive psychologists Rockefeller University faculty University of California, San Diego faculty University of California, Los Angeles alumni Indiana University Bloomington alumni Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fairfax High School (Los Angeles) alumni ASA Best Book Prize winners {{US-psychologist-stub