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    David T. Badre, PhD

    Associate Professor, Department of Cognitive, Linguistic, and Psychological Sciences, Brown University; Affiliate, Carney Institute for Brain Science; Member of the Editorial Boards for Psychological Science, Cognitive Science, Behavioral Neuroscience, and eLife; Recipient of several awards, including an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship in Neuroscience, the James S. McDonnell Scholar Award in Understanding Human Cognition, and the Cognitive Neuroscience Society Young Investigator Award; Author, On Task: How Our Brain Gets Things Done (2022); Co-Author, “The Value of Proactive Goal Setting and Choice in 3-To 7-Year-Olds' Use Of Working Memory Gating Strategies in a Naturalistic Task” (2021, Developmental Science) and “Neural Systems Underlying the Learning of Cognitive Effort Costs” (2021, Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience)
    David T.Badre, PhD

    Past Talks

    Teaching Executive Skills
    Applying Brain Science to Boost Memory, Attention, and Emotion Regulation for Learning
    Sheraton NY Times Square Hotel, New York, NY
    April 16-18, 2026
    Teaching Engaged Brains
    Improving Student Attention, Motivation, and Mindsets in a Disengaged, Distracted Age
    The Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, CA or Virtually via Zoom
    February 22-24, 2024