Her research aims to address foundational questions about cognition using the empirical tools of cognitive psychology and the conceptual tools of analytic philosophy. Her work focuses on explanation and understanding, conceptual representation and categorization, and causal reasoning and representation. In a second line of work, she investigates moral reasoning. Professor Lombrozo will deliver MA’s first science lecture of the year, “Cognitive Science in Everyday Life” on Tuesday, November 27 at 7:00 pm.