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Haley Vlach is a Professor in the Human Development Area at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research focuses on mechanisms underlying children's learning, particularly in cognitive developmental processes such as memory, word category learning, concept learning, and generalization. Dr. Vlach's work emphasizes the connection between traditional psychological research and applied settings, aiming to design effective cognitive interventions for concept learning in educational environments. She has published multiple articles in notable journals, addressing topics such as the spacing effect on learning, the relationship between memory constraints and children's language development, and cross-situational word learning. In addition, her lab, the Learning, Cognition, & Development Lab, is dedicated to fostering research on cognitive processes and their implications for educational practices.
Department: Department of Computer Sciences