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Dr Kelly Wolfe

@kwolfe.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor in Psychology at Heriot-Watt University, researching cognitive ageing through (collaborative) learning & social robotics. Also a fan of fly-fishing, cats and quilting. www.wolfekelly.com

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Louise Seamster @louiseseamster.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
I don’t know man, what could it possibly be?
A list of bad-news headlines wrapped up with an Atlantic article headlined “Why are young people everywhere so unhappy?”
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Dr Kelly Wolfe @kwolfe.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
If you're interested in hearing more about this project, @mattdjohnston.bsky.social will be presenting the poster at the Age & Cognition conference next week in Pavia, Italy. Come meet us there to chat statistical learning!
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Scottish Cognitive Ageing Network (SCAN) @scotcogageing.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
And it's over already! A big thanks to everyone who came today, who presented their work, and to our fab organiser, Lizzie Bradford, for hosting us. If you'd like to join SCAN, send a message or sign up via the link in the bio. As you can see, we're a friendly bunch!
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Scottish Cognitive Ageing Network (SCAN) @scotcogageing.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
For our first post, why not announce our next meeting? Our next (members) meeting will be at Scotland's first University, St Andrews, on Friday 2nd May! 🤩 Members who are interested in attending/presenting, check your inbox. Not a member yet? Visit our website to sign up: t.co/Z6zghQf8nc
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Dr Kelly Wolfe @kwolfe.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
I've found an alternative use for outdated conference posters: training your cats! In this case, getting our older girl used to the new kitten, Banjo. The irony of my research with barriers being used as a barrier is not lost on me :-).
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Dr Kelly Wolfe @kwolfe.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Our @heriotwattuni.bsky.social office is feeling pretty festive at the moment, largely due to @rach-hulme.bsky.social's excellent Christmas decorations 🎄
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Dr Kelly Wolfe @kwolfe.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
An excellent start to the week: our latest paper on collaborative learning has been published! In the study, we used the Map Task to assess younger and older adults' task performance and short- and long-term recall of the routes they described and followed....🧵 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Collaborative learning in older age and the role of familiarity: evidence from the map task
As we age, learning new knowledge and skills becomes more difficult due to age-related changes to cognition. Learning collaboratively could counteract these changes, and perhaps more so when workin...
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Dr Kelly Wolfe @kwolfe.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Hello! This is my first post on BlueSky. For those who don't yet know me, my name is Kelly Wolfe. I am a cognitive Psychologist and my research focuses on how healthy ageing affects cognitive processes, more specifically on collaborative learning in older age.
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