Faculty Guide

Title

Adjunct Associate Professor in Psychology

Psychology

Expertise

Expertise in animal behavior, animal cognition, comparative psychology; specialty subjects are Grey parrots

Awards and Honors

Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (2001)

Nominee, L'Oreal Women in Science (2001)

Recipient, Purdue University "Old Masters" Award (2001)

Recipient, Selby Fellowship, Australian Academy of Sciences (2000)

Fellow, American Psychological Society (1999)

Scholarship

Pepperberg, Irene Maxine. "An Avian Parallel to Primate Mirror Neurons and Language Evolution." Brain and Behavior Sciences (2006). (forthcoming)

Pepperberg, Irene Maxine. "Cognitive Aspects of Networks and Avian Capacities." Animal Communication Network. Ed. McGregor, P.K.. Cambridge University Press, 2006 (forthcoming)

Pepperberg, Irene Maxine. "Cognitive and Communicative Abilities of Grey Parrots (Psittacus Erithacus)." Parrot Behavior. Ed. Luescher, Andrew. Iowa State University Press, 2006 (forthcoming)

Pepperberg, Irene Maxine. "Cognitive and Communicative Abilities of Grey Parrots (Psittacus Erithacus)." Parrot Behavior. Ed. Luescher, Andrew. MIT, 2006 (forthcoming)

Pepperberg, Irene Maxine. "Evolution of Language From an Avian Perspective." Language Origins: Perspectives on Evolution. Ed. Tallerman, M.. Oxford University Press, 2006 (forthcoming)

Pepperberg, Irene Maxine. "Parrot Cognition and Communication." Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics. Elsevier, 2006 (forthcoming)

Pepperberg, Irene Maxine. "Rational Birds?." Rational Animals?. Ed. Nudds, M. & Hurley, S.. Oxford University Press, 2006 (forthcoming)

Pepperberg, Irene Maxine & Gordon, J.D.. "Numerical Comprehension by a Grey Parrot (Psittacus Erithacus), Including a Zero-Like Concept." J. Comparative Psychology (2005).

Pepperberg, Irene Maxine. "Animals and Human Language (Alex): Parrots." Encyclopedia of Linguistics. Ed. Strazny, Philipp. Routledge, 2005

Pepperberg, Irene Maxine. "Insights into Vocal Imitation in Grey Parrots (Psittacus Erithacus)." Perspectives on Imitation: From Mirror Neurons to Memes. Ed. Hurley, S. & Chater, N.. MIT, 2005

Pepperberg, Irene Maxine. "'Insightful' String-Pulling in Grey Parrot (Psitacus Erithacus) is Affected by Vocal Competence." Animal Cognition 7. (2004): 263-266.

Pepperberg, Irene Maxine. "Human Speech: Its Learning and Use by Grey Parrots." Nature's Music. Ed. Marler, P. & Slabbekoorn, H.. Elsevier, 2004

Pepperberg, Irene Maxine. The Alex Studies: Cognitive and Communicative Abilities of Grey Parrots. Harvard Universitiy Press, 2000.

Pepperberg, Irene Maxine, R. Balda, I.M. & Kamil, A.C.. Animal Cognition in Nature: The Convergence of Psychology and Biology in Lab and Field. Academic Press, 1998.