Luke Chang Wins the Social and Affective Neuroscience Society Mid-Career Award

Associate Professor Luke Chang was awarded the Social and Affective Neuroscience Society 2024 Mid-Career Award at the SANS conference in Toronto this past week, where he was also invited to give a talk. The prestigious SANS Mid-Career Award recognizes a mid-stage investigator who has made significant contributions to Social and Affective Neuroscience in terms of outstanding scholarship and service to the field. His nomination came from Tor Wager, Director of Dartmouth's Brain Imaging Center, and Thalia Wheatley, with whom Chang co-directs the Consortium for Interacting Minds.

Dr. Chang directs the Computational Social Affective Neuroscience Laboratory at Dartmouth College. He uses computational techniques from psychology, cognitive neuroscience, economics, and computer science to study the neurobiological and computational mechanisms underlying emotions and social interactions.