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Priti Shah is a cognitive educational psychologist and the Department Chair at the University of Michigan's Department of Psychology. Her primary research goal is to understand and overcome the limitations of performance in complex cognitive tasks. She investigates cognitive tasks that require managing multiple goals, integrating various sources of information, and forming coherent, memorable representations. Her research focuses on comprehension of visual displays across different contexts, including elementary science and mathematics education. In her line of research, she examines the basic mechanisms that support complex cognition, working memory, and executive functions, aiming to improve these cognitive processes.
University of Michigan Department of Psychology • Ann Arbor, MI
Leading the Department of Psychology and overseeing academic programs and faculty.
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science