News — The Learning to Learn (L2L) Lab

Dr. Modrek awarded early tenure by Provost!

Dr. Modrek awarded early tenure by Provost, with promotion to Associate Professor effective beginning of the 2026 semester year!

Anahid ModrekMay 11, 2026tenured, early tenureComment

Dr. Modrek awarded Academic Affairs Research Assigned Time Award for 2026-27.

Dr. Modrek awarded Academic Affairs Research Assigned Time Award for 2026-27 to support L2L research and scholarly activities at CSUSB.

Anahid ModrekMay 6, 2026researchComment

Dr. Modrek's L2L Lab Honors Thesis Advisee, Annabelle Wyatt, is admitted to her top doctoral program!

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!

Anahid ModrekMay 6, 2026PsyD, Clinical Psychology, Doctoral Admissions, L2L AlumniComment

Dr. Modrek receives Exceptional Service to Students Award (ESSA)!

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.

Anahid ModrekMay 6, 2026student serviceComment

Congratulations to Dr. Modrek's doctoral advisee, Kaityln Thomas, on her successful proposal hearing!

L2L News! Congratulations to Dr. Modrek's Doctoral Advisee, Kaityln Thomas, on her successful proposal hearing!

Anahid ModrekApril 27, 2026Doctoral Studies, Proposal HearingComment

CSUSB Delegation represents Uruguay at National Model UN NY!

CSUSB Delegation represents Uruguay at National Model UN with Dr. Modrek! Five students receive position paper awards and team receives delegation award!

Watch team video here!

Anahid ModrekApril 3, 2026Model UN, NMUN NYComment

Business Insider invites Dr. Modrek to write a personal piece.

Dr. Modrek invited by Business Insider to write a narrative feature, taking readers through a first-person exploration.

Read article here!

Anahid ModrekMarch 13, 2026Business InsiderComment

Dr. Modrek joins Editorial Board of APA journal, Developmental Psychology.

Dr. Modrek joins the Editorial Board of APA journal, Developmental Psychology.

Anahid ModrekJanuary 2, 2026Editor, Developmental Psychology, APA JournalComment

Now out in Thinking Skills & Creativity!

New paper in Thinking Skills and Creativity!

Modrek (2025)

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Anahid ModrekJuly 26, 2025pedagogy, William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, AIR, deeper learningComment

Now out in Creativity Research Journal!

New paper in Creativity Research Journal !

Modrek & Drew (2025)

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Anahid ModrekMay 26, 2025William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, AIR, deeper learning, imagination, evidence, adolescenceComment

Former Undergraduate L2L Lab RA, Zumana, accepted a PhD offer in the Department of Applied Psychology at Northeastern University!

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!

Anahid ModrekApril 14, 2025Northeastern University, Clinical and Counseling PsychologyComment

L2L Lab RA, Jillian Anderson, accepted PhD offer in the Department of Psychology at the University of Mississippi!

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!

Anahid ModrekMarch 19, 2025University of Mississippi, PsychologyComment

Dr. Modrek to serve as Editorial Fellow for Developmental Psychology.

Dr. Modrek to serve as Editorial Fellow for APA journal Developmental Psychology.

Anahid ModrekFebruary 23, 2025Developmental PsychologyComment

See you at SRCD 2025 in Minneapolis!

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!

Anahid ModrekDecember 18, 2024SRCDComment

See you at AERA 2025 in Denver!

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!

Anahid ModrekDecember 18, 2024AERA, #AERA25Comment

Now out in Cognitive Science!

New paper in Cognitive Science !

Modrek & Lombrozo (2024)

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Anahid ModrekSeptember 17, 2024explaining, state standardized test scores, skill transferComment

Now out in Social Development!

New paper in Social Development !

Modrek & Wolf (2024)

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Anahid ModrekAugust 20, 2024executive functioning, Ghana, maturationComment

Dr. Modrek appointed Scientific Council of The Art of Elysium.

Dr. Modrek appointed Scientific Council of non-profit The Art of Elysium.

Anahid ModrekAugust 19, 2024The Art of Elysium, TAOEComment

Grant Awarded! PI Dr. Modrek

New grant project!

In partnership with NTN, Dr. Modrek and the Learning to Learn (L2L) Lab will be studying effects of learning outcomes, discipline, and extracurricular activities on long-term academic achievement.

Anahid ModrekJune 23, 2024New Tech Network, NTNComment

Graduating senior, Rachel Reyes, presents her work at the 35th HBES Conference!

Graduating senior, Rachel Reyes, presents her work at the 35th Human Behavior and Evolution Society (HBES) Conference at Aarhus University in Denmark.

Rachel received not one, but two, travel awards to present her thesis.

Anahid ModrekMay 28, 2024Human Behavior and Evolution Society, HBES ConferenceComment