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Norman Farb

Associate Professor

University of Toronto Mississauga, Department of Psychology

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  • Associate Professor
    University of Toronto Mississauga, Department of Psychology
  • 905-828-3959 (Work)

BIO

Prof Norman Farb studys the neuroscience of human identity and emotion, with a focus on how cognitive biases shape emotional reactions that determine well-being. For example, some people seem to shrug off stressful encounters, whereas others cannot let them go. What distinguishes these people? Is it something about how they construe themselves and the world? What consequences do habitual patterns of self-reference have for well-being? How can we measure seemingly ephemeral constructs such as self-reference and emotion? To these ends, my work employs multiple levels of analysis, including first and third-person qualitative reports, behavioral task performance, physiological responses, and patterns of neural activity and connectivity derived primarily through functional MRI.

Preferred method of contact: Email
Media availability: TV, Radio, Print/Online

MEDIA

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ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Graduate Student
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada2005 - 2010
  • Postdoctoral Fellow
    Rotman Research Institute, Canada2010 - 2013
  • Postdoctoral Fellow
    University of Toronto, Department of Psychology, Toronto, Canada2013 - 2014
  • Assistant Professor
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada2014 - 2020
  • Associate Professor of Psychology
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada2020 - present

DEGREES

  • B.A
    University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada1998 - 2003
  • M.A
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada2004 - 2005
  • PhD
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada2005 - 2009

AVAILABILITY

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INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

  • Inlight - Student Mental Health Initiative
  • Data Sciences Institute (DSI)

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