Richard D Gonzalez serves as the Amos N Tversky Collegiate Professor of Psychology and Statistics at the University of Michigan, holding dual appointments in the Department of Psychology and Department of Statistics within the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. He concurrently holds the position of Research Professor and serves as Center Director of the Research Center for Group Dynamics at the Institute for Social Research, where he leads interdisciplinary research initiatives. His research program integrates mathematical modeling with empirical investigation across judgment and decision-making processes. Core expertise includes formal models of decision-making under risk and uncertainty, with direct applications in eyewitness identification, medical diagnostics, consumer behavior, and sustainability science. He pioneers statistical methodologies for dyadic data analysis and develops computational tools for group process modeling, significantly contributing to health psychology and gerontological research through collaborations with medical institutions. Recent publications demonstrate methodological innovation across computer science, neuroscience, and public health domains. His team develops AI-driven diagnostic tools like vision transformers for dementia classification and interactive visualization systems for caregiving dynamics. Research consistently addresses health disparities, aging populations, and crisis response systems, with strong emphasis on racial equity in stress physiology and pandemic-era healthcare adaptations. Gonzalez directs the Biosocial Methods Collaborative, fostering cross-disciplinary methodological development, and leads the Research Center for Group Dynamics which supports large-scale studies on social dynamics. His center serves as a hub for longitudinal research on marital relationships, family caregiving systems, and community resilience during public health emergencies, with direct policy implications for healthcare infrastructure.
