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Alicia Forsberg

Lecturer in Cognitive and Developmental Psychology, University of Sheffield

Alicia Forsberg is a Lecturer in Cognitive and Developmental Psychology at the University of Sheffield. She is interested in working memory and the development of memory and attention across the human lifespan, focusing on both child development and cognitive ageing. Recently, she has been exploring the relationship between working and long-term memory as well as the development of object and feature memory. Her research also examines lifespan differences in metacognition and how people approach cognitive tasks. The ultimate aim of her research is to find better ways to support memory and learning throughout the life course. Alicia is a 2023-2025 Jacobs Foundation Research Fellow.

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Contributions by Alicia

Annie Brookman-Byrne / 19 December 2024

Interview Learning & Education Development Teaching methods Education systems

An adult helps a child arrange colourful notes in the shape of a brain on a bulletin board.

Elisabeth Knight and Alicia Forsberg / 4 July 2023

Article Development Individual differences

Young students observe a science experiment in class.

Associate Professor of Economics and Education at Teacher’s College, Columbia University

Alex Eble

Postdoctoral researcher, University of Sydney

Fotini Vasilopoulos

Science journalist, filmmaker and editor, BBC

Melissa Hogenboom

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