Chaz Firestone is an Assistant Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Johns Hopkins University, where he directs the Perception & Mind Laboratory, an interdisciplinary group of researchers who study how we perceive the world around us. He received his PhD in Psychology from Yale University in 2017, but he has also done graduate work in philosophy, and enjoys working at the intersection of these two fields. Dr. Firestone is the recipient of the William James Prize from the Society for Philosophy and Psychology, and was recently named a “Rising Star” by the Association for Psychological Science. Dr. Firestone also enjoys his role as an educator, and teaches the largest classroom of students at Johns Hopkins: His 500-person Introduction to Psychology course, for which he was recognized with the Dean’s Teaching Award.
