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Academic Profile

Academic Background: Ph.D. in Psychology, Michigan State University; M.S. in Kinesiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; B.S. in Cognitive Science, University of California, San Diego.

Research Interests: Investigates cognitive science, particularly how anxiety affects performance in academic and athletic settings, and strategies to improve learning outcomes.

Appointments: President of Dartmouth College (2023–present); Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences; former President of Barnard College (2017–2023).

Publications: Author of Choke: What the Secrets of the Brain Reveal About Getting It Right When You Have To (Free Press, 2010) and How the Body Knows Its Mind (Atria Books, 2015).

Additional Contributions: First female president of Dartmouth College, appointed in June 2023.