{{Short description|American psychologist}} {{Infobox scientist | name = Jeffrey Zacks | fields = Psychology | workplaces = Washington University in St. Louis | alma_mater = Stanford University <br>Yale University | thesis_title = Event structure perception: Studies in perceiving, remembering, and communicating | thesis_url = https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/4362069 | thesis_year = 1999 | doctoral_advisor = Barbara Tversky }}
'''Jeffrey Zacks''' is an American psychologist. He is currently the chair in Psychology and the Edgar James Swift Professor in Arts and Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=May 4, 2017 |title=Jeffrey Zacks |url=https://psych.wustl.edu/people/jeffrey-zacks |access-date= |website=psych.wustl.edu |language=en}}</ref> He is an Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.aaas.org/fellow/zacks-jeff |title=Zacks, Jeff |publisher=aaas.org |accessdate=April 22, 2017 |archive-date=April 23, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170423160725/https://www.aaas.org/fellow/zacks-jeff |url-status=dead }}</ref> He specializes in research on event segmentation, media processing, and cognition in natural settings. His laboratory at Washington University focuses on the development of neurological disorders through the use of various psychological testing methods.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sciences |first=Psychological & Brain |date=2017-05-04 |title=Jeffrey Zacks |url=https://psych.wustl.edu/people/jeffrey-zacks |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=Psychological & Brain Sciences |language=en}}</ref>
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