Robert Chavez

Robert Chavez is an Associate Professor at the Center for Translational Neuroscience within the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Oregon. His research bridges cognitive neuroscience, social psychology, and data science to investigate neural mechanisms underlying self-perception and social cognition.

Key research themes include:

• Neural representations of self and others
• Role of white matter connectivity in personality and social behavior
• Integration of computational methods with fMRI and diffusion MRI
• Implications for mental health and internalizing symptoms

Recent publications emphasize social relationship dynamics, self-esteem regulation, and distributed brain markers of personality. No scientific awards or honors were explicitly mentioned. Dr. Chavez actively accepts doctoral students and collaborates within the Computational Social Neuroscience Lab.