Thomas H. Leahey

Professor

Contact information

Phone: (804) 828-1240
E-mail: tleahey@vcu.edu

Education

Ph.D. (1974) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Program affiliation

Biopsychology

Research interests

I do general research in the fields of history of psychology and philosophy of psychology with special interests in behaviorism and cognitive science.

Selected publications

Leahey, T.H. (2004). A history of psychology: Main currents in psychological thought, 6th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
Leahey, T.H. (2002). A history of modern psychology, 3rd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

Leahey, T.H. & Harris, R.J. (2001). Learning and cognition, 5th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

Leahey, T.H. (2004). Once more into the abyss. Review of K. Stanovich, The robot’s rebellion. PsycCRITIQUES, np.

Leahey, T.H. (2004). What is a mind? Review of T. W. Polger (2004) Natural minds. PsycCRITIQUES, np.

Recent/current courses taught at VCU

• History of Psychology, undergraduate level
• Learning and Cognition, graduate level
• Evolution of Psychological Systems, graduate level
• Special Topics: Evolutionary Psychology, graduate level