Metacognition, Memory, and Aging Lab

We are interested in cognitive principles that enhance learning and memory with a particular focus on study decisions, self-assessments of learning, and application to health and education contexts. Our primary goal is to identify methods to improve health education and learning of complex information. We adopt a lifespan approach to investigating these issues and frequently work with members of the community to explore the impact of healthy aging on learning and memory. Visit the Research, Publications, and Press Coverage pages to learn more about our work. 

Visit the Confident Dementia Care page to learn about our exciting research on dementia education and caregiver support. Also be sure to visit the How To Participate page to learn about participating in our other experiments.

Our research team includes hard working undergraduate research assistants, honors students, and McNair Scholars, as well as fantastic graduate students, postdocs, and visiting scholars. To learn more about us, visit the Principal Investigator, People, Current Lab Team, Lab Alumni, and Photo Album pages. If you're interested in joining our team, check out the Join the Lab page. 

We value transparency in scientific work, so we are happy to make our materials and data accessible to researchers and educators. Visit the Data & Materials and Publications pages to locate data and materials from our published research. You may also reach out to Uma via email or phone to inquire about obtaining materials or data for published work.