About

Pernille Hemmer

Principal Investigator

I am a cognitive psychologist appointed in the Psychology Department and affiliated with Rutgers University Center for Cognitive Science (RuCCS) and Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research. My research interests span a diverse set of topics in cognitive science. While my work centers on episodic and semantic memory, the overarching theme is decision making in naturalistic environments. I applies computational and Bayesian modeling to behavioral experiments to explore how people use environmental information in retrieval from memory, belief updating, and decision making in general. My research has been funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) since 2015, including the prestigious NSF CAREER award. I received the 2021 FABBS Early Career Impact Award and the 2016 Rising Star Award from the Association for Psychological Science. I am a board member for The Society for Mathematical Psychology, and served as President of the Society for Mathematical Psychology (SMP) 2019-2021. I have served as Associate Editor for  Behavioral Research Methods and Psychonomic Bulletin & Review and currently serve as Editorial Board Member for the flagship journal for SMP Computational Brain & Behavior. I serves on the advisory Women in Cognitive Science (WiCS) and organizing boards Women of Mathematical Psychology (WoMP). My commitment to mentoring female undergraduate and graduate students was recognized with the 2015 WiCS Mentorship Award. Here’s a link to my CV.