Dustin P. Calvillo

Dustin P. Calvillo is a Professor and Chair of the Psychology Department at California State University San Marcos (CSUSM), where he has served since 2007. His research focuses on cognitive biases in judgment and decision-making, memory distortion, ideological reasoning, and visual attention. A Ph.D. graduate from University of California, Santa Barbara (2006) and B.A. in Psychology from California State University, Bakersfield (1998), he teaches courses such as Introductory Psychology, Cognitive Processes, and Graduate Research.

• Education
  • Ph.D., Psychology (Cognitive and Perceptual Sciences), University of California, Santa Barbara, 2006
  • B.A., Psychology, California State University, Bakersfield, 1998

His work examines fake news susceptibility, partisan memory biases, and cognitive reflection interventions. Recent publications analyze political ideology’s role in misinformation, effects of media exposure on memory, and visual attention in inattentional blindness. He has been recognized as a Fellow of the Psychonomic Society and serves as an external grant reviewer for major research foundations.

Scientific Awards

• Fellow of the Psychonomic Society

Advising & Funding
Calvillo mentors graduate students in his lab, including Justin Harris and Amanda Savage. His research has been supported by grants from the National Science Foundation and other international bodies for peer review and collaborative studies on cognitive biases and memory.

Labs & Collaborations
He leads a lab at CSUSM with graduate students and research assistants like Giulia Martelli and Alex Leon, focusing on political cognition, visual attention, and reasoning under bias.