David J.M. Kraemer

David J.M. Kraemer is an Associate Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences and Adjunct Associate Professor of Computer Science at Dartmouth College. He chairs the Cognitive Science Program and serves as a Graduate Advisor. His research bridges Education, Cognitive Psychology, and Neuroscience, focusing on how learning alters brain activity and how emotions like anxiety impact STEM education. He teaches courses such as EDUC 16: Educational Psychology and EDUC 56: STEM and Education, emphasizing critical thinking and evidence-based learning strategies.

• Education: B.S. from Tufts University (2002), Ph.D. from Dartmouth College (2007).

His lab, the Dartmouth Cognitive Neuroscience of Learning Laboratory, investigates questions like:

• How learned knowledge forms neural representations
• Neuroscience-informed educational technologies
• Emotion-cognition interactions in STEM fields
• Optimal task strategies for relational reasoning

His work spans neuroimaging, psychophysiological studies, and classroom interventions, aiming to mitigate academic anxiety and enhance reasoning skills.

Lab alumni include researchers now at institutions like Harvard, University of Pennsylvania, and Gallaudet University. Collaborative projects explore topics such as mixed-reality language instruction and neural correlates of creativity in analogical reasoning.