Adele Diamond, Ph.D.

Adele Diamond is the Canada Research Chair Professor of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. She is a member of the Royal Society of Canada and was recently recognized as one the 15 most influential neuroscientists alive today.

Prof. Diamond is at the forefront of research on ‘executive functions’ and on the brain’s prefrontal cortex on which they depend. Executive functions include ‘thinking outside the box’ (cognitive flexibility), mentally relating ideas and facts (working memory), and giving considered responses rather than impulsive ones, resisting temptations and staying focused (inhibitory control, including selective attention).

She has made discoveries that have improved treatment for two different medical disorders and discoveries that have impacted education, improving the lives of millions of children. Her work has shown that executive functions can be improved even in the very young.

Adele Diamond was educated at Swarthmore (B.A., Phi Beta Kappa), Harvard (Ph.D.), and Yale Medical School (postdoc). Her many awards include an honorary doctorate (Honoris Causa) from Ben-Gurion University, the Bronfenbrenner Award for Lifetime Contributions to Developmental Psychology in the Service of Science and Society, named a “Woman of Distinction” by the YWCA, and named one of the “2000 Outstanding Women of the 20th Century.”

COMMITTED VOLUNTEERS 
1. Sun Ho Kim, Neuroscience of Creativity FRINQ (PSU)
2. Avery Crowell, Neuroscience of Creativity FRINQ (PSU)
3. Skyler Crowell, Neuroscience of Creativity FRINQ (PSU)
4. Rebecca Hood, OHSU
5. Jade Osilla, PSU
6. Ashley Keates, PSU
7. Heather Hamilton, PSU/NIH BUILD EXITO
8. Jeehoon Jung, WSU Vancouver
9. Andrew Stanley, PSU
10. Jacob Schoen, OHSU Primate Center

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