Alexa Ruel

Alexa Ruel

Post doctoral Researcher

University of Hamburg

I am a post-doctoral researcher at the Schuck Lab at the University of Hamburg, Germany.

My main research interests include understanding how we learn and make good decisions and how these abilities change across the lifespan. I am specifically interested in how humans create and update their internal representations of cognitive tasks and why older adults seem to experience difficulties doing so. I use techniques such as EEG and fMRI in combination with behavioral measurements and computational modeling.

I completed my PhD at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. Outside the lab, you will find me at the yoga studio, watercolor painting and drinking the perfect latte.

I am also a proponent of science communication. I am the Founder of Concordia’s Journal of Accessible Psychology and Co-founder of Concordia’s Journal of Psychology and Neuroscience. In 2021, I was also a Public Scholar at Concordia University.

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Interests
  • Decision-making
  • Learning
  • Cognitive Control
  • Lifespan Cognitive Development
  • Science Communication
Education
  • Postdoctoral Researcher, 2023-present

    University of Hamburg

  • PhD in Experimental Psychology, 2018-2023

    Concordia University

  • Masters in Experimental Psychology, 2016-2018

    Concordia University

  • BA in Psychology, 2012-2016

    McGill University

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