Arthur M. Glenberg
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University of Michigan (PhD)
Arthur Glenberg | |
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| Born | Arthur M. Glenberg United States |
| Occupation | Cognitive psychologist |
| Known for | Embodied cognition; Indexical Hypothesis |
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| Education | Miami University (BA) University of Michigan (PhD) |
| Arthur Melton | |
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| Discipline | Psychology |
Sub-discipline | Cognitive psychology, Embodied cognition |
| Institutions | University of Wisconsin–Madison Arizona State University |
Arthur M. Glenberg is an American cognitive psychologist and Professor Emeritus at Arizona State University (ASU) and the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He is best known for his work in embodied cognition, specifically his development of the "Indexical Hypothesis".
Glenberg earned his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Miami University in 1970. He proceeded to the University of Michigan, where he completed his PhD in Experimental Psychology in 1974.[1]
Career
Glenberg began his academic career at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1974, where he was appointed Assistant Professor of Psychology. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 1980 and to full Professor in 1986, a position he held until 2007.[2]
In 2008, Glenberg joined Arizona State University as Professor of Psychology. He remained at ASU until his retirement in 2020. He also served as a Senior Learning Scientist at the ASU Learning Sciences Institute.[3]
In 2019, Glenberg and colleague Erin Lanphier established the ENERGIZE Initiative at the Arizona State University Department of Psychology. The initiative aims to support underrepresented psychology majors by facilitating their placement in research laboratories.[4][5]
