Richard Huskey
Associate Professor
San Francisco, California, United States
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Top SchoolRichard Huskey is a cognitive scientist and data-driven problem solver who leads the Cognitive Communication Science Lab at UC Davis, coordinating cross-disciplinary work across computer science, engineering, neuroscience, and media to model human behavior. As Associate Professor, he translates insights from A/B testing, predictive modeling, reinforcement learning, NLP, and neuro-inspired AI into scalable solutions for behavior, technology, and media challenges. His career blends academic leadership with industry-facing roles at Lieberman Research Worldwide, Yakult, and Nissan, shaping market research, product positioning, and consumer insights that inform strategy. He earned a PhD in Cognitive Science from UC Santa Barbara, an MS in Communication, and a BS in Marketing with an Economics minor from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, he connects scholarly rigor with real-world impact, mentoring researchers and guiding cross-functional teams. His work reflects a deep curiosity about how people think, decide, and engage, spanning theory, experimentation, and large-scale applied projects.
9 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoPhD, Communication, Cognitive Science Emphasis, PhD, Communication, Cognitive Science Emphasis at University of California, Santa Barbara
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Github Skills (31)
asteroid10
computational-biology8
systems-biology8
variational-autoencoder7
generative-models7
openscience6
biology6
reproducible-science6
science5
version-control5
movie5
open-science5
reproducible-research5
experiences4
decision-making4
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
richardhuskey/asteroid_impact
Aug 2016 - Aug 2019
Software package for Asteroid Impact, an open-source video game stimulus for conducting experimental research on human subjects.
Contributions:2 releases, 38 commits, 10 PRs in 3 years
subjectsstimulusvideo-gameconductingvideo
cogcommscience-lab/flow-dynamic
Oct 2018 - May 2021
Code for a study investigating the brain network basis of flow experiences.
Contributions:48 commits, 3 PRs, 49 pushes in 2 years 7 months
brainneural-networksexperiencesbasisbrain-network
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