Ruth M. J. Byrne
Ruth M.J.Byrne, FTCD, MRIA (born 1962) is an Irish cognitive scientist and author of several books on human reasoning, including The Rational Imagination: How People Create Alternatives to Reality (2005, MIT Press), Deduction (1991, co-author Philip Johnson-Laird, Erlbaum), and Human Reasoning (1993, with Jonathan Evans & Stephen Newstead, Erlbaum). Information on her scientific articles is available at Reasoning and Imagination Lab
Prof Ruth Byrne | |
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 Ruth M.J. Byrne, Ireland, 2007. | |
| Born | 1 March 1962 |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Citizenship | Irish |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin Trinity College Dublin |
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| Fields | Cognitive Psychology Cognitive Science |
| Institutions | University College Dublin Trinity College Dublin Cardiff University MRC Applied Psychology Unit, Cambridge. |
She is currently the Professor of Cognitive Science, in the Institute of Neuroscience & School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin. She is the former Vice Provost of Trinity College Dublin.
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- Professor of Cognitive Science (Personal Chair) at Trinity College Dublin since 2005
- Member of the Royal Irish Academy in 2007
- Vice Provost of Trinity College Dublin from 2005 to 2008
- Associate Professor in Psychology Trinity College Dublin from 1999 to 2005
- Fellow of Trinity College Dublin in 1995
- Lecturer in Psychology Trinity College Dublin from 1991 to 1999
- College Lecturer in Computer Science University College Dublin in 1991
- Lecturer in Psychology Cardiff University from 1989 to 1991
- Research Scientist at Applied Psychology Unit Cambridge, from 1986 to 1989
- PhD in Cognitive Psychology from Trinity College Dublin in 1987
- BA degree in Psychology from University College Dublin in 1983
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