Sarah Polk

Sarah Polk serves as a Visiting Researcher at the Center for Lifespan Psychology, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin.

Education:

• Ph.D. / Dr. rer. nat. (2022), Free University of Berlin
• M.Sc. (2019), Free University of Berlin
• B.A. (2015), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Her research centers on Lifespan Psychology, examining developmental trajectories across human aging with emphasis on cognitive changes. She investigates how psychological functions evolve from childhood through senescence, particularly focusing on neural and behavioral adaptations in later life stages.

As part of the Lifespan Psychology Team, Dr. Polk contributes to longitudinal studies on cognitive development within the Max Planck Institute's research framework.