Emma Ward

Emma Ward is an Associate Professor in Psychology at Middlesex University, researching memory systems and cognitive aging. Her work examines how explicit (recognition) and implicit (priming) memory change across the lifespan.

Using EEG and behavioral methods, she investigates attention, context, and temporal expectation in memory processing. As Director of Research for the department, she leads initiatives in cognitive neuroscience.

She mentors PhD students in aging and memory studies and serves on editorial boards for Psychology and Aging and Frontiers in Psychology. Public engagement includes Science Museum collaborations on memory science.