Teaching

In our lab, learning is central to the process of doing science. Undergraduate students are close collaborators on all of the lab’s projects, some of which are inspired by their own insightful questions about how the mind works.

Students also learn about the scientific process—and in many cases, carry out their own research projects—in Professor Holmes' courses. Through teaching strategies grounded in the cognitive and learning sciences, these courses emphasize how seemingly intractable questions about human thought can be addressed through rigorous scientific study. The goal is to create deep learning experiences that will prepare students for lives of thoughtful, evidence-based inquiry.

Courses

Reed College

PSY 101: Foundations in Psychological Science (team-taught)
PSY 208: Methods in Cognitive Psychology
PSY 342: Language & Thought
PSY 348: Statistical Analysis for Psychology
PSY 366: Cognitive Processes
PSY 412: Cognitive Science Research: Thinking in Practice

Colorado College

PY 100: Introduction to Psychology
PY 101: Introduction to Psychology: First-Year Experience
PY 178: Language, Mind, & Society
PY 178: Philosophy & Psychology of Concepts (co-taught)
PY 202: Research Design
PY 344: Cognition
PY 439: Language & Thought

Emory University

LING 201: Foundations of Linguistics