Samantha S. Cohen

Hello! 

I am a cognitive neuroscientist interested in child development, narrative understanding, and memory. I am currently a postdoc at Temple University working with Nora Newcombe and Ingrid Olson on characterizing childhood memory.

Prior to joining Temple, I was a postdoc at Columbia University where I worked with Christopher Baldassano and Nim Tottenham on characterizing how brain responses to stories change with child development.  

I received my PhD in 2018 at the CUNY Graduate Center where I was mentored by Lucas Parra. My dissertation focused on how a neural measure of engagement is predictive of attention, memory, and educational outcomes.