Dr Michelle Ellefson

University position
University Lecturer in Psychology and Education

Department
Faculty of Education

College position
Director of Studies in Education

Degrees
BA in Psychology (University of Minnesota), MA in Brain and Cognitive Sciences (Southern Illinois University - Carbondale), PhD in Brain and Cognitive Sciences (Southern Illinois University - Carbondale)

Research interests
Applications of cognitive science/neuroscience to improved educational practice, executive functions (cognitive control), task switching, causal reasoning, scientific reasoning, science education

Teaching interests
Child/human development, cognitive psychology/cognitive development/developmental cognitive neuroscience, statistics and research methods, cognition and instruction, language development

Other interests
Music, theatre, art, most sports - especially swimming and ice hockey

Email
mre33@cam.ac.uk

Links
Faculty of Education: http://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/people/staff/ellefson/
INSTRUCT research group: http://sites.google.com/site/instructlab/