PhD, Columbia University
BA, UC Berkeley
Dr. Anahid S. Modrek Associate Professor & PI/Director: Learning to Learn Lab
Developmental psychologist studying sociocultural factors affecting cognitive development in relation to real-world outcomes.
📍 Living in LA.
Lab based in SB.
Dr. Modrek awarded Academic Affairs Research Assigned Time Award for 2026-27 to support L2L research and scholarly activities at CSUSB.
Dr. Modrek's L2L Lab Honors Thesis Advisee, Annabelle Wyatt, is admitted to her top doctoral program!
Annabelle will be graduating with her B.A. and the L2L Lab as she moves on to the PsyD program in Clinical Psychology at The Chicago School!
Dr. Modrek receives Exceptional Service to Students Award (ESSA) for the 2026-2027 academic year!
CSUSB FAM 035.4 awards the ESSA as a contractually-mandated award CBA 20.37 for faculty supporting student advancement and professional development.
L2L News! Congratulations to Dr. Modrek's Doctoral Advisee, Kaityln Thomas, on her successful proposal hearing!
CSUSB Delegation represents Uruguay at National Model UN with Dr. Modrek! Five students receive position paper awards and team receives delegation award!
Dr. Modrek invited by Business Insider to write a narrative feature, taking readers through a first-person exploration.
Dr. Modrek joins the Editorial Board of APA journal, Developmental Psychology.
Congratulations to former undergraduate L2L Lab RA, Zumana Noor, on accepting a PhD offer in the Department of Applied Psychology at Northeastern University!
Here’s to soon-to-be-Dr. Zumana Noor!
Congratulations to L2L Lab undergraduate RA, Jillian Anderson, on accepting a PhD offer in the Department of Psychology at the University of Mississippi!
Here’s to soon-to-be-Dr. Jillian Anderson!
Dr. Modrek to serve as Editorial Fellow for APA journal Developmental Psychology.
Dr. Modrek will be giving a talk in The Development of Information-seeking and Reasoning Biases Across the Lifespan session at the SRCD Biennial Meeting in Minneapolis! “Explaining Outdoes Evidence in Supporting Belief Revision.”
See you all in Minneapolis!
Dr. Modrek will be presenting in the Learning Processes: Reasoning, Memory, and Executive Functioningsession at the AERA Annual Convention in Denver! “Explaining During Inquiry Supports Belief Revision.”
See you all in Denver!
Dr. Modrek awarded early tenure by Provost, with promotion to Associate Professor effective beginning of the 2026 semester year!