Candice Koolhaas

Hi, thanks for visiting my website! I’m Candice Koolhaas, and I am pursuing the academic researcher track in cognitive psychology because I believe that contributing knowledge on the things that I study (working memory, attention, cognitive effort - throughout the lifespan!) helps us all understand how our bodies and minds operate. Also, I am just having a lot of fun doing research, acquiring new skills, and learning more about the field every day. I love meeting new people who share my excitement, so please feel free to reach out!

A bit of history: In the Fall of 2023, I began my studies in the Brain and Developmental Sciences PhD program at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. I work with Dr. Zsuzsa Kaldy and Dr. Erik Blaser studying cognitive development from infancy to adults in the Early Minds Lab and am grateful to be funded by the National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) fellowship.

At Eastern Connecticut State University, I received my B.S. in psychology with a concentration in cognitive neuroscience. I worked with Dr. Lyndsey Lanagan-Leitzel studying visual attention in lifeguards and with Dr. Alita Cousins studying human mating behavior using pupillometry.