Barbara Tversky

Barbara Tversky
Born	Barbara Gans
Alma mater	University of Michigan
Spouse	Amos Tversky ​ ​ (m. 1963; died 1996)​
Partner	Daniel Kahneman (2020–2024; his death)
Awards	Fellow, American Psychological Society 1995 Fellow, Cognitive Science Society 2002 Fellow, Society of Experimental Psychologists 2004 Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences 2013 Kampé de Fériet Award 2020[1]
Scientific career
Fields	Cognitive psychology
Institutions	Hebrew University Stanford University Columbia University

Barbara Tversky (née Gans) is an American psychologist. She is a professor emerita of psychology at Stanford University and a professor of psychology and education at Teachers College, Columbia University.[2][3] Tversky specializes in cognitive psychology.

Education

Tversky received a B.A. in psychology from the University of Michigan in 1963 and a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Michigan in 1969.[4]

Academic career

Areas of work

She is an authority in the areas of visual-spatial reasoning and collaborative cognition. Tversky’s research interests include language and communication, comprehension of events and narratives, and the mapping and modeling of cognitive processes. She is the author of Mind in Motion: How Action Shapes Thought. Basic Books, 2019.

Academic roles

She has served on the faculty of Stanford University since 1977 and of Teachers College, Columbia University, since 2005. In addition, Tversky has served on the editorial boards of multiple academic journals, including Psychological Research (1976–1984), the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory and Cognition (1976–1982), the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General (1982–1988), Memory and Cognition (1989–2001), and Cognitive Psychology (1995–2002).

Recognition

Tversky was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2013, named a Fellow of the American Psychological Society in 1995, the Cognitive Science Society in 2002, and the Society of Experimental Psychologists in 2004. In 1999, she received the Phi Beta Kappa Excellence in Teaching Award. In 2020 she received the Kampé de Fériet Award.[1]

Personal life

Tversky was married to fellow psychologist Amos Tversky (1937–1996) from 1963 until his death in 1996. They had 3 children together.[5] The Tverskys were close friends of Daniel Kahneman, Amos's longtime collaborator.[6] After Kahneman was widowed, Barbara lived with Kahneman from at least 2020 until his death in 2024.[7][8][6]

Tversky describes herself as "culturally Jewish", speaks Hebrew, and lived in Jerusalem.[9] She is a fan of opera.[9]

References

1. "Barbara Tversky Receives Kampé de Fériet Award". APS Observer. 33. 2020-06-29.
2. "Barbara Tversky, Stanford University Faculty Profile". Retrieved 2019-09-12.
3. "Barbara Tversky, Teachers College, Columbia University Faculty Profile". Archived from the original on 2009-05-27. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
4. "FABBS :: In Honor Of... Barbara Tversky". Retrieved 21 September 2016.
5. "Amos Tversky, leading decision researcher, dies at 59". Archived from the original on 2021-03-03. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
6. Jr, Robert D. Hershey (2024-03-27). "Daniel Kahneman, Who Plumbed the Psychology of Economics, Dies at 90". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
7. "Daniel Kahneman on Why Our Judgment is Flawed — and What to do About It (People I (Mostly) Admire Ep. 27)".
8. "Interview with Daniel Kahneman". Interviews with Max Raskin. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
9. "Interview with Barbara Tversky". Interviews with Max Raskin. Archived from the original on 2021-07-27. Retrieved 2021-07-27.

External links

• "Barbara Tverksy: An Oral History" – Stanford Historical Society Oral History Program, 2018.
• Interview