Dr. Hagar Goldberg

Biography

Hagar Goldberg is a Sessional Instructor in the Department of Psychology at the University of British Columbia, with a focus on Social Affective Neuroscience. She completed her Ph.D. at the Weizmann Institute of Science in 2016, holds a Master’s of Science from the same institution in 2011, and earned her Bachelor of Science from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 2007. Hagar’s research interests encompass the behavioral neuronal mechanisms underlying empathy, creativity, and human social-emotional perception, as well as learning. She employs an educational-neuroscience approach to translate neuroscience-based knowledge into applicable educational practices. Her work emphasizes the social-emotional processes affecting brain development and learning, driven by the belief that social-emotional neuroscience is pivotal in leveraging neuroplasticity to support students' learning and growth.

Research Interests