Jorge Barraza, PhD

Jorge Barraza, PhD has a diverse work experience in academia and the neuroscience field. Jorge currently holds the position of Director at the University of Southern California, where they have been since July 2022. Jorge is also an Associate Professor at the same institution since August 2017.

In addition to their academic roles, Barraza is a Co-Founder of Immersion, a company that specializes in measuring audience engagement through neuroscience SaaS technology. Jorge started their involvement with Immersion in January 2018.

Barraza has also worked as an Advisor for Sesh starting from 2019.

Prior to these roles, Barraza served as the Assistant Director at the Center for Neuroeconomics Studies from June 2011 to June 2018. During this time, they managed and mentored numerous graduate and undergraduate students and engaged in interdisciplinary experimental design and collaboration.

Furthermore, Barraza was a Research Professor at Claremont Graduate University from 2013 to July 2017. In this role, they secured a significant budget for applied neuroscience research projects and taught graduate-level courses in neuroscience, psychology, and research methods.

Jorge Barraza, PhD obtained their doctoral degree in Applied Psychology from Claremont Graduate University. No specific start or end year for this education is provided.