Professor, University of Pittsburgh Department of Psychology
Research Scientist, Learning Research & Development Center
- PhD, Yale University
Education & Training
- 07/15/24: "The Best Strategy for Learning May Depend on What You’re Trying to Remember," authored by Emily Cowan, Vishnu Murty, Benjamin Rottman, and Yiwen Zhang was featured in the June 5, Scientific American Mind Matters.
- 03/19/24: Ben Rottman was featured in Pittwire delving into how the best way to retain memories may depend on the content.
- 03/19/24: Kudos to Ben Rottman who received a 2024 Tina and David Bellet Teaching Excellence Award.
- 02/05/24: Congratulations to Ben Rottman, LRDC Research Scientist, and Associate Professor, Psychology, who has been selected as a 2024 Tina and David Bellet Teaching Excellence Award recipient.
- 01/29/24: Yiwen Zhang and Ben Rottman's recent study, “Causal learning with delays up to 21 hours,” was published as a brief report in Psychonomic Bulletin & Review and featured on Psychonomic's website.
Awards
Research Interests
- Causal learning, reasoning, and judgment
- Medical diagnosis and decision-making
