Boston College teaching record

Hiram Brownell

Professor Emeritus

Psychology

Biography

Professor Brownell was a member of the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience faculty from 1987 to 2024. Prior to coming to Boston College, Professor Brownell was a research psychologist at the Boston Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center and an Assistant Research Professor of Neurology (Neuropsychology) at Boston University Medical School. He currently holds an adjunct appointment at the Boston University School of Medicine. Professor Brownell specializes in neuropsychology (cognitive neuroscience) with special interests in language and communication. He is also interested in Theory of Mind. Professor Brownell teaches introductory courses in statistics and research methods.

Official evaluation summary

3.93 / 5

Based on 279 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Courses taught

Ratings are this instructor’s response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations, on a scale of 1 to 5.

PSYC2272 Cognitive Psychology: Mental Processes and their Neural Substrates
Instructor rating 3.87 / 5 · Course rating 3.70 / 5 · 140 responses
Taught Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021
PSYC1120 Introduction to Behavioral Statistics and Research I
Instructor rating 3.87 / 5 · Course rating 3.47 / 5 · 121 responses
Taught Fall 2022, Fall 2021
PSYC1121 Introduction to Behavioral Statistics and Research II
Instructor rating 4.76 / 5 · Course rating 4.32 / 5 · 18 responses
Taught Spring 2024, Spring 2022

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