About

Julien Musolino is a Franco-American cognitive scientist, public speaker, and author who holds a dual appointment in the Psychology Department and the Rutgers Center for Cognitive Science (RuCCS). Julien has lived and studied in France, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In the course of his career, Julien has held appointments in academic departments of Linguistics, Speech Language Pathology, Psychology, and Cognitive Science.

Julien’s research spans a broad range of topics in the sciences of the mind with the overarching goal of shedding light on what makes our intelligence distinctively human. Research topics include questions about language, intelligence, rationality, agency, the cognitive science of religion, belief formation, and belief updating, among others. Julien’s research has been published in leading international journals and it has been funded by the NIH and the NSF. Julien’s work also takes a public dimension and explores the implications of cognitive science for a range of issues of broader societal importance.

While at Rutgers, Julien has been the recipient of multiple teaching awards, he has appeared on national television, participated in public debates, his work has been discussed in popular magazines, and he has been a guest on radio and podcast programs in the United States and abroad. In 2021, Julien was invited to speak by the Vatican at their fifth international conference.