I am currently a PhD candidate at the City University of New York in the Cognitive and Comparative Psychology program. I’m part of the Memory & Attention Lab with Dr. Timothy Ricker and the Memory and Metacognition Lab with Dr. Elizabeth Chua. My interests include working memory, long-term memory, and how these functions differ in various populations. I’m particularly interested in using behavioral methods, neuroimaging, and eye-tracking to answer questions about human cognition. I’m also interested in science communication.

I graduated from the University of Rochester with a dual B.S./B.A. in Brain & Cognitive Sciences and Linguistics. Previously, I worked in the Division of Cognitive and Motor Aging at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine investigating computer-based cognitive remediation programs to improve cognition and mobility.

You can reach me at kcotton@gradcenter.cuny.edu.