Dr. Nora S. Newcombe is a Laura H. Carnell Professor of Psychology at Temple University. Dr. Newcombe was educated at Antioch College and at Harvard University. Her research in cognition and cognitive development has centered on spatial cognition and on episodic memory, along with translational work on STEM education. She served as the PI of the NSF-funded Spatial Intelligence and Learning Center (SILC) from 2006-2018, headquartered at Temple and involving Northwestern, the University of Chicago and the University of Pennsylvania as primary partners. She is an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Society of Experimental Psychologists, and a AAAS Fellow.Dr. Nora S. Newcombe is a Laura H. Carnell Professor of Psychology at Temple University. Dr. Newcombe was educated at Antioch College and at Harvard University. Her research in cognition and cognitive development has centered on spatial cognition and on episodic memory, along with translational work on STEM education. She served as the PI of the NSF-funded Spatial Intelligence and Learning Center (SILC) from 2006-2018, headquartered at Temple and involving Northwestern, the University of Chicago and the University of Pennsylvania as primary partners. She is an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Society of Experimental Psychologists, and a AAAS Fellow.