Dr. Paige Northern (she/her) is an Assistant Professor at Southeast Missouri State University, near St. Louis, Missouri. She specializes in research on metacognition and study strategies. She earned her Ph.D. from Texas Christian University in 2021.

Dr. Northern maintains an active program of research focused on understanding both student learning and educator experiences. Her research is aimed at 1) identifying factors that impact student learning and learning environments, 2) developing strategies to improve students’ learning, and 3) identifying pedagogical tools instructors can implement in their courses to support students’ learning.

She teaches several courses, including Introduction to Psychology, Learning and Memory, Research Methods, and Adult Development and Aging.

Recommended research publication: Northern, P. E., Tauber, S. K., St. Hilaire, K. J., & Carpenter, S. K. (2022). Application of a two-phase model of note quality to explore the impact of instructor fluency on students’ note-taking. Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition.