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Evan F. Risko is a Professor and Chair at the University of Waterloo in the Department of Psychology. He has a BA, MA, and PhD from the University of Waterloo. His research interests primarily focus on Distributed Cognition, which examines how human cognition is intertwined with body and physical environments. Risko explores how physical manipulation, such as tilting one's head to better perceive ambiguous images or using smartphones for information storage, influences cognitive processes. His work also emphasizes the concept of Effort Perception, analyzing how individuals minimize cognitive effort in decision-making and its implications within cognitive science. He is particularly interested in using cognitive psychology research to enhance educational practices, with a focus on how various lecture characteristics impact learning and metacognition. Risko has received several awards, including the Canada Research Chair, and was honored with the Early Career Award from both the Psychonomic Society and the Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour, and Cognitive Science.
University of Waterloo • Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Leading academic research and courses in the Department of Psychology.
Includes fields like Clinical, Cognitive, Developmental, and Industrial/Organizational Psychology.