Anahid Modrek
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Dr. Anahid S. Modrek is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at CSUSB and Principal Investigator directing the Learning to Learn (L2L) Lab. Dr. Modrek's research expertise spans socio-cognitive theory informing the development of children's and adolescents' reasoning, learning, and academic achievement. Dr. Modrek received her PhD in Developmental Psychology from Columbia University (2016), BA from UC Berkeley (2011), and served as a 2021 Deeper Learning Fellow with the American Education Research Association (AERA) funded by the William & Flora Hewlett Foundation in collaboration with the American Institutes for Research (AIR). Prior to her current appointment she was tenure line at Thomas Jefferson University, where she was awarded the 2023 Provost's Early Career Faculty Achievement Award. Dr. Modrek completed a micro-sabbatical at Princeton Psychology for the Spring 2023 semester. Dr. Modrek currently serves as an Editorial Fellow for APA journal, Developmental Psychology.
For more information please visit www.anahidmodrek.com.
Education
PhD, Developmental Psychology, Columbia University
MS, Applied Statistics, Columbia University
BA, Psychology, UC Berkeley
Research and Teaching Interests
Select Publications (full list can be found here):
Modrek, A. S., & Lombrozo, T. (2024) Allow me to explain: Benefits of explaining extend to distal academic performance. Cognitive Science.
Modrek, A. S., & Wolf, S. (2024) Is the development of diversification in executive functioning universal? Longitudinal evidence from Ghana. Social Development.
Modrek, A. S. et al (2021) Do adolescents want more autonomy? Testing gender differences in autonomy across STEM. Journal of Adolescence, 92, 237-246.
Modrek, A. & Ramirez, G. (2021) Cognitive regulation outdoes behavior regulation in predicting state standardized test scores over time. Metacognition & Learning, 16, 113-134.
Modrek, A. S. (2021) Accounting for cognitive costs: Can scientists be creative? Philosophical Psychology, 34(5), 756-759
Modrek, A. S., & Sandoval, W. A. (2020) Can autonomy play a role in causal reasoning? Cognitive Development, 54(C), 1-9.
Modrek, A. S. et al (2019) Cognitive regulation, not behavior regulation, predicts learning. Learning and Instruction, 60(C), 237 - 244.
Modrek, A. S., & Kuhn, D. (2017). A cognitive cost of the need to achieve? Cognitive Development, 44, 12-20.