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Angela Dixon

Associate Provost & Professor of Psychology

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Biography

Angela P. Cole Dixon, PhD is Associate Provost for Academic Affairs and Professor of Psychology at Howard University. A proud Howard and Stanford alumna, Dr. Angela Cole Dixon joined the Howard University Department of Psychology faculty in 2001 and chaired the department from 2014-2017. Her research focuses on information-processing models of decision making, social cognition and personality. In her role as Associate Provost, she is responsible for guiding academic planning, program review and development efforts; ongoing review and development of academic policy and administrative procedures, with specific emphasis in academic and student affairs; and providing direction and guidance in the area of faculty affairs. 

Education & Expertise

Education

Psychology

B.S.
Howard University
1994

Cognitive Psychology

Ph.D.
Stanford University
1999

Research Center for Group Dynamics

Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Michigan
1999-2001