I am a developmental psychologist by training. I study cognitive and sociocultural processes that affect the development of reasoning, learning, and academic achievement.

PhD, Columbia University, NY (2016) 
BA, UC Berkeley, CA (2011)

Modrek, A.S., Hass, R., *Kwako, A., Sandoval, W.A. (2021) Do adolescents want more autonomy? Testing gender differences in autonomy across STEM. Journal of Adolescence, 92, 237-246.

Modrek, A.S., & Ramirez, G. (2021) Cognitive regulation outdoes behavior regulation in predicting state standardized test scores over time. Metacognition and Learning, 16(1), 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., Kuhn, D., Conway, A., *Arvidsson, T. (2019) Cognitive regulation, not behavior regulation, predicts learning. Learning and Instruction, 60(C), 237-244

Modrek, A., & Kuhn, D. (2017). A cognitive cost of the need to achieve? Cognitive Development, 44, 12-20.