This is what a cognitive scientist looks like (2022)

By Pooja K. Agarwal, Ph.D.

Want to know about the science of learning? Ask a scientist. Here's a list of featured cognitive scientists you need to know. They publish the newest research on retrieval practice, actively engage in science communication with educators on Twitter, and demonstrate diversity beyond the traditional ivory tower.

In our list of cognitive scientists, we've provided Twitter handles, Google Scholar profiles, recommended research publications, areas of expertise, and more. Follow them, cite them, interview them, and reach out to them.

Each cognitive scientist has rigorous scientific training and multiple publications in peer-reviewed academic journals, with an unparalleled understanding of experimental design, statistics, and retrieval practice. Search our list by area of expertise: STEM learning, study strategies, social-emotional learning, metacognition, myth busting, and more. (Scroll down or click here for our older profiles of cognitive scientists.)

Are you sharing the science of learning in your classroom, organization, blog, podcast, or social media? If you want to unleash the science of learning, get to know these cognitive scientists ASAP.

Research Expertise

• Study strategies 27
• Metacognition/feedback 20
• STEM learning 15
• Social-emotional 15
• Spacing 12
• Technology/online learning 11
• K–12 10
• Early childhood 8
• Neuromyths 8
• Meta-analysis 7
• Transfer of learning 7
• Outside the U.S. 6
• Interleaving 5

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