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Peter Grant serves as a Visiting Instructor in the Department of Psychology at Salem State University, where he has taught since 2014. His extensive teaching portfolio includes PSY 211 Introduction to Cognitive Psychology, PSY 252 Adolescent Psychology, and PSY 327 Cognitive Neuropsychology at Salem State, alongside prior appointments at Boston University, Suffolk University, the Goethe-Institut Boston, the German Saturday School Boston, and through the SSU Dual-Enrollment program at Amesbury, Gloucester, and Triton High Schools.
His academic credentials feature:
- BA in German and Psychology from University of Massachusetts at Amherst (1997)
- MA in Modern German Literature with minors in Germanic linguistics and psychology from University of Munich (2006)
- MS in Mental Health Counseling from Salem State University (2011)
Research interests span biological and physiological psychology, cognitive psychology, clinical psychology, substance abuse theories, memory mechanisms, attention processes, and constructivist perception models. Complementing these, he maintains active scholarly engagement in second language acquisition and German-to-English translation of academic texts, reflecting his interdisciplinary background in psychology and Germanic studies.
Peter's professional responsibilities emphasize undergraduate pedagogy across diverse institutional settings, with no documented graduate student advising or research grants. His teaching methodology integrates clinical psychology perspectives with cognitive science principles, particularly evident in courses like Cognitive Neuropsychology.
Outside academia, he pursues freshwater and ocean kayaking, and hiking in the White Mountains with his companion Mariana.
