UW Learning and Transfer Lab @uwlatl.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Say hello to Alonna Reilly, our newest graduate student! Alonna is interested in researching learning strategies, particularly in academic landscapes as they are rapidly transformed by AI. We're confident she will accomplish great things in Madison. Welcome to the lab, Alonna! 010
UW Learning and Transfer Lab @uwlatl.bsky.social · 04/07/2026We’re excited to announce that our amazing PhD candidate Lauren Anthony is defending her dissertation from 11:00 AM–12:00 PM on Monday (7/6) in Morgridge Hall (Room 2516). All are welcome to attend! 000
UW Learning and Transfer Lab @uwlatl.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Our wonderful PhD candidate Ezgi Yüksel is set to defend her dissertation from 10:00-11:00 am tomorrow (5/6) in the Educational Sciences Building (Room 259). All are welcome to attend in person or via Zoom if you'd like to show your support! Zoom Link: uwmadison.zoom.us/my/ezgimelisaa 020
UW Learning and Transfer Lab @uwlatl.bsky.social · 29/04/2026We're extremely grateful for all of our Research Assistants in the Learning and Transfer Lab for contributing to a great semester this Spring! We wish them the best of luck with finals beginning next week! 021
UW Learning and Transfer Lab @uwlatl.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Four members of the Learning and Transfer Lab presented their senior theses at the Undergraduate Research Symposium last Friday! Melis Baskaya, Kaitlin Jensen, Madeline Shields, and Elsa Wei have all shown exceptional dedication in pursuit of their research. We’re so proud of their accomplishments! 031
UW Learning and Transfer Lab @uwlatl.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Ready for a science adventure? 🔬✨ UW–Madison Science Expeditions returns April 10–12, 2026 with hands-on activities, tours, talks, and spectacular science shows. Best of all, it’s free and open to everyone. Learn more: science.wisc.edu/science-expeditions 010
UW Learning and Transfer Lab @uwlatl.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Last week, lab member Elsa Wei presented her senior thesis research at the 2026 RISE-THRIVE Symposium! Elsa’s project is the culmination of nearly a year’s worth of work in collaboration with her mentor, Dr. Freya Joëssel (@shinyfreya.bsky.social). We are so proud of her passion and dedication! 030
UW Learning and Transfer Lab @uwlatl.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Our lab members got to try out mirror drawing at our latest lab meeting! As simple as it might sound in theory, it's quite a hard task to get the hang of, as adapting your motor skills to work in a mirrored view is quite difficult for your head to wrap around! 010
UW Learning and Transfer Lab @uwlatl.bsky.social · 06/03/2026We are proud to share that one of our Ph.D. candidates, Lauren Anthony, was selected to receive a 2026 Capstone Teaching Award! The Capstone Teaching Award recognizes TAs with an outstanding teaching record over the course of their UW–Madison tenure. Congratulations, Lauren! 030
UW Learning and Transfer Lab @uwlatl.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Reminiscing today about some fun times during the lab's last Psychonomics outing in Denver - even after presenting their work all day, our grad students still have the drive to learn more at these wonderful interactive exhibits! 011
UW Learning and Transfer Lab @uwlatl.bsky.social · 30/01/2026We are pleased to announce that our PI, Dr. C. Shawn Green, was selected as a recipient of the 2026 Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching Award! Among other criteria, recipients of this award are selected for their extraordinary impact on students and inventive ways of teaching. We are so proud! 011
UW Learning and Transfer Lab @uwlatl.bsky.social · 24/01/2026With the semester back in full swing (even with the -30 degree weather today ❄️), the lab's reminiscing about a recent trip we took to D.C. over break! 011
UW Learning and Transfer Lab @uwlatl.bsky.social · 15/01/2026As spring approaches, we’ve been reminiscing about our favorite lab meetings from the Fall. In one of the most memorable, we sampled “miracle berries,” which make sour things taste sweet. After eating the berries, we drank apple cider vinegar and lemon juice, which were as sweet as syrup! 011
UW Learning and Transfer Lab @uwlatl.bsky.social · 12/12/2025Recently, our undergrad RA Kyra Mathew, mentored by our grad student Shanti, presented her Biology 152 mentored research project. We’re so proud of her hard work and growth! 030
UW Learning and Transfer Lab @uwlatl.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Last month, our senior lab members attended the 66th Annual Psychonomic Society Meeting in Denver, the largest conference for cognitive psychologists in the world! At the meeting, our postdoc Freya and graduate students Emma, Shanti, and Ezgi presented some of their latest findings. We are so proud! 032
UW Learning and Transfer Lab @uwlatl.bsky.social · 20/11/2025Remembering how much of a joy it was to showcase some visual illusions during Science at the Square earlier this month! It's always a pleasure to showcase just how much our eyes automatically adapt throughout a single day, and just how strange the results can be! 031
Reposted by UW Learning and Transfer Labshinyfreya.bsky.social @shinyfreya.bsky.social · 27/10/2025Long-term intervention studies are critically necessary to study cognitive training interventions but are prohibitively ressource demanding. We released a paper on how to use Prolific to reduce the retrouve demands of running such studies. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comMethods for a fully online automated cognitive training study on ProlificIntervention studies are the current gold standard when investigating the causal link between an intervention (e.g., physical activity, cognitive trai… 041
UW Learning and Transfer Lab @uwlatl.bsky.social · 26/06/2025We're happy to announce another paper authored by some LATL members, including first author Lauren Anthony! This paper dives into potential applications to use expectancy-value theory to motivate cognitive training/learning behaviors! The paper is linked here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...link.springer.comApplications of Expectancy-Value Theory in Promoting Motivated Behavior in Cognitive Training - Journal of Cognitive EnhancementWhile the domain of cognitive training is extremely broad, encompassing many different training paradigms and training targets, essentially all paradigms require that participants persist in engaging ... 032
UW Learning and Transfer Lab @uwlatl.bsky.social · 20/06/2025One of our graduate students, Emma Cunningham, has just published a paper in collaboration with Dr. Green and Dr. Bavelier assessing the current measures used for judging our planning abilities! The paper can be found below, for those interested in reading! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comRethinking planning metrics: An analysis of common measurements of planning abilitiesPlanning, or the ability to simulate and execute a sequence of steps toward a goal, is integral for success in a range of activities, from cooking a m… 032
UW Learning and Transfer Lab @uwlatl.bsky.social · 18/06/2025We would like to congratulate one of our graduate students, Ezgi Yuksel, for her recently published research with Dr. Shawn Green and Dr. Haley Vlach! You can read her work looking at how students test and modify their strategies for learning in the classroom here: www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/15...mdpi.com 032
UW Learning and Transfer Lab @uwlatl.bsky.social · 21/05/2025We are pleased to announce that our very own postdoc, Dr. Joessel, was selected as a recipient for UW-Madison's 2025 Postdoc Excellence in Mentoring award! Freya's wisdom and experience has guided multiple junior members and their projects, all in just two short years! We're extremely proud of you! 030
UW Learning and Transfer Lab @uwlatl.bsky.social · 03/05/2025Very proud to celebrate both Rainy Jin and Meghan Wokurka for their fantastic work on their senior theses in the Learning and Transfer Lab this year! We wish the absolute best for both of you as you start to make waves in the world of Psychology! 030
Reposted by UW Learning and Transfer LabMartha W. Alibali @marthaalibali.bsky.social · 09/04/2025U of Wisconsin alumni & friends: today is "Day of the Badger"--a day to raise money to support our department & our students. If we reach 150 donors to the Dept of Psych, we unlock a big additional gift! Please support if you can! (any dollar amount, $5 is great!) dayofthebadger.org/campaign/psy...dayofthebadger.orgPsychology | Day of the BadgerStudents in the Department of Psychology are tomorrow’s change makers, shaping the future of mental health care, providing valuable psychological insights in legal settings, and driving innovation in ... 184
UW Learning and Transfer Lab @uwlatl.bsky.social · 28/01/2025Check out this paper by our own Dr. Freya Jossel (@shinyfreya.bsky.social ), Dr. Shawn Green (@cshawngreen.bsky.social), and Emma Cunningham! link.springer.com/article/10.1...link.springer.comNo Expectancy Effect on Visual Attention Performance After a Single Session of Playing Sudoku: A Failed Replication of Tiraboschi et al. (2019) - Journal of Cognitive EnhancementThere is significant interest in the development of behavioral interventions to improve cognitive skills. Part of the basic-science foundation of all such endeavors is understanding the mechanisms by ... 052
UW Learning and Transfer Lab @uwlatl.bsky.social · 17/01/2025Hello all, welcome to our Bluesky account! We are excited to join the platform and connect with old friends and new ones! 050